“We can’t help but wonder: Does Durie make house calls?” —Publishers Weekly
“Stunning.” —Booklist
“[Durie’s] book offers hope that even the bleakest eyesore can be turned into a beautiful and comfortable oasis.” —Canadian Interiors
“One of the freshest voices.” —USA Today
With design instruction and horticulture tips, this guide provides all the necessary information and inspiration to create glamorous garden and patio spaces. Stunning photographs highlight unique, lavish, and award-winning landscape designs in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Each photograph is accompanied by a thorough discussion of the design and its elements, including watering requirements, featured plants, and optimal lighting. Step-by-step instructions allow gardeners to re-create Drurie's original designs.
Jamie Durie is the host of Backyard Blitz, which is currently Australian television's highest-rated garden show. He manages his own landscape design business and worked previously as a dancer, model, and gymnast who performed as an acrobat and trapeze artist and trained with the Cirque du Soleil. David Matheson is a professional freelance photographer with more than 10 years’ experience in travel, food, interiors and lifestyle photography.
Gardening
192 pages, Cloth, 9 x 11
180 Color Photos
Distribution Rights: US & CA
$34.95 (CAN $47.95)
9781865087870 (1865087874) Pub Date: April 2003
Allen & Unwin