Creating Formal Gardens

by Roy C. Strong and Roy Strong

A look at the new formalism in garden design, which demands the maintenance of accurate patterns and shapes throughout the seasons. There are photographs of both historic and modern gardens, and explanations of the different elements that lend a formal tone.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316819247
• ISBN13: 9780316819244
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.5" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

Most helpful volume for those who wish to create a formal garden

I have searched for several years for book(s) that provide advice on how to create a formal garden. Astonishingly, I found none that offer much practical advice beyond pretty pictures and the usual design principles found in most design books. That is to say, I found none until I happened upon this book. It made me feel good to have the author explain that when he began his own formal garden, in the mid 70's he found no practical books either! The volume is full of illustrations showing different examples of key formal design elements, It offers good advice on how to create shaped hedges and screen, topiary, and how long it takes for them to shape up. Small things like how to cut a hedge perfectly straight or flat is also explained. Lists of appropriate plants are included. Highly recommended. This book should be in print.