An interesting overview of how vegetation was combined with midcentury architecture. The book is in two sections. The first covers the evolution of houses to midcentury showing their surrounding grounds and gardens. The second considers, with plenty of detailed photos, how different houses use gardens as an extension of the structure.
A common architectural element of so many of the featured houses show an extended roof to cover part of the outside area, which allows the owners to sit in part of their garden whatever the weather. This was particularly relevant in Southern California with plenty of sun and mild winters. I think it's worth saying that the author considers landscaping in the broadest sense, so it's not just vegetation but screens of wood or concrete, brickwork, decorative stonework (for example around a swimming pool) Cor-Ten steel, paths and patios.
The second section reveals how the house owners created their gardens, with examples from America, Europe and Australia. The photos and copy have as much to do with the visual look of the gardens as with the names of flowers and shrubbery.
I thought the book was an interesting look at landscape/gardens based on midcentury houses. Plenty of photos which all have generous cations and are presented in a clean-looking page design.
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