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| | Amazon.com: Arts and Crafts Gardens: Gardens for Small Country Houses: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | More art book than instructive garden guide, the modern publication includes many fl and white illustrations as well as layout drawings of the houses and grounds discussed, as well as detailed examples of other features, appearing in the earlier volume, along with beautiful color photos and illustrations depicting specific design elements as they appear today. |
 | | The book title, `Gardens for Small County Houses', may appear ludicrous to the contemporary reader, as it provides an overview of selected examples of various gardens the authors developed in Surrey, Berkshire, and Guildford, which by today's standards are quite large. |
 | | Many features of these "country" gardens were lifted from Roman villas and most of us don't own villas, however, some of the elements, such as pergolas, arbors, and trellises can and probably should be adapted to a modern urban garden. |
| www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1870673166?v=glance (925 words) |
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