Whalley, Robin / Jennings, Anne.

Knot Gardens and Parterres: A History of the Knot Garden and How to Make One Today.

London, Barn Elms Publishing, 1998. 16 cm x 24 cm. 160 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Cover faded along spine.

Includes for example the following essays: A History of the Knot Garden / The Early Tudor Period 1485 -1558 / Late Tudor and Early Stuart 1558 – 1625 / From Knots to Parterres 1625 – 1714 / Revivals and Restorations After 1800 / How to Make a Knot Garden / Elements of Design / Plants for your Knot / Making a Planting Plan / Preparing the Ground / From Page to Ground / Future Care and Maintenance / Knot Gardens to Visit etc.

″This work on knot gardens and parterres is written in two parts. The first unravels the tangled story of the knot garden as it transforms itself from the curious knot of Tudor times into the great embroidered layouts of the 17th century. The English landscape all but obliterated formal patterns but they emerge again with the flamboyance of the Victorian parterre. Here, fully illustrated, is the alternative history of British gardening; a story that embraces all the decorative arts. At last it is possible to see how the designs used in weaving, embroidery, carpentry, glazing and plasterwork appear again and again mirrored in the garden.” (Amazon)

• Keywords: Garden Architecture · Garden Collection – Ann Geneva · Garden Design · Garden Design – Collection · Garden Design – Rare · Garden history · Gardening · Library & Collection Building · Plants
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9781899 531042
• Inventory Number: 72387AB