Jardines-Botánica

Tropical gardens are man-made paradises on earth: The seductive perfume of exotic flowers, gently splashing water and unimaginable shades of colors provide the beholder with the setting for a dream. Since many are privately owned, this publication allows readers to look behind the gates and to (...)

Landscape architect and designer Tom Stuart-Smith began his practice in London in 1998. Known for contrasting built forms with naturalistic planting, he has designed gardens, parks and landscapes in Europe, India, Morocco, the United States and the Caribbean. With clients such as the Royal (...)

"Tras las huellas de Russell Page" se lee igualmente como un tratado de jardinería que como una biografía novelada en torno a la carrera de un hombre obsesionado por las plantas, la estética y la historia crítica de los estilos. Esta experiencia singular, única, la creación del jardín, implica un (...)

The Wirtz Gardens Part III is the third in a series of books on the gardens of landscape architect practice Wirtz International Landscape Architects. It contains 30 gardens, a mixture of private, public and corporate projects in Belgium, Japan, France and England. Private projects in the USA and (...)

Flower powerUn sensacional logro en la ilustración botánicaEl año 1799 fue testigo de la primera entrega de un trabajo que ha pasado a la historia como uno de los libros más destacados de ilustración botánica jamás publicado. Han pasado más de dos siglos desde la publicación de The Temple of Flora (...)

La diversidad en el huerto implica una verdadera elección de variedades: de sabores, formas, colores, periodos de producción, adaptaciones a los diferentes tipos de suelo o a las condiciones climáticas, etc. Para realizar esta obra sobre las variedades hortícolas, la editorial Rustica decidió (...)

A remarkable selection of American forest trees surveyed by François-André Michaux and Thomas Nuttall from The North American Sylva, held in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden, featuring illustrations by celebrated botanical artists such as Pierre-Joseph Redouté and (...)

Topiary, knots and parterres come in many guises, from the grand and imposing to the humble and folksy. In this book Caroline Foley - with the aid of diarists, writers, wits, designers, gardeners and garden owners - traces their story through the centuries and across the world. Starting from the (...)