The Harmonious Garden: Color, Form, and Texture
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ISBN: 0881925977 / Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated, September 2003
Learn how to compose satisfying plant arrangements by balancing textures and forms along with color values. The author's 16-color wheel encourages a greater sensitivity to the subtleties of hue and tint.
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In The Harmonious Garden, Catherine Ziegler describes fail-safe design methods. Even novice gardeners can compose plant arrangements that successfully incorporate color, form, and texture. The first section presents 149 integrated compositions. Ziegler fully describes the plants in each arrangement: Latin name, quantity and size, environment, and USDA zones. Full-color photographs illustrate each composition, and the author discusses the key principles underlying each harmonious design. The second section offers more detailed information with suggestions for successful design combinations.
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