The Harmonious Garden: Color, Form, and Texture

This guide tells how to compose satisfying plant arrangements by balancing textures and forms along with color values.

This book is a godsend for the student of garden design. Very highly recommended as a fine example of the art and science of garden design. This book is a godsend for the students of garden design. -- D. Penrose "Cottage Gardener" (03/01/1997) A perfect tool for the serious home gardener and professionals alike. -- Marilyn Uhley "Boox Review" (09/15/2003) Catherine Ziegler has created a unique combination of inspiration and reference. -- John Van de Water "Newark Star-Ledger" (02/08/1997) It's a rare gardening book that offers substance enough for the expert without intimidating the beginner: Ziegler accomplishes that feat with aplomb. This is a book for experienced gardening fans who want to go beyond "how" to understand "why." -- Donna Williamson "HortResources Newsletter" (01/21/2004) This book is an inspiration that can well be used by both the professional designer and amateur gardener. -- Margaret C. Crooks "Asbury Park Press" (02/20/1997) Catherine Ziegler's "The Harmonious Garden" de-mystifies the gratifying combination of plants we call gardening. -- Judy Glattstein "Ridgefield Press" (12/18/1996) This book is a useful tool for gardeners wanting to take garden design to the ultimate level of sophistication. -- Deryn Thorpe "West Australian New Homes" (04/21/2001) The critical elements of garden design, color, form and texture are carefully considered....The plans and compositions are useful for both novice and practiced gardeners. A helpful guide to selecting plants for a color-themed garden or for a flowerbed planted for peak bloom in a particular season. -- Karin E. Guzy "Perennial Notes" (06/23/2004) A valuable design tool for gardeners serious about creating effective color and textural combinations in their beds and borders -- Don Burns "San Mateo County Times" (05/17/1997) This is the book I wish I had owned when I first started gardening in my back yard. It is not so much a book as a really useful garden tool. -- Caroline McCullagh "Let's Talk Plants" (03/22/2005) Those who wish to dig deeper and gain a real understanding of the use of color, form and texture in the garden will find this book full of good lessons. -- Nancy Brachey "Charlotte Observer" (10/11/2003) We think that "The Harmonious Garden" has a greater potential to both inspire and aid American growers in substantially enhancing the beauty of their gardens than any other book we've seen in a long time. Studying this book will be a truly illuminating horticultural foray for beginning gardeners with an appetite for learning about those elements that can transform a grouping of plants into a lovely association. "The Harmonious Garden: Color, From, and Texture" is well designed as the many landscapes featured. It is elegant in its approcah as a teaching tool. This book will enhance the library of amateurs and professionals alike. To the rescue comes "The Harmonious Garden," a perfect tool for the serious home gardener and professionals alike . . . destined for every gardener's A-list, ready-reference bookshelf. -- Marilyn Uhley "Boox Review" (09/09/2003) Color, texture, form and composition supply the framework in which Ziegler, a landscape designer, discusses down-to-earth characteristics---and requirements---of plants and their most felicitous companions in this widely useful book. "The Harmonious Garden" is the garden design book I have always wanted...this is a book I highly recommend to anyone either starting a new garden or trying to work the kinks out of an old one. -- Carol Wallace "Suite101.com" (02/01/2000) There's much here for every level of expertise. A beginner will learn a lot---not just about combining plants but also about the plants themselves and the satisfaction to be found in experimentation and flexibility. -- Kym Pokorny "Oregonian" (12/13/1996) Whether you read this book thoroughly or merely browse it when you need a life, you'll come away with lots of creative ideas for renovating those less than successful little areas of the garden. -- Ethel Fried "Manchester (CT) Journal Inquirer" (02/24/1997) I was pleased to find such information as planting density and recommendations for the planting ratio---typical of the author's attention to detail throughout. This book is full of information, thoughtfully presented. -- Roger Platts "Garden (Peterborough)" (12/01/1997)