International Garden Photographer Of The Year

"The International Garden Photographer of the Year competition was established in 2008. This book brings together the very best images from the first five years of the competition in one beautiful volume"--Cover.

'Designer Matt Keightley's first book is a thing of beauty and a valuable source of design inspiration - a stylish guide to a stylish garden.' - Gardens Illustrated Do you want your outdoor space to look as stylish and as well designed as your home? RHS Design Outdoors will give you the ideas and know-how you need to make that happen. Award-winning designer Matt Keightley has curated a collection of 35 gardens, created either by him or by other leading contemporary designers, that will provide the inspiration to transform your outdoor space. Gardeners features include award-winning designers Jo Thompson, Tom Stuart Smith, Tony Woods, Charlotte Rowe and Andrew Wilson. For each case study there is a detailed plan, information on the plants and materials used and a wealth of gorgeous photography by leading garden photographer Marianne Majerus. The designs are organized into five categories: Showstoppers at Home - high-design concepts that are nonetheless achievable; Family-friendly - gardens that incorporate play areas and socialising; Minimalist - spaces with larger areas of hard landscaping and bold, restrained planting; Plants First - gardens where more than half of the outdoor space is planted; and Other Spaces - roof terraces, basement areas and front gardens. This wide array of garden styles means that there is inspiration for all types of garden, and for all types of gardener.

The International Garden Photographer of the Year competition is back with another sumptuous collection of vivid photography that will captivate both photographers and garden-lovers alike. Going beyond gardens, the photographs also include a myriad of outdoor spaces and sizes, from expansive desert vistas to a solitary bud. Bright cranberry fields in Massachusetts appear alongside stoic, black-and-white trees in Italy, with professionals and novices sharing the spotlight in this exquisite compilation. This year's grand-prize winner is an amateur from Bricherasio, so photographers of all levels can find inspiration and guidance in these pages. Following the theme of images of a green planet, this year's nine categories included "The Beauty of Plants," "Beautiful Gardens," "Wildlife in the Garden," "Breathing Spaces," "Bountiful Earth," "Trees Woods Forests," "Wildflower Landscapes," "Greening the City," and "Photo Projects," plus a special Young Garden Photographer of the Year award. A traveling exhibit will make stops in London, Edinburgh, Sydney, Nuremburg, and Lisbon, with more cities to come. But for those who want to bring a bookshelf-friendly bit of greenery into their homes, International Garden Photographer of the Year is the perfect fit.

This digital edition features a stunning selection of the winning photographs from the sixteenth International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition. This book is for anyone who values the beauty and importance of a green planet. Inside you will discover some of the latest and greatest botanical photography, and a gateway to the wonderful worlds of flora, fauna and fungi. IGPOTY exists to celebrate the achievement of all the awarded photographers, and to acknowledge the stunning majesty of natural and man-made gardens. This volume features every awarded image from the main categories as well as Portfolios, and a selection of higher-placed images from the five Photo Projects and select Special Awards. We hope you become inspired by the images within, and decide to enter one of our competitions or rediscover your love of plants and gardens – you never know how it may blossom! Find out more, at: www.igpoty.com

In Australian Dreamscapes, Claire Takacs showcases the varied gardens found in the Australian landscape, from lush green oases to semi-arid settings. Claire profiles Australian gardens, gardeners and garden designers who are drawing on the international movement towards a more naturalistic approach to planting design. Similar to the New Perennial movement and Prairie-style, these gardens take into consideration how plants grow in the wild and have created highly textural, visually pleasing gardens that appeal not only to our love of beauty, but that sit gently in their surrounding landscapes, giving a strong sense of place. Across 15 chapters and 22 gardens, Claire's stunning photography is accompanied by essays written by the garden owners or designers. The chapters detail the journey to establishing the gardens, their motivation, and the struggles and rewards the gardens bring day in, day out. Beautifully presented, Australian Dreamscapes is a stunning journey through the diversity of gardens in Australia.

"First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Mitchell Beazley an imprint of Octopus Publishing Group Limited"--Title page verso.