Wonders of landscape gardening
Title: Udyana
Nirmanakaranaya
(Landscape
Gardening)
Author: Henry
Rajapaksa
Author publication
Pages: 220
Price: Rs 1,250
This large and keenly-priced book is an essential for the newcomer to
garden history. It contains a lot of information: form basics to updated
knowledge so that those who hope to master the art will find it very
handy while putting the art to practice.
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ANCL Consultant D B Sumithraarachchi. Picture by Mahinda
Vithanachchi |
The specialized and scholarly book is ideal not only for gardeners
but all of those who want to become familiar with the terminology of
gardening techniques. It also addresses some topics on a comparatively
neglected aspect of garden history.
The text is authoritative and well illustrated while material is
included on recognizing, growing, cutting and treating foliage. Also
covered are aspects like matching colours, trimming hedges and growing
vines.
For those interested in turning their garden into a miniature park,
there is a special section on designing footpaths, steps, boundaries and
gates. There are lots of additional tips in the book that help you get
your details right.
Udyana Nirmanakaranaya is written in a manner where you read for a
little bit, and it gets you to thinking. You wander outside, squint at
your problem area, change position and study it again.
 Then
you go back indoors and scribble something down to try out in future.
These tips gathered together will help you form a whole new idea about
how you would like to design a certain area in your garden for it
encourages productive daydreaming. It helps you transform your garden
from a mirror image of your neighbour's patch to a garden that satisfies
you aesthetically and emotionally.
Whether you plan to hire help or do it all yourself, this book will
help you articulate what you want from your landscape and bring it to
fruition.
"The book provides information on applied aspects of landscaping with
special references to Sri Lanka. The botanical and horticultural terms
used will be of great use to the general public," ANCL Consultant and
former Director of Botanical Gardens D B Sumithraarachchi said.
The author is a former landscape designer of Peradeniya Botanical
Gardens and is well versed on the subject. He had designed many
picturesque gardens in all parts of the island.
He had also conducted many workshops on the subject. He aims to
encourage readers to take to landscape designing to beautify the
surroundings and turn it into an island of paradise and natural beauty.
RJ |
