Author Derek Fell
Title Magic of monet's garden
Publisher / Date Firefly Books (17 Aug 2007)
Edition Hardcover: 160 pages 26.7 x 24.1 x 2.3 cm
Description

Award-winning garden writer and photographer Derek Fell has visited Giverny many times and always admired the beauty of its plantings and the subtle balance of colors. After years of carefully studying Monet's design and plantings, he shares the artist's secrets. In The Magic of Monet's Garden, Fell reveals Monet's breathtaking color harmonies and describes how the artist "painted" his living masterpiece. He guides the reader on how to scale down Monet's ideas for the home garden, with attention to:

" Understanding the laws of colors
" Building color harmonies

ISBN 9780711227378   " Creating innovative combinations
" Recognizing the power of monochromatic plantings
" Using black in the garden
" Working with structure and form
" Building rhythm and surprise
" Capitalizing on sunlight and shadow
" Incorporating water features
" Attracting birds and butterflies.
Price US$35
    With 175 color photographs and illustrations and a dozen detailed planting plans, The Magic of Monet's Garden will inspire and instruct home gardeners to create their own versions of Giverny.
Derek Fell is an award-winning garden designer and photographer whose articles are published worldwide. He is the author of more than one hundred gardening books and calendars, including Firefly Books' Encyclopedia of Hardy Plants and Encyclopedia of Garden Design and Structure. Derek Fell lives in Pennsylvania.