Gardens of Illusion

Title: Gardens of Illusion
Author: Sara Maitland
Gardening: 1705274
ISBN: 9780304354344
Publisher: Cassell
Published: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 160
Section: Gardening | Garden Design
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: Defy the commonplace and predictable! The playful spirit grows in these beautifully photographed gardens, which delight with droll humor and visual enchantment. The unusual presentation of unique landscapes bypasses ordinary horticultural know-how and conventional design principles; instead it delves into the tradition of garden wit, illusion, and trickery. Best of all, most of these concepts aren't hard to achieve, from the teasing perspective of a "trompe l'oeil" to a fence brightly decorated with colored bottles. More daring visions appear too, including some amazing statues and ornamentations. One garden even has a bridge with hands flung up under it from the lake below, suggesting either a person emerging--or one drowning! A joy to look at and to read. "A Selection of Garden Book Club."