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Authentic interiors : rooms that tell stories / by Gorrivan, Philip,author.(CARDINAL)891065;
"Incorporating vivid hues, a palette of intriguing textures, and a scholarly understanding of exquisite objects, art, and furnishings, his work transcends period and milieu. His aesthetic spans the globe and the decades, from 18th-century English and European antiques to vintage French Modernism and the work of the finest international contemporary artisans. His projects, tailored and layered, are reminiscent of the stylish past, but always utterly up to date. With unfailing attention to scale, he is unafraid to wield a jolt of glamour or inject the unexpected, but never forgets that a room must ultimately reflect the genuine inner life of those who inhabit it."--Introduction -- Fresh perspective -- Reinvention -- Tropical notes -- Deeply personal -- Art Deco-inspired -- Color meets pattern -- Historical reference -- Revisiting glamour -- Parisian influence -- A 19th century retreat -- Destination spot -- Global notes -- 1750s Colonial -- Seaside residence.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Interior decoration; Interior architecture; Architecture, Domestic;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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A house by the sea / by Williams, Bunny,1944-(CARDINAL)645920; Lagnese, Francesco,photographer.(CARDINAL)611152; Schafer, Gil,III.(CARDINAL)352907; Wilkie, Angus.(CARDINAL)756228; Garmey, Jane.(CARDINAL)518853; Dickey, Page.(CARDINAL)363173; Robinson, Roxana.(CARDINAL)194871; Peltenburg-Brechneff.;
How it happened -- Planning and building -- Architecture, Gil Schafer III -- Designing and decorating -- Collections, Angus Wilkie -- Entertaining -- Eating at La Colina, Jane Garmey -- Creating the gardens -- A stroll in the gardens, Page Dickey -- The soul of the house -- Friends, Roxana Robinson -- Reflections, Christian Brechneff.This new book invites readers to explore La Colina, Williams's lovely Caribbean retreat tucked into lush, tropical gardens by the sea. The book explores every facet of the property--from outdoor rooms and garden plantings and design to the delightful, island-living luxury of the villa's interiors, furnishings, and collections. Woven into each chapter are essays written by friends who have visited the property: Gil Schafer details the villa's architecture; Page Dickey tours the gardens; Roxana Robinson offers a peek at a weekend stay; Angus Wilkie discusses the delights of collecting; and Jane Garmey revels in the pleasures of cooking, food, and friends.
Subjects: Architecture.; Landscape architecture.; Landscape gardening.; Home economics.; Interior decoration.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Restoring American gardens : an encyclopedia of heirloom ornamental plants, 1640-1940 / by Adams, Denise W.(CARDINAL)391399;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 384-398) and index.Reading the historic landscape -- Gardens and architecture : design styles for historic American building types -- Gardens and geography : ornamental garden traditions from Maine to Oregon -- How to use the encyclopedia of heirloom ornamental plants -- Heirloom trees -- Heirloom ornamental shrubs -- Heirloom vines and climbing shrubs -- Heirloom hardy herbaceous plants -- Heirloom annuals and tropical plants -- Heirloom bulbs and tuberous plants -- Heirloom roses.
Subjects: Gardening; Heirloom varieties (Plants); Landscape plants;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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Havana red / by Padura, Leonardo.(CARDINAL)777977;
"The first of the Havana quartet featuring Lieutenant Mario Conde, a tropical Marlowe. A body is found in a Havana park. A young transvestite dressed in a beautiful red evening dress, strangled. The victim had fled his family, finding refuge with Marqués, an author living alone surrounded only by books, his house in ruins. In the baking heat of the Havana summer Conde investigates, moving through a Cuban reality where nothing is what is seems. Padura's masterful prose and eye for detail evoke the Havana that millions of tourists have come to know: crumbling architecture, peeling paintwork and a pulsating, searing sensuality beneath the tropical sun"--Cover, page 4.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Police; Police.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Urban oasis : tranquil outdoor spaces at home / by Gross, Rebecca, author.;
Sonoma lifestyle in the city -- Chicago, United States -- A world away -- San Francisco, United States -- Montauk meets Manhattan -- New York, United States -- Hamptons-style rooftop haven -- New York, United States -- Tropical flavor -- Sydney, Australia -- Living the Australian dream -- Sydney, Australia -- Subtropical sun-trap -- Gold Coast, Australia -- New York prairie style -- New York, United States -- Nature at every turn -- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- Sky-high habitat -- Melbourne, Australia -- Bucolic backyard built to last -- Sydney, Australia -- Japanese-inspired elegance and simplicity -- New York, United States -- An attractive garden for all -- Melbourne, Australia -- Inner-city boho -- New York, United States -- Jungle oasis -- London, United Kingdom -- A pocket full of paradise -- Melbourne, Australia -- An elegant garden party -- Toronto, Canada -- Land of plenty -- Chicago, United States -- Conversation place -- Melbourne, Australia -- An exuberant garden to discover and explore -- Edinburgh, United Kingdom -- Solace for the soul -- Melbourne, Australia -- South London sanctuary -- London, United Kingdom -- Mid-century modern views -- New York, United States -- A slice of gardening heaven -- Melbourne, Australia -- This sporting life -- New York, United States -- Self-sustaining in the inner city -- Sydney, Australia -- City attraction -- Toronto, Canada -- Rise to the occasion -- San Francisco, United States -- Brownstone meets bluestone -- New York, United States -- In perfect harmony -- London, United Kingdom -- Penthouse paradise in Tribeca -- New York, United States -- Garden with a view -- New York, United States.Having personal, private, outdoor space is becoming ever-more elusive as urban areas become more crowded due to population growth and development. Urban Oasis: Finding Tranquility at Home features projects from Sydney to Singapore and London to New York that showcase inspirational and aspirational rooftops, gardens and courtyards that offer private pockets of paradise. Amid the hustle and bustle of their urban environments, these outdoor spaces provide relaxing, sociable and plant-filled settings for their owners to savor peace and calm, and the company of family and friends, surrounded by nature and in the fresh, open air.
