The Contemporary Garden

By Phaidon Press

An illustrated survey of 100 modern and contemporary gardens from all over the world, arranged in chronological order for a general readership. The selection includes non-traditional gardens by leading practitioners from the early 1920s onwards and includes the very latest creations by today's designers. Each entry features a full-page image and a concise text detailing the garden's historical and stylistic importance and that of its designer or maker.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714849588
• ISBN13: 9780714849584
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 2.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.9" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Not Gardens

There is only one photo of every "garden" and a brief caption. Most of the pictures are not wide shots, but zoomed in to show a piece of concrete or building corner. Also, most of the "gardens" are not what I would consider gardens. A lot of them are buildings and gravel and grass. Where is the plant life?? I wouldn't call something resembling a parking lot a garden.