Garden Planning and Building, Illustrated 1945 Revised Edition

Garden Planning and Building, H. Stuart Ortloff and Henry B. Raymore, 1945, Revised Edition

Who wrote it: Garden Planning and Building is by landscape architects H. Stuart Ortloff and Henry B. Raymore, edited by F. F. Rockwell, a revised edition published in 1945 by the American Garden Guild and Doubleday.

What it's about: The book walks a homeowner through designing the whole property, from grading and driveways to flower gardens, garden houses, pools, and rock gardens. It is a lovely record of how the mid century American yard was imagined, with plans you could still borrow from today.

Special features: Illustrated with black and white photographs and detailed construction diagrams.

Condition: Blue cloth hardcover with red spine labels, no dust jacket, wear to the spine labels and light toning, with pencil notations on the front endpaper. Please review all photos carefully, and email me with any questions.

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