This work begins by tracing the influence of the 18th-century English landscape movement, in particular Humphry Repton's principles. It discusses such areas as the evaluation of trees, how to predict their future growth and shape, problems of drainage, and the compatibility of species.
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33 colour illustrations, 100 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index
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Höhe: 22 mm
Breite: 195 mm
Dicke: 252 mm
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978-0-7195-5724-8 (9780719557248)
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Graham Stuart Thomas is one of the sixty-three holders of the Victoria Medal of Honour. He has been awarded the Veitch Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society as well as their Gold Medal for his paintings and drawings, and the Dean of Hole Medal by the National Rose Society. In 1975 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his three decades of work restoring gardens for the National Trust.
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A short history of the landscape; the handling of the landscape; the art of screening and planting; practical points in regard to planting; a list of trees and shrubs; avenues; today's afterthoughts; the landscape of the garden; some parks and landscapes in the National Trust; trees through other eyes and minds.
