The magic of Monet's garden : his planting plans and colour harmonies

Title:

Author:

Fell, Derek.

ISBN:

9780711227378

Personal Author:

Fell, Derek.

Publication Date:

2007

Publication Information:

London : Frances Lincoln, 2007.

Physical Description:

160 p. : col. ill., ports. ; 28 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Abstract:

With reference to the artist's famous garden in Giverny, Derek Fell shares the secrets of Monet's colour harmonies and shows how these can be applied to the home garden with over 200 colour photographs and a dozen detailed planting plans. In addition, he explains Monet's theory of colour combination.

Personal Subject:

Monet, Claude, 1840-1926-Homes and haunts-France-Giverny.

Subject Term:

Gardens -- France -- Giverny.

Gardens -- Design.

Color in gardening.

Architecture and Planning.

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Summary

Monet's magnificent garden at Giverny is unique in its design principles and artistic expression; even the smallest part of it shown in a photograph is instantly recognizable.

In The Magic of Monet's Garden award-winning garden writer and photographer Derek Fell analyses the beauty of the plantings and, with the aid of over 200 colour photographs and a dozen detailed planting plans, shows how Monet's breathtaking colour harmonies can be applied to smaller gardens.