{"title":"Claus Dalby","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the inspiring world of \u003cstrong\u003eClaus Dalby\u003c\/strong\u003e, where gardening becomes an art form. His books, such as \u003cem\u003eContainers in the Garden\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Cottage Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, offer creative ideas and practical advice to transform outdoor spaces into lush, colourful havens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for garden enthusiasts and home decorators alike, Dalby’s elegant style combines seasonal planting tips with design inspiration, encouraging a joyful and imaginative approach to cultivating beautiful gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-cottage-garden-by-claus-dalby-9780760379714","title":"The Cottage Garden","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough over 700 exquisite photographs and evocative text written by Danish gardening celebrity Claus Dalby, explore the history and development of the beloved cottage garden design style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the pages of \u003cem\u003eThe Cottage Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, you'll first draw inspiration from the stories and landscapes of generations of famous cottage gardeners, including Gertrude Jekyll, Vita Sackville-West, William Robinson, Margery Fish, and Tasha Tudor. Then, meet modern cottage gardeners from around the globe who combine billowing masses of flowers such as poppies, delphinium, lupines, foxgloves, peonies, roses, lilies, and many more to create dreamy landscapes infused with the romance and wildness of cottage-style gardening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll find no formal lines, rigid rules, or perfect spacing in the cottage garden. Instead, the form is organic and purposefully unstructured. Plants self-sow here and there, bulbs pop up and spread unrestricted, and everything appears casual; though as you’ll come to learn through Dalby’s words, it is all done with great intent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOverflowing with textures and colours, the cottage gardens featured throughout this book in hundreds of full-colour photographs are found in places as diverse as Germany, Sweden, Denmark, England, and the United States. The accompanying text is derived from Dalby’s personal visits to these gardens, along with his intimate interviews with the resident gardeners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDalby provides useful details about the design, development, and continued evolution of cottage gardens. He shares the stories of these breathtaking modern cottage gardens in a way that allows you to glean inspiration you can use to create a cottage garden of your own, whether large or small. The gardens profiled in these pages exhibit the essential foundational elements and principles of well-designed cottage gardens. Whether home is in the countryside or a suburban subdivision, the profiled gardens will serve as both muse and motivation for the creation of a classic backyard cottage garden in your own space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis gorgeous tome is sure to become the bible of this much-adored classic garden design style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso, by Claus Dalby: \u003cem\u003eContainers in the Garden\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537080336620,"sku":"9780760379714","price":79.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/76702c4bdb37a9cd71875b56d1d40db6.jpg?v=1777948594"},{"product_id":"containers-in-the-garden-by-claus-dalby-9780760374658","title":"Containers in the Garden","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeauty, charm, and simplicity are the hallmarks of the Scandinavian planting techniques featured in \u003ci\u003eContainers in the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e. Celebrity gardener and Danish floral designer Claus Dalby shares his signature container gardening style in this gorgeously illustrated book. His distinctive use of a single plant species in each pot, with dozens of planted pots collected together, creates elegant and eye-catching garden displays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePartnered with an abundance of textures and often a monochromatic colour palette, Claus's container gardens change with the seasons. By combining flower and foliage colours with beautiful pottery and layered displays, the results are nothing short of extraordinary. In \u003ci\u003eContainers in the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, the English-language version of his top-selling Danish gardening book, Claus shares his best-kept secrets so that you, too, can create the container garden of your dreams. Season by season and colour by colour, you'll learn how to plant, organise, tend, and share your potted plantings. Whether your display is on the front steps or the back patio, the simple yet bold design methods found here create unique garden features that are a joy to behold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe breathtaking photography found within, coupled with Claus's descriptive and personal text, features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEarly season container plantings of tulips, primroses, narcissus, and other spring-flowering beauties\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLush summer pots, overflowing with dahlias, roses, hydrangea, and foxgloves\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eColourful and textural foliage-only containers to add structure and interest to the collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUnusual container plants such as spikemosses, wintergreen, oxalises, and even edible plants\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTropical beauties bring a summer explosion, including cannas, Brugmansia, and hibiscus\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAutumnal fireworks of bronze, gold, and rust round out the seasonal display\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStep inside Claus Dalby's Danish garden, and find ideas and inspiration for bringing a bit of \u003ci\u003elykke\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ehygge\u003c\/i\u003e to your home with \u003ci\u003eContainers in the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596048810220,"sku":"9780760374658","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7a877ed147a51c518e26a212d9976b36.jpg?v=1777937057"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/claus-dalby.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}