Using their garden, Hortulus Farm in Bucks County, PA, as an example, celebrated gardeners and tastemakers Jack Staub and Renny Reynolds explain the principles of garden design, and give gardeners the courage to know when to break them.
&;Vision, tenacity, and a perfectionist&;s eye are the qualities that shine out from this account of a paradise garden created by two of America&;s foremost stylists.&; &;Anna Pavord, author of The Curious Gardener and Landskipping One of the most spectacular private gardens in America, Hortulus Farm is the masterpiece of Renny Reynolds and Jack Staub, renowned experts in the fields of design, gardening, and entertaining. It is beautifully captured in
Chasing Eden, a lavishly illustrated roadmap to creating a personal Eden.
Hortulus Farm is a not only a model of classical tenets, but also a showcase of how traditions can be successfully broken. Gardeners will discover information on specific design principles, from vistas and allées to hardscaping and water features. They will also learn how to adapt these principles to less-than-optimal settings without sacrificing a site&;s sense of place. Both aspirational and practical,
Chasing Eden will inspire home gardeners to create their own earthly paradise.
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Jack Staub, popular lecturer, playwright, and avid gardener, is widely considered to be one of the countrys leading experts on edible gardening. His celebrated vegetable, herb, and fruit gardens at Hortulus Farm have been featured in a wide variety of magazines as well as a series of books. Renny Reynolds, founder of Renny & Reed in New York City, is one of the nations most renowned entertaining, gardening, and lifestyle experts. His definitive book, The Art of the Party, is known as the party-planners bible, and his event and garden designs have been featured in shelter, garden, and lifestyle magazines.
