The Complete Gardener; Part 1 The Outdoor Gardener, Part 2 The Indoor Gardener

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Smithbooks [Dust Jacket states Crescent Books on rear flap but Smithbooks at bottom of the spine.], 1984. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. Format is approximately 8 inches by 12 inches. 288 pages. Illustrations (many in color). Appendix: Plant Lists, Mixes and Coverages, Index. Some front board weakness noted, and gently restrengthened with glue. Large, heavy book that will require additional shipping charges if sent outside of the United States. The most comprehensive, practical and creative book ever produced for the serious indoor and outdoor gardener. More than 900 full-color photographs and more than 800 color drawings and garden plans. John Andrew Brookes, MBE (11 October 1933 - 16 March 2018) was a garden and landscape designer. He started designing gardens and landscapes in the late 1950s. He also taught and lectured about horticulture, landscape and interior design. Beginning as a Modernist and working with Dame Sylvia Crowe, Brenda Colvin, Geoffrey Jellicoe and other notable architects and landscape architects, Brookes came of age in the dawn of garden and landscape design for the middle classes in Britain and in the heyday of 1960s London. Brookes was influenced by painters such as Piet Mondrian and Ben Nicholson, and brought abstract and modernist principles to garden design. He espoused the concept that a garden's design should be based first and foremost on the needs of its occupants, taking it out of the realm of the grand garden traditions which were labor-intensive, expensive, and high maintenance. He is the author of over two dozen books, including Room Outside and John Brookes, Master Class, that have been translated into several languages and has taught and lectured in venues. The Complete Gardener is the most comprehensive, practical and creative book yet produced for the gardening enthusiast. Whether you are starting from scratch, remodeling an existing garden, enhancing your home with hanging baskets and window boxes or planning a focal point for a favorite room, this is the book for you. It is both practical manual and creative source-book, a unique blend of the art and science of gardening. In PART 1 John Brookes offers the outdoor gardener a wealth of information about planning, building, planting, and maintaining every conceivable type of garden, from country garden to city rooftop; from rock gardens and patios to pools and woodland glades. For the indoor gardener and creative homeowner, PART 2 is both a comprehensive guide to choosing, growing and caring for indoor plants, and a source-book of stylish ideas for arranging flowers, grouping plants and planning decorative room schemes. Starting with a stunning photographic guide to the color, texture, size and shape of plants, the author demonstrates and explains all the basic principles of successful plant display-from choosing containers and coordinating colors to constructing decorative features that will enhance any room, staircase or open space and bring the special, magical effect of the garden right into your home.