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Schizophragma integrifolium 299
Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp.
tabernaemontani ‘Albescens’ 89
Schultz, Michael 182, 185
Schwartz, Martha 229, 231
Scilla siberica 321
scree 150
screen walls 334
screens 32, 53, 56, 57, 186, 222, 223,
262, 336–7
bamboo 31, 43, 49, 160, 337
for trash cans 31
internal 15, 42
materials for 262, 336–7
for play areas 31
pleached trees 214–15, 216
for privacy 41, 76, 99, 122, 178
temporary 41, 98
transparent 40, 41, 42
and views 30–1, 53
sculptural furniture 65, 215
sculptural plants 16, 153, 161–2, 182,
183, 214, 230
see also architectural plants
sculptural structures 43
sculpture 17, 24, 66–7, 153, 229, 257
concept gardens 231, 232
as focal point 41, 67, 137, 195, 214,
221
fusion gardens 181, 187
sea holly see Eryngium
seaside gardens 75
seaside theme case study 24–5
seasonal interest 76, 77, 78, 198, 230
seasonal planting 73, 86–7
seating areas 48, 93, 98, 119, 121, 123,
211, 225
seats 48, 170, 184, 198
benches 121, 146, 153, 163, 187,
217, 218, 219
built-in 56, 65, 153, 214, 219
cottage gardens 142, 143, 144
as focal points 62, 142, 221
swing seats 31
walls as 40, 150–1
see also arbors; furniture; seating
areas
security 67, 69, 99, 338
sedge 74, 322–5
see also Carex
Sedum 87, 121, 123, 225
S. ‘Matrona’ 311
S. ‘Vera Jameson’ 315
green roofs 206–7, 338
seeding a lawn 265
Seki
, Haruko 170, 171
selecting plants 76–7, 110–11
self-binding gravel 249, 333
self-seeding 112, 123, 141, 147
Semini, Michel 151, 154, 155
Sempervivum (houseleek) 25
S. tectorum 315
sense of mystery 27, 28, 37, 155
Serra, Richard 179
services, identifying position of 94
setts 50, 55, 143, 146, 187, 237, 330
shade 31, 76, 93, 99, 110, 136
canopies for 32, 41, 98, 217, 218,
339
Mediterranean gardens 149, 150–1,
152, 153
pergolas for 150, 151, 339
plants for 74, 83, 117, 119, 283, 313
shades 44, 47
shadow 46, 157, 182, 224
shape 9, 15, 73, 80, 110, 161
shapes (ground shapes) 26–7
sheds 31, 58, 59, 338
shells 249, 333, 334
Shinto 167
shrubs 19, 73, 74, 92, 166
autumn- and winter-flowering 293
for fall color 87
evergreen 99, 295
for focal points 279
for foliage interest 285
for ground cover 287
for hot, dry sites 281
large 278–81
medium-sized 282–5, 282–7
planting 260–1
positioning 112
for shade 283
small 77, 80, 288–95
for spring interest 289
for summer color 291
Shute House (Dorset) 225
silver-leaved plants 74, 82
Sissinghurst (Kent) 142, 145
Sisyrinchium
S. striatum 203
S. s. ‘Aunt May’ 311
site plans 102–7, 110
site surveys 122
Sitio Roberto Burle Marx (Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil) 176
Sit
ta, Vladimir 185, 233
sketches 112
Skimmia x confusa ‘Kew Green’ 287
slate 43, 55, 157, 163, 331
chips 193, 249, 255, 333
ties 332
slopes, materials for 58, 59
sloping gardens 23, 38–9, 91, 94–5,
122, 123, 227
case study 118–25
measuring 103, 122, 123
slugs 193, 260
small perennials 312–15
small shrubs 77, 80, 288–95
small trees 274–7
Smith, Ian 155
Smithson, Robert 229
smoke bush see Cotinus
snails 193, 260
Sneesby, Richard 108–9
snowdrop see Galanthus
soft fruits 191
software packages 101, 109
softwoods 331, 332
soil
assessing 91, 92
improving 91, 92, 125, 206, 267
soil types 92, 101, 110
Solanum
S. crispum 299
S. c. ‘Glasnevin’ 299
S. laxum 299
S. l. ‘Album’ 299
S. wendlandii 179
solar lighting 53, 71
Soleirolia soleirolii 55
Sorbus 87
S. aria ‘Lutescens’ 277
S. commixta ‘Embley’ 277
sound 150, 151, 171, 175, 181, 183, 217
spaces 26, 27
specimen trees 158, 168
Spiraea
S. cantoniensis 171
S. nipponica ‘Snowmound’ 287
spread of plants 78, 112, 113, 257
spring interest 86, 275, 289, 297, 317
spruce see Picea
Stachys
S. byzantina 82
S.
