Gardens for the Future Author:Guy Cooper, Gordon Taylor Anticipating the trends that will take us into the millennium and beyond, this book makes a complete break with the past, moving away from the traditional Jekyll or Sackville-West concepts of gardens as displays of planting skill, and into sculptural spaces that express an iconic originality. 20 case studies show contemporary garden designs from... more » the USA, France, Germany, Holland, Japan and New Zealand. Their purpose is explained in four chapters; design traditions, new functions, design aesthetics and new Elements.« less