Product Description

The perfect companion to Merrell's bestselling Dream Homes (see pp.6 and 39), Dream Gardens is a beautifully designed sourcebook of 100 modern and contemporary gardens of all styles in all parts of the world. It presents an exciting array of stunning locations and garden-design ideas, from small, sophisticated, minimalist city gardens to large, richly planted gardens in breathtaking rural locations. Each garden is beautifully photographed to show all its key features and essential details, while concise descriptions offer a rare insight into the aims and achievements of some of today's leading garden designers. With full captions identifying the plants depicted, this book is a valuable source of information and inspiration.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12697 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 352 pages

About the Author
Andrew Lawson is a well-known gardens photographer whose pictures have been reproduced extensively in books and magazines worldwide. Tania Compton is a former gardens editor of House & Garden magazine (UK edition). She previously worked as a garden designer.

Customer Reviews

A true delight.
Sumptuous, clever, gorgeous. This book is everything it says it attempts to be.

So many "inspirational" garden books disappoint as soon as you open them, blighted by too many words and the ego of the author on a subject which was ever, and will always be, subjective.

In this book, Andrew Lawson's beautiful and evocative photos pack the pages. A multitude of garden styles are captured at their very best by someone who very clearly knows their plants, and fully comprehends the context.

I believe this is Tania Compton's first book, but her contribution is wonderful. Almost understated, she gives concise descriptions of exactly the information you want to hear - a little historical background, especially the ethos of the garden owners; precise details of relevant planting.

Few garden books manage to convey mood so well.

As a source book, this truly achieves what it sets out to do... And it's just a pure joy to pore over.

I'd recommend it to garden lovers and designers everywhere, and I look forward to the authors' next collaboration.

I know for years to come I will treasure this.

Beautiful. Great book. Excellent value.
A superb book. Great value. Excellent photography and a wonderful amount of images to inspire and provide reference. Does not disappoint.