Guide To Smithsonian Gardens
by Carole Ottesen
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 1588343006
- ISBN 13
- 9781588343000
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About This Item
Trade Paperback. Publisher: Smithsonian Books | 2011 | Trade Paperback | 160 p. | This book is brand new. | Language: Engelska --- Information regarding the book: A beautifully illustrated guide to the colourful gardens that surround the Smithsonian museums along the National Mall, each unique in its design, plant materials and purpose.Many visitors are surprised to learn that the Smithsonian Institution includes extensive gardens and landscape areas. All have been designed to complement the museums they border and to enhance the overall museum experience. Imagine having the Smithsonian's resources and knowledge to solve the problems that confront every gardener: holding four-season interest, experimenting with exotic plants, designing a garden that reflects the architecture around it, creating a contemplative space, recreating historic or themed gardens and much more.The Smithsonian Gardens are wide ranging: gardens that reflect distinct cultural influences; a rose garden; an intimate, four-season wonder filled with a vast selection of plants; an ever-changing backdrop and contemplative haven for viewing large-scale works of art; an eco-sensitive Native American habitat considered an extension of the building; an urban space dedicated to butterfly gardening; historical gardens that reflect the classic American flower garden and the Victory gardens of World War II; a classical oasis that invites reflection and contemplation; a historic courtyard turned all-season favourite with architectural panache; the greenhouses that support these gardens and the museums with orchid displays, seasonal interest and plant materials; and a garden collection that includes both furniture displayed in garden settings and extensive collections documenting historic and contemporary American gardens. | We have this book in our store house - please allow for a couple of extra days for delivery.
Synopsis
Carole Ottesen is a garden writer, photographer, and designer whose writing and photos have appeared in many magazines, including House Beautiful , Horticulture , Garden Design , Fine Gardening , and Martha Stewart Living . She lives in Potomac, MD.
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- Bookseller
- h:strom - Text & Kultur AB / Antikvariat & Bokhandel (SE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB-184352235
- Title
- Guide To Smithsonian Gardens
- Author
- Carole Ottesen
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1588343006
- ISBN 13
- 9781588343000
- Publisher
- Smithsonian
- Place of Publication
- Washington Dc
- This edition first published
- 2011-03-08
- Keywords
- Trädgårdar, Smithsonian, Design, Kultur, Historia
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