| Description |
407 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm |
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Foreword -- What a garden? -- Creating a garden -- The sunken garden -- The parterre garden -- The woodland garden -- The orchard -- The working garden -- The garden in winter -- Flower arranging -- Container planting -- Entertaining -- Christmas -- Magic-making at Aunt Bunny's / by Carter Blackwell -- Life in the garden. |
| Summary |
"Inviting us into her impressive grounds with charming personal anecdotes, expert advice, and creative ideas for how to bring natural elements into the home, this is a testament to Bunny Williams' love affair with the garden and woodlands surrounding her eighteenth-century manor house in Northwestern Connecticut. A popular stop on the Garden Conservancy circuit, Williams' property boasts a parterre garden, year-round conservatory, extensive vegetable garden, orchard, woodlands, an aviary with exotic fowl, and a rustic poolside Greek Revival–style folly. Each section of the garden is accompanied by a directory of featured plants—from native ferns and succulents to a wide variety of flowering specimens. Stunning photographs—printed on two different specialty stocks—illustrate every aspect of the garden in different lights and seasons; during big parties and intimate gatherings. Throughout, the revered designer shows us how she incorporates nature in her interiors: in stunning floral arrangements, unique tablescapes, and elaborate holiday vignettes—where a rescued bird's nest commands as much attention as a prized collector's item. Whether in the intentional juxtaposition of high and low, or the considered placement of a garden bench to appreciate a particular view, home and garden together reflect the epitome of Bunny Williams' inimitable style." --publisher's website |
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Williams, Bunny -- Anecdotes.
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Gardens -- Pictorial works.
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Gardens -- Design.
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Botanical specimens in interior decoration.
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| Added Author |
Schlechter, Annie, photographer.
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| Added Title |
Life in the garden |
| ISBN |
9780847899692 |
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0847899691 |
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