Gardens of the High Line: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes
It's an art museum, it's a community space, a botanical garden suspended above the streets, an escape from the city. Focus: Plantings by Piet Oudolf, with gorgeous photos by Rick Darke. It's the story of the High Line as well.
A book for anyone who's visited the site. See my original review here.
Movement and Meaning: The Landscapes of Hoerr Schaudt
Hoerr Schaudt is one of the premier landscape architecture firms in the country, and this book explores the Midwestern roots that give their designs exuberance, simplicity, and close attention to detail.
It's a lesson in design that no serious designer would want to miss. My review is here.
Private Gardens of the Bay Area
A survey of more than 35 gardens in the San Francisco Bay Area, this book covers it all -- city, country, traditional, modern, designers from Tommy Church and Lawrence Halprin to Topher Delaney and Bernard Trainor.
A classic on California gardens, although the authors say there's no such thing as a "California Garden."
My review is here.
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