Art and Practice of Landscape Gardening

In this 1890 book, Henry Ernest Milner surveys the whole practice of landscape gardening, from theory to building and planting.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The approach; 3. Site of the house and of the gardens; 4. The terrace; 5. Arrangement and formation; 6. Work of formation; 7. Planting; 8. Water; 9. Fountains; 10. Structures; 11. Hothouses; 12. Kitchen garden; 13. Public parks and cemeteries; 14. Economic treatment of land; Examples of works.

Product details

• Authors: H. E. Milner, Milner H. E.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.06.2016
• EAN: 9781108076401
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07640-1
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture; Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Environmental Management