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Essentials of recreational area planning and design. Illustrations by Donald Molnar. Black and white drawings and plans. Black and white illustrations.

...provides an international tour in time and space of garden design from the Renaissance to the present. As object and as literature, it is a sumptuous and unprecedented resour...

A vintage modern look at the simplicity and aesthetics that inform the modern garden. 200+ informative and appealing black and white photos. Plans and explanation of all aspects...

Oversize and classic work by James C. Rose, pioneer in modern landscape design. Rose was one of a small group responsible for the modernist revolution in landscape design and pl...

interior design for your outside living space

"from fountains and fences, rock work and weather vanes to bridges and birdhouses, just about everything ever built for the garden is illustrated in this exceptional sourcebook"...

Exceptional look at mid century modern landscaping design circa 1961-1965. Modern landscape and patio design compliment mid century architectural examples. 80 pages. Excellent m...

The thick and thorough vintage gardening book, with charming illustrations covering all aspects of gardening, including layouts and structures, bugs, flowers, vegetables, lawns,...

A complete and oversize 300 plus page guide with how-to drawings, plans, diagrams and over 100 helpful black and white photos, most with a mid-century modernist sensibility. Lig...

Truly wonderful large, thick and thorough vintage examination of British country gardens. Highly illustrated with excellent photos and plan drawings. Describes and examines seve...

Scarce and in-depth historical and scholarly interview of mid-century California landscape architect, Garrett Eckbo by Suzanne Reiss. Covers Eckbo's history and philosophy. Impo...

The revised edition of The Art of Home Landscaping. Revised editon is expanded in both text and design examples. Far and away the best mid century landscape book we have seen. I...

Notable for the quantity and quality of photographs of mid-century modern landscape design. Examples by the foremost landscape architects of the era, including Thomas Church, Do...

Pretty green cloth cover with deckle page edges. Wonderful, must-have daily garden reference with garden anecdotes, and guide to what needs to be done in the garden, each day, J...

A scarce, complete, thick and thorough guide to garden planning and design by House & Garden. Oversize book with large photos and plans. Examples by the foremost landscape archi...

...with complete plant lists -- for landscaping the small property, including approaches, garden rooms, terraces, paths, hedges, paths and woodland sites...all practical, with l...

Hundreds of ideas for beginners and experienced collectors: succulents, alpines and Softcover favorite rock plants. AnSoftcover great Sunset guide, featuring mid century modern ...

Exceptional look at mid century modern landscaping design circa 1961-1965. Modern landscape and patio design complement mid century architectural examples. 80 pages. Excellent m...

Another one of our mid-century landscape favorites. Written by Richard Pratt, it is a compilation of mid century landcape theory and an unsurpassed idea book for the modern livi...

The now classic mid century text by John Ormsbee Simonds. An excellent and thorough look at the landscape design sensibility of the era. The intelligence and philosophy of moder...