FromAD100landscapearchitectEdmundHollander,acollectionofspectacularprojectscelebratingthewayweliveoutdoors,frompastoralretreatstoseasideescapestorooftoprefuges.Inthisbook,Hollanderexplorestheideaofhomeasthenaturalsurroundingsthatpeoplelivein:aplaceofliving,changingbeauty,refuge,andaboveall,joy,wherefamilyandfriendsgathertocreatealifetimeofmemories.Thebookpresentshomesinthecountryside,alongthecoast,andintown--andfeaturesarichdiversityofprojects,fromcountryestatestorooftopgardens.Throughout,Hollanderdiscussesessentialelementsinhisfirm’swork:theimportanceoftheprocessionofentrytoahouse,aswellasitscontextinthelandscape;thepositioningofplantlifeandtrees;thewaypeoplemoveintoandthroughaproperty;andthewayagardenlooksandchangesthroughtheseasons.Withineachprojectthereareastrikingvarietyofcomponents--outdoorroomsforlivingandlounging,includingoceansidehearths,infinitypools,andverdantdiningspaces,aswellaspollinatorgardens,naturalisticmeadows,andtranquilall矇es.Sitemapsilluminateeachsite,andtheimagescapturemomentslargeandsmall,fromviewsofwindingpathwaystoavine-coveredarborandarabbitenjoyingflowersatdawn.
