Bibliograph

American home landscapes, a design guide to creating period garden styles, Denise Wiles Adams and Laura L.S. Burchfield

Type

Label

American home landscapes, a design guide to creating period garden styles, Denise Wiles Adams and Laura L.S. Burchfield

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [270]-281) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplans

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American home landscapes

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

794922759

Responsibility statement

Denise Wiles Adams and Laura L.S. Burchfield

Sub title

a design guide to creating period garden styles

Summary

While there<U+2019>s no shortage of information on restoring and maintaining the historical integrity of period homes, until now there has been no authoritative reference that provides comparable information for landscapes. American Home Landscapes is a comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to recreating nearly 400 years of historical landscape design and adapting them to modern needs

Table Of Contents

So you want to design a historic landscape -- Landscapes of the Colonial period and New Republic (1620-1820) -- Landscapes of the early to mid-nineteenth century (1820-1860) -- American Victorian landscapes (1860-1900) -- Eclectic landscapes (1900-1930) -- Landscapes for modern homes (1930-1960) -- Suburban landscape to green revolution (1960-2000)

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor