Architectural Gardens: Inside the Landscapes of Lucas & Lucas

By Thad Orr

A portfolio of ten lushly illustrated residential landscape projects in California's wine country, each a lesson in the alchemy of garden design, created by landscape architecture firm Lucas & Lucas.

The work of landscape architecture firm Lucas & Lucas extends the architecture of the house into the garden through carefully selected elements of design. Each of the ten projects in Architectural Gardens includes a design narrative that addresses the interconnections between home and land, detailed captions, and a site plan.

As Mike Lucas explains in his introduction, "Architectural gardens create a union between the land and home, the indoors and outdoors, the natural and constructed. The goal of any designer should be to create a landscape that balances these elements in a beautiful and useful way."

Readers will learn how to implement features such as: Landscape windows Breeze-catching grasses Cascading concrete waterfalls Trees with thoughtfully cast shadows to transform their landscape
The book includes a roundup of Lucas's favorite plants--those best suited to different types of properties and for different purposes like drought tolerance or fast growth--and lists the specific plants used for each featured project.

Filled with gorgeous full-color photography, Architectural Gardens will appeal to garden designers, landscape architects, landscape contractors, architects, and home builders as well as home gardeners looking for inspiration.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616899646
• ISBN13: 9781616899646
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.3" x 10.3"