Great Gardens in Small Spaces

by LEVICK, MELBADARDICK, KAREN

• ISBN13: 9780847825387
• ISBN10: 0847825388
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-13
• Publisher: Rizzoli

Summary

Great Gardens in Small Spaces features forty-four wonderful and exquisitely photographed California gardens, specifically treating the small garden, its particular challenges and its abundant opportunities and rewards. Most people do not have the luxury of grand estatelike spaces, but are confined to much smaller plots. This book is unique in its focus on rarely photographed, small, exquisitely detailed gardens of both northern and southern California, and encompasses gardens in the cities of Venice, Pasadena, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Laguna Beach, and Carmel, among others. Great Gardens in Small Spaces will show gardeners with limited space how to design beautiful oases on a compact yet fulfilling scale.

Author Biography

Melba Levick, a Los Angeles–based photographer has over forty books to her credit, including Estate Gardens of California, Reflections on the Pool, Casa California, and Beach Houses.

Karen Dardick lives and gardens in Los Angeles. A respected gardening writer, she has authored hundreds of articles published in regional and national newspapers and magazines. She previously collaborated with Melba Levick as the author of Rizzoli's Estate Gardens of California.

Table of Contents

Introduction	8	(6)
Davis
A Chinese Style Garden	14	(6)
Mill Valley
A Romantic Garden with Japanese Influences	20	(6)
Bolinas
A Living Work of Art	26	(8)
On a High Mesa	34	(6)
On a Cliff near the Sea	40	(6)
Berkeley
A Hillside Garden	46	(10)
San Francisco
An Oasis of Lush Foliage	56	(4)
A Garden Filled with Surprises	60	(6)
Seduced by the Soil	66	(10)
Monterey
In a Wooded Area	76	(4)
Carmel
A Shade Garden	80	(8)
Santa Barbara Daisies and Carmel Stone	88	(6)
A Tropical Scene	94	(4)
An Illusion of Expansiveness	98	(6)
A Simple Palette of Green, White, and Lavender	104	(6)
A Blend of Colorful Flowers	110	(4)
A Wild Point Overlooking the Sea	114	(8)
Santa Barbara
A Walled Garden with a Profusion of Plants	122	(4)
Pacific Palisades
``Outdoor Rooms'' and Charming Vignettes	126	(8)
Burbank
A Desert Garden	134	(8)
South Pasadena
A Cottage Garden	142	(6)
Santa Monica
Evidence of an Italian Heritage	148	(8)
A Mediterranean Style Garden	156	(6)
A Lush Tropical Garden	162	(6)
An Oasis with Palms and Twin Pools	168	(6)
Venice
An Ornamental Edible Garden	174	(8)
A Drought Tolerant Garden	182	(8)
A Series of Intimate Places	190	(8)
Thinking Small	198	(4)
Serenity and Antiques	202	(6)
For a Site along a Canal	208	(6)
Los Angeles
A Stylized Desert Garden	214	(6)
``Outdoor Rooms,''	220	(6)
A Profusion of Color	226	(6)
Form and Fragrance	232	(6)
A Wild Tropical Garden	238	(4)
A Year-Round Retreat	242	(6)
A Lush, Flower-Filled Sanctuary	248	(6)
A Perimeter or ``Ribbon'' Garden	254	(6)
A Garden with Clean, Simple Lines	260	(6)
A Sophisticated Cottage Garden	266	(4)
Desert Ambiance and Mood	270	(6)
Laguna Beach
A Garden of 1000 Plants	276	(8)
Corona Del Mar
Soft, Peaceful, Romantic	284	(4)
Index	288