Subjects: Outdoor living spaces.; Gardens.; Semi-enclosed spaces (Architecture); Rooftop architecture.; Sunspaces; Patios; Porches;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The soul of the north : a social, architectural, and cultural history of the Nordic countries (1700-1940) / by Kent, Neil.(CARDINAL)194410;
Subjects: Architecture;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Waterside cottages / by Jacksier, Barbara.(CARDINAL)731129; Mayers, Dan.(CARDINAL)464157;
MARCIVE 11/04/09Welcome to the water's edge -- Boathouse on the river -- By the beautiful sea -- Island refuge -- Tropical paradise -- Harbor view haven -- Petite retreat -- Lakeside living -- Vintage inspiration -- White house -- Sunset lagoon -- Making waves -- Back river beauty -- Beach bound -- Coastal reflections.
Subjects: Cottages; Seaside architecture; Interior decoration;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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North American terrestrial vegetation / by Barbour, Michael G.(CARDINAL)331486; Billings, W. D.(William Dwight),1910-1997.(CARDINAL)128500;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Arctic tundra and polar desert biome / Lawrence C. Bliss -- The taiga and boreal forest / Deborah L. Elliott-Fisk -- Forests and meadows of the Rocky Mountains / Robert K. Peet -- Pacific Northwest forests / Jerry F. Franklin and Charles B. Halpern -- Californian upland forest and woodlands / Michael G. Barbour and Richard A. Minnich -- Chaparral / Jon E. Keeley -- Intermountain valleys and lower mountain slopes / Neil E. West and James A. Young -- Warm deserts / James A. MacMahon -- Grasslands / Phillip L. Sims and Paul G. Risser -- Eastern deciduous forests / Hazel R. Delcourt and Paul A. Delcourt -- Vegetation of the southeastern Coastal Plain / Norman L. Christensen -- Freshwater wetlands / Curtis J. Richardson -- Saltmarshes and mangroves / Irving A. Mendelssohn and Karen L. McKee -- Alpine vegetation / William Dwight Billings -- Mexican temperate vegetation / Alejandro Valázquez, Victor Manuel Toledo, and Isolda Luna -- The Caribbean / Ariel E. Luga, Julio Figueroa Colón, and Frederick N. Scatena -- Tropical and subtropical vegetation of Mesoamerica / Gary S. Hartshorn -- Vegetation of the Hawaiian Islands / Lloyd L. Loope."North American Terrestrial Vegetation, Second Edition, is a major contribution to botanical and ecological literature and provides comprehensive coverage of the major vegetation types of North America from the arctic tundra of Alaska to the tropical forests of Central America. Each chapter gives the reader a feeling for the composition, architecture, environment, and conservation status of each ecosystem. In addition to vegetation descriptions, information is also included on the abiotic environment, paleoecology, productivity, nutrient cycling, autecological behavior of dominant species, environmental issues, management problems, the role of natural disturbance, and critical areas for future research." "This is essential reading for students and researchers in plant science, ecology, and conservation."--Jacket.
Subjects: Plant communities; Plant ecology; Phytogeography;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A naturalist's guide to the tropics / by Lambertini, M.(Marco)(CARDINAL)331206;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-302).
Subjects: Natural history;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Garden to the max : joyful, visionary, maximalist design / by Woodard, Teresa,author.; Stefko, Bob,photographer.;
Urban exuberance -- Dramatic style -- Abundant naturalism -- Curated collections -- Bold tropicals."Having a maximalist garden is a bold aesthetic choice--yet it also brings vitality back to the earth, in an abundant expression of more. Garden to the Max celebrates gardens across the US that embrace maximalism through joy and wonder, nonstop blooms, and abundant layers ... Featured gardeners include an amateur ornithologist seeking to attract more birds, an event planner's tropical paradise, a pair of city dwellers reducing their carbon footprint, an urban garden pioneer promoting pollinator gardens, and a life-long biophilic propagating endangered plants to nurture insects." --
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Gardening; Urban gardening.; Gardening to attract birds.; Gardening to attract wildlife.; Landscape architecture.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 9
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