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Country Living Gardener the Tranquil Garden: Creating Peaceful Spaces Outdoors Book

The folks at Country Living Gardener present a casual, informative book guiding readers in creating garden spaces that serve as peaceful sanctuaries from the stresses of life. Written by Australian gardening expert Kay Fairfax, the guide is organized into three main sections dealing with choices, perspectives, and details with beautiful color photos throughout from which readers can draw ideas and inspiration. What's refreshing about The Tranquil Garden is its lack of preoccupation with the many design choices available to gardeners. Instead, Fairfax focuses on the larger issues such as garden types (romantic, natural, fragrant, etc.), composition, vistas, and structures. She speaks to readers like a well-educated gardening friend, saying, "Try this plant, or add this flower for this effect," rather than providing a list of 100 perennials and their characteristics. It's almost as if the book's writing is in sync with the gentle aim of tranquility: no overwhelming amount of information to make your head spin, just plenty of suggestions per section, and excellent ones at that. Readers searching for the philosophy of garden as escape may want to look for a more text-based book, but for those in need of a practical resource that generates inspiration, The Tranquil Garden is the perfect first step toward a dream garden retreat. --Karen KarleskiRead More

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  • Product Description

    Creating a calm oasis outdoors is an appealing idea, but many gardeners believe that to do so would be time-consuming, expensive, or both. Here's the book that shows you how to achieve that small paradise without lots of time, money, or space.

    First, Country Living Gardener: The Tranquil Garden guides the reader through the principles involved in creating a peaceful garden, then shows how to achieve such a haven through the implementation of a variety of ideas. Planning is the key; to lay the successful groundwork, each section of the book concentrates on one of the broad tenets of successful gardening, then encourages the reader to seek inspiration from a wide range of sources.

    Developed logically and clearly, the book invites the reader to first consider the options: what suits in terms of overall atmosphere, the sort of garden that is appealing, a "new" or settled-in look, what to add or subtract. Then, the heart of the book concentrates on the balance that will be achieved when the reader considers the elements: what to create, in terms of sight (color, light, pattern); touch; texture; sound (water, plantings that catch breezes); scent; and taste (herbs, vegetables, fruit) -- and makes well considered choices.

    Best of all, Country Living Gardener: The Tranquil Garden provides basic ways for the reader to maintain the garden by using shortcuts. And this means there is room for the best part: enjoying and relaxing in a tranquil space.

  • 0688164072
  • 9780688164072
  • Kay Fairfax
  • 1 December 1999
  • Hearst Books
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 192
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