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This book presents the best garden designs of the last ten years from more than 50 top garden designers. It offers design solutions for every situation, every area, all tastes and budgets, and any size of garden. It draws on the talents of celebrated designers such as Tom Stuart Smith, Luciano Giubbilei, Charlotte Rowe, Ian Kitson, John Brookes, Cleve West, Dan Pearson and Andy Sturgeon. It also showcases the work of lesser-known designers whose innovating designs deserve wider recognition.

The process of garden design requires many thousands of small decisions in the pursuit of the most appealing solutions for outdoor spaces. But this book makes the complex process simpler by offering ample choices of contemporary design for you to explore whats possible, whats practical and whats affordable.

Comprising garden rooms, ornamental details, styles and planting ideas, this book will appeal to every garden owner, whether they manage a small or medium sized garden, a roof...

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by John Brookes

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John Brookes is one of the most influential designers of recent times.

Great Garden Design is a wholly refreshing book in its presentation and in its content. The book breaks down the overall plan of a garden and deals with the various sections and functions it may include. I was particularly interested in the section Gardens with a Conscience, which outlines sustainable solutions, green technologies and the support of wildlife. This is indeed an interesting advance in garden thinking, and the author is to be commended for including it. This gentle introduction of modern technologies, showing how they can work even on a domestic scale is, I think, vital.

Indeed, this book covers a subject close to my heart. The Society of Garden Designers was founded in 1981 when I was working abroad not only to bring together the newly trained, as garden design courses of varying durations sprang up, but to also install a design criteria into our garden layouts. During that year, the Societys founders, Robin Williams, Rosemary Alexander, Peter Rogers and James Seymour, gathered together designers in order to establish an independent voice, and to collaborate effectively with the Royal Horticultural Society. This would ensure a professional presence at the worlds most celebrated annual garden design competition, the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. As then, Chelsea is one of the few showcases for contemporary garden designs, and its trends, plants and styles are examined around the world, long after the one-week show closes.

However, the great majority of designers projects are not show gardens, but real gardens that the designers conceive and make in collaboration with owners. Real-life gardens that need to evolve, delight and function for 52 weeks of the year, rather than a single week. Often these private spaces are unseen by the public, unless the owners choose to open them for the National Gardens Scheme or another charity, or allow them to be professionally photographed. Well, now you can see many of these real-life private gardens in all their glory within the pages of this book.

The influence of the founding SGD members cannot be underestimated. They have been involved in establishing design schools, offering employment, nurturing new designers, and producing television shows, books and journals. Garden design has advanced hugely and it is gratifying to see that many of the Societys members are exporting their talents. British garden designers have earned the reputation as some of the best in the world.

The Society has moved on in leaps and bounds, and this volume is a true reflection of the excellent work that its members are creating, worldwide. I wish both well.

John Brookes, MBE

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John Brookes garden, Denmans, in Sussex was considered ground-breaking when he created it during the 1980s, and it is still admired today by fellow designers and visitors from around the world.

by Ian Hodgson

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This contemporary space shows how skilful design can transform a garden into a beautiful landscape, using just a small palette of plants and a creative eye for colour, shape and form.

DESIGN BY WILSON MCWILLIAM

GARDEN DESIGN galvanises art, science, culture and environment together unlike any other discipline. Gardens have been at the heart of human civilisation for thousands of years, but in the last few decades, their design has become more diverse, with new ideas fuelled particularly by concern for wildlife and the environment. A desire to improve our quality of life and reconnect with nature has also been an impetus for garden-making, from private courtyards to country estates and public spaces, but especially for recuperative gardens, where sensitive design of outdoor spaces can be a powerful agent for good.

This book identifies a range of ideas and themes that will help transform your outdoor space, using examples from members of the Society of Garden Designers. The first chapter Bold Visions, Great Designs takes a look at particular styles, from contemporary formal and urban to cottage, country, naturalistic and meadow gardens, as well as themed subtropical and water gardens. The chapter also profiles designers that have produced some of the best examples of each genre.

The second chapter, Garden Gallery, is split into architectural ideas and planting styles, and here we take a closer look at all the elements and approaches used to create a garden, showcasing a range of inspirational features and schemes. Design is, of course, a personal persuasion and all the examples presented can be reinterpreted and repurposed to create your garden, perhaps even founding your own unique style!

Gardens are also about having fun and enjoying life. Outdoor Experiences illustrates this with the wide range of activities you can include in your design, from the purely passive to the highly active, including relaxing, dining, exercising and den-making. Environmental concerns form the basis of Gardens With A Conscience, which highlights some of the techniques designers use to make better use of natural resources, such as water, sunlight, and materials found on site or in the locality. These practices also help us tread more lightly on the earth, reducing our carbon footprint and allowing us to take greater responsibility for the demands we make on its resources. The realisation by scientists and environmentalists that gardens provide important refuges for a wide spectrum of wildlife is one of the great breakthroughs of the last decade. Their significance is set against a backdrop of dwindling natural habitats caused by intensive agriculture, urbanisation and climate change.

The final part of the book, Realising Your Design, provides practical advice on how to assess your site and commission a designer, with the directory of members of the Society of Garden Designers to help you make your choice. I hope the rich seam of creativity presented on these pages offers you a wealth of ideas and inspiration from the collective vision of these talented individuals.

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The interplay of shapes and forms sets up a dynamic rhythm across a series of shallow terraces, while the linear timber walkway effortlessly spirits the eye and body across the landscape into the space beyond.

DESIGN BY TOM STUART-SMITH

GARDENS ARE EXCITING and dynamic places. They play with our emotions, positively influence our sense of wellbeing and connect us to the natural world, creating glorious alchemies of art and science that tap into the bedrock of our cultural existence.

Sourcing inspiration

What we personally want and need from gardens and how we interact with them are as multi-various as our personalities. Practicalities aside, personal history, culture, taste and vision all play a part in influencing our needs and aspirations for our outdoor spaces. We may yearn for something bold and uncompromising, minimalist and highly architectural, wild and romantic, or just simply a refuge from the worries of the world. Often, the difficulty is pinning down that vision or idea and making it a practical reality. Conversely, you may not know what you want and seek inspiration, perhaps assembling a portfolio of ideas from books, photographs, magazine articles or the internet. In either case, you can start by considering a range of garden design styles, as shown on the pages of this chapter, to find a look that suits you best. You can then evolve it to create a design of your own or commission an experienced garden designer, such as one of the professionals who belong to the Society of Garden Designers (SGD).

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