Julie Moir Messervy's vision for composing landscape of beauty and
meaning is furthering the evolution of landscape design and
changing the way people create and enjoy their outdoor
surroundings. With over three decades of experience, eight books
(incuding Home Outside and Outside the Not So Big House with Sarah
Susanka), and numerous high-profile lectures, Messervy is an
innovative leader in landscape and garden design theory and
practice. Her landscape architecture and design firm, JMMDS, is
located in Saxtons River, Vermont.
Sarah Susanka is one of the leading residential architects in the
United States. Her first book, "The Not So Big House," topped
best-seller charts in Home & Garden categories in its first year of
publication. Susanka has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the
Charlie Rose Show, and NPR's Diane Rehm Show. She is a former
principal and founding partner of Mulfinger, Susanka, Mahady &
Partners, Inc., the firm chosen by LIFE magazine to design its 1999
Dream House. Crawford is a photographer whose work has appeared in
every major national and international architecture magazine as
well as in several books on architecture and design.
There are gardening books that tell us what to plant and where. And
there are architectural design books that tell us how our homes
should look. But never the twain seem to meet. At least not until
recently, when the two spaces -- home and garden -- wed
harmoniously in the new book, "Outside the Not So Big House" by
Sarah Susanka and Julie Moir Messervy.
-- NINA A. KOZIOL, The Chicago TribuneThis beautiful book combines
the best qualities of coffee-table attractiveness and excellent
advice. It pairs Susanka - author of previous "Not So Big House"
books, which emphasize the trend toward smaller homes - and noted
landscape and garden designer Julie Moir Messervy. They label their
landscaping concept "opening up the relationship of indoors and
out," and encourage readers to make the most of each.
--JUDY LOWE, Christian Science Monitor"Outside the Not So Big
House" by Julie Moir Messervy and Sarah Susanka deals with
landscaping, planting and hard-scaping everything from entrances to
pathways, arbors, patios and streetscapes to make the most of tight
spaces. Planting sketches, lush photographs and specific
problem-solving advice make it a handy reference, complete with
plant names and diagrams. It's a pretty coffee-table topper,
too.
--JOY CRAFT, Cincinnati EnquirerThe premise of this book is that
home landscaping should be special to bring out the residence's
best features (or hide its drawbacks). On my scale of one to 10,
this outstanding new book rates a solid 10.
--ROBERT J. BRUSS, Miami HeraldWith its plentiful photos and plans,
this beautiful book is a useful tool for learning to look at the
familiar in new ways.
- JARRETT SMITH Minneapolis Star TribuneIn 'Outside the Not So Big
House, ' the authors describe many ways, both large and small, of
connecting a house intimately to its land.
--ANNE RAVER, The New York Times
"This perfect collaboration between the talented and articulate
Julie Moir Messervy and Sarah Susanka proves what a huge pleasure
the landscape of a 'not so big' house can be. A must read..."
--Tom Christopher, columnist, "House & Garden "magazine
"Sarah Susanka and Julie Moir Messervy's clearly written text
offers practical advice for designing indoor-outdoor spaces that
respond to modern lifestyles. They reveal secrets for achieving the
ideal combination of architecture and nature in the home and in the
garden."
--James A. van Sweden, Fellow, American Society of Landscape
Architects and author of "Architecture in the Garden"
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