Roses in Modern Gardens

by Sally Court

• ISBN13: 9781840008920
• ISBN10: 184000892X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-28
• Publisher: MITCH

Summary

Selecting the right rose for your garden can become an obsession. This is the plant that has everything -- beauty of form and colour, abundance of flowering, glorious perfume, varied seasonal interest, mystique, and, above all, versatility. No wonder that today's most influential garden designers are using roses in many of their projects -- public and private gardens that are formal, minimalist, exotic, naturalistic, and, quite often, controversial. In Roses in Modern Gardens, garden designer Sally Court looks at how cutting-edge designers such as Dan Kiley, Beth Chatto, Dan Pearson, Kathryn Gustafson, Pietro Porcinai, Gilles Clement, and Thomas Church have broken away from traditional planting concepts to use roses in new ways and often in unusual plant combinations in some of their most innovative designs. Illustrated by photographs of gardens all over the world, and including a directory of useful species and varieties of rose, this, the first book on roses in contemporary gardens, is an essential guide for rose lovers and general gardeners alike. Book jacket.

Author Biography

One of Britain's leading garden and landscape designers, Sally Court has undertaken many commissions ranging from small courtyards through to country estates. A passion for plants, and their vital role in any garden scheme is paramount with all her designs. An active member of the Society of Garden Designers, Sally sits on their Council as Vice Chair and Treasurer. In 2002 she was made a Fellow of the Society in recognition of her work in bringing the profession of garden design to the forefront of the public eye. Sally has won numerous awards for her gardens, including ones at the 2002 and 2003 Hampton Court Palace flower shows. A visiting lecturer at the Oxford College of Garden Design and at the Inchbald School of Design, Sally is also a broadcaster and author

Table of Contents

Wars of the Roses	p. 6
Contemporary Formality	p. 20
Mixed Borders	p. 40
Naturalistic Planting	p. 56
Difficult Areas	p. 78
Small Spaces	p. 104
Public Places	p. 122
Rose Directory	p. 144
Rose Growers and Suppliers	p. 156
Index	p. 158
Acknowledgments	p. 160
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