On Garden Style (ISBN 0684826054)

A great garden design book in plain and simple English:
You can look at a garden in many different ways. As a renown interior designer and president of one of the country's leading interior design firm, Bunny Williams views gardens as outdoor rooms. She applies the universal design principles that are common to architecture, landscape architecture and interior design to her garden design and achieves amazing results. "On Garden Style" has five parts that includes 15 chapters. It covers a number of topics including imagine (personal style and putting your dreams to work, etc.), good bones make good rooms (garden walls, floor and passageway, and roof overhead), furnishing the garden (containers, ornament and furniture), planting with style (inspired planting, kitchen garden, and maintenance), the gardener in winter, selected gardens, garden guides, plant lists, and container planting schemes. In "On Garden Style," Bunny Williams and Nancy Drew explain complicated design principles in plain and simple English and introduce them to ordinary garden lovers. "On Garden Style" has 288 pages and many beautiful interior photos. It is a great garden design book in plain and simple English. Gang Chen, Author of "LEED AP Exam Guide" & "Planting Design Illustrated." LEED AP, AIA

On Garden Style:
This book is a must read. It is fabulous. Lots of helpful information. Makes you see your yard in ways you never thought of before.

I would say" PASS" on this one!!!:
I love Bunny Williams but this book is a big let-down. Maybe I was spoiled after reading "Affair with a House".

On Garden Style:
Bunny Williams' beautiful interior design style carries over into her personal garden style and commentary on general landscaping and garden design. I just finished reading this marvelous book last night; it is a wonderful source of practical and aesthetic ideas and will be my 'bible' when I plan my future garden.

A Walk with Nature:
I am an avid gardener and an avid admirer of Bunny Williams. This book was a perfect combination of both. It is filled with gorgeous gardens, but it has ideas and suggestions that will fit any size of garden or budget. I particularly loved the way that the book was organized. For example, if I want to look for ideas garden design, garden walls or containers, I can go to a chapter dedicated to the subject. When you read the book, you also have a strong sense of Ms. Williams' love for gardening and her commitment to a healthly environment. She inspires you to dig in the dirt and enjoy the glories of nature. To top it all off, it's a beautiful coffee table book that, in my house, will show that it is well used!