Urban Sanctuaries: Peaceful Havens for the City Gardener

By Stephen Anderton

Book Overview

Urbanites, the book suggests, need natural sanctuary more than rurals. Toward that end, harried wage slaves with enough cash are urged to consider design of their garden in terms of space and scale, light, soil, water, and plants. Then, how to approach the garden, whether it be to create a sense of

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881925020
• ISBN13: 9780881925029
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.9" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

A peaceful pleasure

This is by far one of the loveliest, most inspirational garden books I've ever read. Stephen's vision of how to create sanctuary within the garden is masterful. The photos and text are both well chosen to evoke a peaceful calm and show the reader how such a feeling can translate from paper to soil. I keep my copy close at hand whether I'm looking for ideas in designing gardens for clients, or just want to soothe my soul. A definite must.

For green thumbs living in the big city

Illustrated with more than 100 photographs, Urban Sanctuaries: Peaceful Havens For The City Gardener by gardening columnist, author and lecturer Stephen Anderton is a basic and straightforward guide for green thumbs living in the big city. In addition to completely "user friendly" and basic gardening advice and clearly portrayed do-it-yourself instructions, Urban Sanctuaries also features numerous "design solutions" to the creation of aesthetically pleasing home gardens that combine beauty with freshness and practicality. A fine book for anyone who wants to reap the visual, fragrant, and edible wards of introducing plant life into their city home, Urban Sanctuaries is a highly recommended addition to personal, professional, and academic reading lists and reference collections.