As any designer will tell you, there's much more to a garden than hardscape and plants: benches and tables, chairs, fabrics, containers, cushions, and much more. But how to select the right accoutrements to go with your house and garden?
Who better to tell you than Vanessa Nagel, APLD, NCIDQ, a professional interior designer and landscape designer. In her latest book, The Professional Designer's Guide to Garden Furnishings
If you're tempted to install a glass tabletop, light fixtures, or a glass screen, she explains the type of glass you need for each one, along with tips on how to maintain it. And likewise for wood and metal furnishings, along with a description of each type of material, its sustainability and care.
Nagel also focuses on a variety of garden styles -- contemporary, Asian, country house, colonial, naturalistic, shore, woodland, victorian and more -- and guides you through the materials, plants, furnishings, and colors that fit best with each one.
In the section on fabrics, she unravels the difference between natural and synthetic fibers, lets you know how each one performs outdoors, how the dyeing process works, and the best performance standards.
The book also includes chapters on wicker, ceramics, stone, concrete and synthetic materials.
It's an invaluable book for any designer and for any homeowner who's interested in buying quality outdoor materials that will stand the test of time.
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