Meaning of Gardens: Idea, Place, and Action

by Mark Francis

Explores how gardens are perceived, designed, used, and valued, noting esthetic, political, economic, ecological, and spiritual considerations. The discussions and illustrations of formal, vernacular, and utilitarian gardens from a wide range of cultures and historical periods could be useful as inspiration for garden or landscape design. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Genres: Landscape Architecture, Philosophy, Gardening

294 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1990

Reviews

[Zohar Shvarzberg]

The book consists of 29 articles dealing with various aspects of gardens. A good book for scholars interested in the meanings of gardens and gardening.

[Dave]

awesome

[Gregry]

read for class at UC Davis