o
fficinalis ‘Hummelo’ 226
staking trees 258–9
standard roses 190, 192–3
statuary 66, 78, 135
steel 59, 61, 181, 182, 183, 186, 215,
229
edgings 137
steppe planting 209
stepping stones 236, 239, 332
Japanese gardens 165, 166, 167,
168, 169
steps 38, 39, 123, 169, 221, 227
lighting 68
materials for 59
Stewartia sinensis 277
Stipa 161
S. calamagrostis 123, 124
S. gigantea 163, 325
S. tenuissima 116, 171, 325
stone 61, 67, 141, 165, 173, 197, 236
chippings 50
paths 54, 146, 211, 330–1
paving 133, 135, 139, 152, 162, 221,
330–1
walls 50, 56, 58, 141, 158–9, 334
stone lanterns 164, 167, 169
stones 40, 166, 167, 168, 169
Stopherd, Chuck 198
storage 24, 25, 64, 338, 339
strawberries 193
strawberry tree see Arbutus unedo
streams 60, 165, 173, 223
Strelitzia 174
stroll gardens 166, 169
structural elements 42–3
structural plants 43, 73, 77, 78–9, 111
structure 40–1, 97
structures 21, 42, 43, 97, 338–9
building 238–55
materials for 58, 59
Strybing Arboretum (San Francisco,
US) 153
Studio Lasso 171
Sturgeon, Andy 120, 218, 222–3
succulents 25, 110, 149, 150, 151, 174
summer bedding 81
summer color 86, 123, 291, 297, 319
sun-tolerant plants 74, 82
sunflower see Helianthus
sunny sites 74, 82, 93
surfaces
drainage 55, 94–5
materials for 54–5, 330–3
sur
v
eyors 23, 101, 102, 103, 104, 122
sustainable gardens 204–11
sustainable materials 121, 129, 205,
206
sweet peas see Lathyrus odoratus
swimming pools 50, 159, 173, 177, 200
swings 25, 31, 203
symbolism 165, 166
symbols, for planting plans 22
symmetrical layouts 21, 34–5
symmetry 34, 89, 133, 134, 135,
136–7, 222
formal gardens 21, 26, 112, 128, 131
Syringa vulgaris ‘Mrs Edward Harding’
281
T
tall perennials 300–3
Tamarix
T. ramosissima 281
T. r. ‘Pink Cascade’ 281
Tate Modern (London) 120
Tatton Park (Cheshire, US) 169
Taxus (yew)
T. baccata 117, 125, 139, 271
T. b. ‘Fastigiata’ 277
T. b. ‘Standishii’ 271
see also yew
tea ceremony 167
teaching gardens 187
tents and tepees 198–9
terracing 38–9, 95
terra-cotta 149, 151, 152, 155, 330
pots 150, 151, 153, 191, 340
terrazzo 50, 163, 331, 340
Teucrium chamaedrys 80
texture 14, 21, 50–1, 161, 232
materials 50–1, 213, 215
plants 50–1, 80, 110, 136, 153, 176,
182
Thalictrum
T. delavayi 80
T. flavum subsp. glaucum 303
thrift see Armeria maritima
Thuja plicata 84
Thymus (thyme) 82, 152
T. citriodorus ‘Bertram Anderson’ 155
T. ‘Doone Valley’ 194
Tilden, Philip (1887–1956) 139
tiles 61, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 330
Tilia (lime) 136, 215
timber 50, 58, 59, 61, 67, 173, 175, 190
pressure-treated 59, 239, 252
reclaimed 49, 59, 63, 211, 252
sustainable 121, 206
see also FSC; wood
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