Breaking Ground: Portraits of Ten Garden Designers

It's no exaggeration to say that landscape design, whether residential or commercial, is in something of a rut these days.  Nor is it saying anything new. Even in settings separated by great distance - a planned community in Plano, Texas, for example, compared to one in Toms River, N.J. - you'll find almost the exact same hardscape and planting treatments.  There's just an incredible homogeneity in design these days. If you find yourself depressed by that predictability (or are stuck in those creative doldrums yourself), I strongly recommend picking up a copy of Breaking Ground:  Portraits of Ten Garden Designers (Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing, 1997).  Written by Page Dickey, this heavily illustrated 208-page text treats us to insightful and intimate looks at a set of extraordinarily diverse

It's no exaggeration to say that landscape design, whether residential or commercial, is in something of a rut these days.  Nor is it saying anything new. Even in settings separated by great distance - a planned community in Plano, Texas, for example, compared to one in Toms River, N.J. - you'll find almost the exact same hardscape and planting treatments.  There's just an incredible homogeneity in design these days. If you find yourself depressed by that predictability (or are stuck in those creative doldrums yourself), I strongly recommend picking up a copy of Breaking Ground:  Portraits of Ten Garden Designers (Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing, 1997).  Written by Page Dickey, this heavily illustrated 208-page text treats us to insightful and intimate looks at a set of extraordinarily diverse