Antique Garden Ornament, Two Centuries of American Taste

Barbara Israel's book is full of very good information regarding representative style, period, material, and vendor resource. Her knowledge is impressive, but I do think she stops short in providing as expansive an offering of ornamentation as she might have, especially for gardeners looking to embellish their gardens with something other than plant material . For the really interested reader, House of Boughs by Marjoie Henderson and Elizabeth Wilkinson is THE book. It offers information on over five centuries of garden ornament and furniture, water features, follies, and so on. Unfortunately, this book is out of print. If you can find it, buy it...you will not be sorry.

A beautiful collection of old and new gardens and stories of their developmentFor the purist that enjoys viewing quality and character in beautifully designed outside spacesThe good news is that Israel still reproduces some of these garden featuresThey are pricey but incredibly beautiful and very high quality.Sue F. Richmond, Va

Being interested in gardens and ornaments, I found this book to be interesting. While I have seen better photography in other books, this is informative and has some a lot of information.

My sister loved it!

EXCELLENT !!!