The Layered Garden: Design Lessons For Year-Round Beauty From Brandywine Cottage

The Layered Garden: Design Lessons For Year-Round Beauty From Brandywine Cottage

Gardenmaking, In Its Finest Form, Is A Celebration Of Life And Of Love. David And His Book Epitomize This. -Lauren Springer Ogdenbrandywine Cottage Is David Culp'S Beloved Two-Acre Pennsylvania Garden Where He Mastered The Design Technique Of Layering-Interplanting Many Different Species In The Same Area So That As One Plant Passes Its Peak, Another Takes Over. The Result Is A Nonstop Parade Of Color That Begins With A Tapestry Of Heirloom Daffodils And Hellebores In Spring And Ends With A Jewel-Like Blend Of Asian Wildflowers At The Onset Of Winter.The Layered Garden Shows You How To Recreate Culp'S Majestic Display. It Starts With A Basic Lesson In Layering-How To Choose The Correct Plants By Understanding How They Grow And Change Throughout The Seasons, How To Design A Layered Garden, And How To Maintain It. To Illustrate How Layering Works, Culp Takes You On A Personal Tour Through Each Part Of His Celebrated Garden: The Woodland Garden, The Perennial Border, The Kitchen Garden, The Shrubbery, And The Walled Garden. The Book Culminates With A Chapter Dedicated To Signature Plants For All Four Seasons.