What Makes a Garden: A considered approach to garden design by Jinny Blom Hardcover

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What Makes a Garden: A considered approach to garden design by Jinny Blom Hardcover

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ISBN:    9780711282957

A reflective book by Jinny Blom (author of The Thoughtful Garden), one of the world’s leading garden designers.What Makes a Garden builds upon the work of The Thoughtful Garden, giving a broader idea of how Jinny thinks about garden design. In particular it emphasizes her multi-disciplinary approach, which embraces architecture, conservation and art, coupled with a strong holistic thread.This fascinating and insightful book looks at how a garden should please all five senses; how it is an alchemical mix of the inanimate and the living; and also how it has to accommodate both the effects of time and the influences of culture.

About the author

Jinny Blom is one of Britain’s foremost landscape gardeners. Her multi award winning career spans 25 years. She and her London based studio work in Europe and across many parts of the world. She has created medal winning gardens at Chelsea Flower Show for King Charles 111 and Prince Harry amongst others.

“Commissioning a landscape is no different to commissioning a work of art or a piece of music- it is a sensitive, erudite process, not a commodity” says Jinny.