The Water Garden
Styles, Designs and Visions
George Plumptre
Photographs by Hugh Palmer
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| ‘A fine book, with photographs so vivid that the water can almost be heard’ | | – The Times |
| ‘Combines the erudition of the author with the superb colour photography of Hugh Palmer’ | | – Sunday Telegraph |
| ‘A lavish account of the history of water gardening, packed with old drawings and contemporary photographs’ | | – The Independent on Sunday |
This inspirational book illustrates and discusses both grand and small water gardens throughout the world, from the formal Islamic masterpieces of Granada and Kashmir to the tranquil gardens of Kyoto in Japan. Every principal school of garden design from Europe and America is included . Among present-day instances are Geoffrey Jellicoe’s finest creations and designs by Burle Marx.
Details and close-ups are included throughout, as are examples of the remarkable variety of water features that have embellished gardens throughout the ages – from the grand vistas of Versailles to the ‘natural’ look of English landscaping.
An important section on the small garden and listings of major water gardens worldwide complete the book.
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500282005 | | ISBN-13 978-0500282007 | | | | 25.0 x 25.0 cm | | Paperback | | 208pp | | 267 illustrations, 174 in colour | | First published 2003 | | | | £16.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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