Description: The intimate Monk's Garden at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston embodies the design principles that inform the work of noted landscape architect Michael Van Valkenburgh.
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Winner of ASLA 2020 Communications Honor Award 'If you haven't seen the Monk's Garden at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, you need to plan a trip there to experience a masterpiece of mystery that will spur you to contemplate the design for months to come. In Designing a Garden: Monk's Garden at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Landscape Architect Michael Van Valkenburgh takes you through every detail of the design process - a lesson you'll refer to time and time again.' - Garden Design
'From the first sketch to planting plans and photographs, the book clearly demonstrates the design process and teamwork necessary to complete a project. 'Like anything else, the best way to learn how to design a landscape is to make one', and this book is an excellent record of the process.' - Hortus