Jardines-Botánica

The inspiring private gardens of celebrated fashion and design tastemakers, and how these beautiful sanctuaries have influenced their creative work.Mother Nature has always been a grand muse, particularly in the world of fashion and design. Many fashion designers, from Christian Dior to Carolyne (...)

Through the stories of twenty-six inspiring figures - from Capability' Brown, Humphry Repton and Vita Sackville-West to lesser known figures, and present-day gardeners such as Beth Chatto and John Brookes - this book brings the colourful history of British gardening to life.

Recording Alexander von Humboldt's historic expedition to the Americas and Cuba - hailed by many as the 'scientific discovery of America' - these intricate and delicately tinted prints reveal his revolutionary findings as he traveled through jungles, across rivers, and over mountainous terrain. The (...)

It is no exaggeration to say that John Brookes transformed twentieth-century garden design, not only in his native Britain but throughout the world. He fundamentally changed the way people think about their gardens. In his first book, Room Outside, in 1969, he wrote, "A garden is essentially a (...)

A major collection of contemporary botanical illustration. Forty-one Australian and twenty-three overseas artists have contributed by invitation one or more works of significant plants in the three Sydney botanic gardens. This collection is published to celebrate the bicentenary this year of the (...)

Guía para aprender los secretos de la jardinería sea cual sea el nivel de conocimiento e implicación, tanto como si nos iniciamos en esta aventura como si somos expertos jardineros. Este libro aporta conocimientos prácticos esenciales sobre poda, abono, esquejes y tratamiento de enfermedades, malas (...)

La autora y especialista en jardinería en climas áridos, Diana Maranhao, tiene buenas noticias para compartir. Diseñar, cultivar y cuidar un próspero patio o jardín aún es posible, siempre que se realice la selección de plantas correctas y se aprovechen las numerosas estrategias de conservación del (...)

This survey of twenty-one gardens by Steve Martino, whose work blends colorful, man-made elements with native plants to reflect the sun-drenched beauty of the desert, is sure to inspire gardeners, landscapers, and admirers of California and the Southwest.For more than thirty years, Steve Martino (...)

Una exquisita y sorprendente panorámica de la presentación y representación del jardín a lo largo de la historia y el arte. El arte de los jardines es absolutamente inseparable de la idea de representación, siendo esta un elemento esencial inscrito en letras mayúsculas en el gran texto de la (...)

Presenting twenty-five master gardens, this landscape design book explores the ingenuity and range of Japanese landscaping, from the self-imposed confines of courtyard designs to the open expanses of the stroll garden.No two Japanese gardens are ever the same. The Japanese Zen garden is a work of (...)

The Story of the English Garden is the National Trust's accessible history of the nation's gardens, sumptuously illustrated and artfully curated.From tiny medieval gardens to vast Georgian parks, from Victorian glasshouses crammed with exotic specimens to the elegant outdoor 'rooms' of the (...)

Han venido de otra galaxia para enseñarnos su revolucionario universo creativo. Son Flowers by Bornay, el equipo de floristas de fama internacional que, despertando su lado más loco y atrevido, ha dado un vuelco radical al arte floral clásico. Por fi n comparten con nosotros su método para (...)

En la primavera de 1992, cuando el ejército serbio empieza a castigar la ciudad de Sarajevo, Teodor Ceric , entonces estudiante de letras, burla el bloqueo militar y abandona su país. Inicia un viaje por Europa sin rumbo fijo, sobreviviendo a salto de mata y con empleos efímeros. Una noche, en un (...)

Siéntete como un auténtico viajero, explorando nuevos horizontes en Los Lugares más espectaculares del mundo, una recopilación única, dividida por continentes y por países, para facilitar el trayecto del lector por estas páginas. Cada destino cuenta con una ficha práctica con datos con datos (...)

The History of Landscape Design in 100 Gardens explores the key moments in garden design. Through profiles of 100 of the most influential gardens, Linda Chisholm explores how social, political, and economic influences shaped garden design principles. The book is organised chronologically and by (...)