167 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 x 32 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Place:
West (U.S.)
Date:
2010
Contents:
Foreword -- Introduction: Encountering the land -- Legacy gardens. Star Mesa retreat ; Snake River residence ; Woody Creek garden ; Teton overlook ; Aspen terrace garden ; Catalina foothills ; Riverside ranch ; Red Butte garden ; Capitol Valley ranch -- Design principles -- About the firm
Summary:
Garden Legacy explores nine gardens in the Rocky Mountain West and desert Southwest designed by Design Workshop, Inc., the landscape architecture firm named 2008 Firm of the Year by the American Society of Landscape Architects. This second book of the firm's residential garden designs weaves together images and words to paint a picture of a pattern language and design style that celebrates the beauty of the region.