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Australian Planting Design Second Edition
Author(s): Paul Thompson (Author)
- Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
- Publication Date: 15 April 2012
- Edition: Second
- Language: English
- Print length: 272 pages
- ISBN-10: 0643107010
- ISBN-13: 9780643107014
Book Description
This new edition guides the reader through all the stages of designing a new garden and helps to visualise the garden through an understanding of space, light, earth form, structures and vegetation. It discusses the choosing of plants, their form and shape, balancing plant types, fire and vegetation, design and form. The final section looks at the dynamic garden and the importance of designing for change.
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About the Author
Paul Thompson is a Landscape Architect and Consultant in Planting Design. He commenced his own design and construction firm in 1970, specializing in design with Australian plants. His most notable work has been the Australian Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne and the Forest Gallery, Melbourne Museum, both with colleagues Taylor, Cullity, Lethlean.
