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Private Gardens of the Potomac and Chesapeake: Washington, DC, Maryland, Northern Virginia
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Claudia Kousoulas

Private Gardens of the Potomac and Chesapeake

Washington, DC, Maryland, Northern Virginia

Claudia Kousoulas

$80

Hardback

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English
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
01 September 2023
Gardens (descriptions, history etc)
A lush tour of 15 private gardens in the Washington, DC metro area illuminating the sophisticated yet inviting landscape style of the region.

The first-ever survey of private gardens in the Washington, DC, Metro Area and the Eastern Shore, this fascinating tour of 15 gardens by well-known landscape designers illuminates the sophisticated yet inviting landscape style of the Capital region. From urban rooftops and terraces to suburban settings and sprawling country estates, the designers share advice on

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how to blend existing trees into a plan .

incorporate regional vernacular .

capture and extend the natural environment .

formulating garden plans and plants lists the goals of the owners and the principles behind the designs

Projects featured are from well-known landscape architects including

Oehme van Sweden, Campion Hruby, Lila Fendrick, Jordan Honeyman, Greg Bleam, Loch Collective and Moody Graham.

All of these projects share information about design and ecological intelligence that modern gardeners will appreciate.

AUTHOR: Claudia Kousoulas is a freelance writer and editor whose work focuses on design, architecture, urban planning, and culinary history. She is the author of Contemporary Architecture in Washington, DC; Bread & Beauty: A Year in Montgomery County's Agricultural Reserve; and A Culinary History of Montgomery County, Maryland. She lives in Washington, DC.

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Spectacular photographs and insightful text provide an in-depth tour of 15 private gardens designed by well-known landscape architects .

For everyone interested in creating modern, environmentally attuned gardens in the Potomac and Chesapeake region .

The region's top landscape architects share their design and planting approaches for urban, suburban, and rural settings

120 colour and b/w images
By:  
Imprint:   Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 229mm, 
Weight:   1.270kg
ISBN:   9780764366017
ISBN 10:   0764366017
Pages:   176
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

Claudia Kousoulas is a freelance writer and editor whose work focuses on design, architecture, urban planning, and culinary history. She is the author of Contemporary Architecture in Washington, DC; Bread & Beauty: A Year in Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve; and A Culinary History of Montgomery County, Maryland. She lives in Washington, DC.

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