The garden design firm of SMI Landscape Architecture is known for its estate masterplanning its public gardens & streetscapes & its thoughtful private gardens for clients across the United States & in the Bahamas The firm's philosophy incorporates a 'botanical garden' approach with exotic planting & elements of classical European design to create beautiful usable spaces & it is also known for its preservation & restoration of old landscapes As Jorge Sanchez puts it in the Prologue ' Most of us tend to look at garden books for their pictures In this one I would like to show you why; why the pictures came about It is all part of why we came about Gardens do not just happen They are creations' This book examines three of the firm's recent private gardens in great detail two in Florida (' South') & one in Scarsdale New York (' North') Practical information about the design approach & details of the planting are combined with Sanchez's account of the process behind each garden his relationship with the client & the reasons for his decisions Through the narrative
- often personal always descriptive always detailed
- a picture builds up of his approach to each set of circumstances The first project is in Miami a family garden with a surprisingly un-tropical design for its southern location Describing each area of the garden in detail Sanchez explains that the clients wanted it to feel like a northern landscape & how that requirement influenced his choice of plants He puts forward his belief in the importance of the relationship between house & garden saying ' Our responsibility as landscape gardeners is to complement the architecture to give the buildings a sense of place & grounding' The second project in Scarsdale New York came about in an oblique way Sanchez was called in to propose suggestions for landscaping a large site that was to be subdivided & sold He suggested to the owners that they instead develop it for themselves & the idea took hold He explains that having already worked for these clients he was familiar with their taste & requirements but had to consider afresh the new site & the building that was already present His priority was to make the plot look as though it had always been that way keeping its naturalness while adapting it for the use of the family The final garden in the book is the most dramatically sited on a high cliff in Palm Beach Florida Sanchez delighted in taking advantage of the spectacular views throughout the plot Influenced by the work of the renowned twentieth-century landscape designer Beatrix Farrand he created an upper & a lower garden separated by fountain staircases that break up the change in level & provide the cooling splash of water He even describes how the swimming pool was at first destined to be a tennis court but that the idea of a place for grandchildren to play won out As Sanchez puts it 'I have a feeling this is a property they will be using more & more' Throughout the book Sanchez gives a strong sense of participation
- with the climate with the local flora with the clients & with other designers whether sculptors architects or interior designers To be part of such collaborative efforts is hugely satisfying for him as well as producing the best possible result for each set of clients This stunning book will appeal to garden lovers everywhere as well as to design aficionados seeking a deeper understanding of the creative process behind making a garden It will also appeal to garden designers & horticultural students


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