Synopses & Reviews
The Well-Designed Mixed Garden is a design book with a difference. Written for gardeners who are passionate about plants of all kinds, it reflects decades of professional experience and artistic innovation.
Tracy DiSabato-Aust provides not only inspiration but also scrupulously organized information on design and connoisseur plants. A gallery of detailed design plans is included, as is an encyclopedia of plant combinations with notes on design considerations and tips on how to keep the combinations looking their best. The result is a nearly foolproof guide to every aspect of designing superior gardens with superior plants.
With more than 250 color photos and illustrations, this paperback edition of a design classic is as much a feast for the eyes as it will be a trusted reference for the library shelf.
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"The book is a master class in plant and color mixing." --Seattle Times
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"Whether embarking on a DIY project, or enlisting the services of a professional, this book can save time and money ... Readers will come away with the 'I get it' feeling." National Gardener
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"This new paperback edition puts the emphasis on design and helpfully explains how to put one's own design ideas on paper." American Gardener
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"Tracy makes it possible for the novice gardener to design an artistic mixed garden."
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"A gorgeous and practical guide to having it all ...
The Well-Designed Mixed Garden is one of those enormous and comprehensive works that is equally at home on your coffee table or out in the potting shed."
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"Tracy DiSabato-Aust does not skip a stone over the pond of an idea; she immerses herself in it and swims deep and wide ... This book, an outstanding work of gardening scholarship, is at the same time down to earth, inspiring, practical, and altogether useful if you want to develop an extraordinary mixed garden."
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"Tracy makes it possible for the novice gardener to design an artistic mixed garden."
—Joanne S. Carpender, National Gardener, July 2003 National Gardener
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"The book is a master class in plant and color mixing." Utah Style and Design
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"With an encyclopedia of connoisseur plants, suggested plant combinations,and garden composition ideas, this book is sure to be a trusted and treasured reference for your personal garden library."
--Utah Style and Design, Summer2004
Synopsis
Written for gardeners who are passionate about plants of all kinds, this handbook provides not only inspiration but information on design and connoisseur plants--all from original research dating back to the author's degree in horticulture. Photos.
Synopsis
Design superior gardens with the guidance of a star garden designer who covers site evaluation, color theory, and planning for maintenance. Includes an "Encyclopedia of Plant Combinations."
About the Author
Tracy DiSabato-Aust, an award-winning designer and a nationally recognized horticultural author, professional speaker, and consultant, has been in the landscape industry since 1978, working, studying, and teaching at gardens in Belgium, England, Canada, and the U.S. She is the owner of Horticultural Classics and Consultations--a garden design company. DiSabato-Aust has contributed articles and photographs to many national magazines, including Fine Gardening, Country Gardens, Garden Gate, Midwest Living, American Nurseryman, Real Simple, andGarden Design. Her own and her clients' gardens are regularly featured in books and magazines and on Channel 4 News in Columbus, Ohio. Extremely popular as a lecturer, Tracy has appeared on television and has been a guest on many national radio gardening programs. She resides near Columbus, Ohio.