This guide to gardening examines the links between the paintings and gardens of the Impressionists and their influence on gardens today, using b&w archive photographs and the paintings of Monet, Renoir and Pissarro. Twenty colour planting plans show how to adapt their ideas for gardens. Chapters include "Colour and Light", "The Wild Garden", "The Influence of Japan" and "The Cutting Garden". The book is an exploration of the contribution that the Impressionists made to gardening, complete with practical guidance and planting plans showing how their ideas can be realized in the modern garden. Derek Fell is is the author of "Renoir's Garden".

About the Author

Derek Fell is the author of several books on artists' gardens, including Monet's, Van Gogh's and Renoir's, as well as many gardening books.

Reviews

'The Impressionist Garden is sumptuous in its production, with beautifully interwoven photographs of gardens, details from painting, photographs of modern gardens and color schemes for creating them. The impression is a dazzle of sun-drenched color.'