What is the secret of a beautiful garden? \u201cIt will not do to plant a few trees here and there\u201d, for \u201ca mere collection of plants does not amount to a garden\u201d.<\/p>\n
That much was clear to the young Pietro Porcinai, garden and landscape architect famous for his extraordinary attention to detail. He would remain true to the guideline he had formulated for himself all his life: his public gardens, landscape \u2018inventions\u2019 and restoration work all bear the stamp of the accomplished \u2018landscape gardener\u2019, his creations hailed by his employers (whether they be local councils or private customers) as true gardens of Eden.<\/p>\n
Richly illustrated and with a preface by Carla Corsi of the Architecture and Landscape Office of Arezzo, this books describes the projects developed and carried out by Porcinai in the province of Arezzo. Thorough investigation of unpublished material in Porcinai\u2019s private archive and in the archives of the Soprintendenza di Arezzo (responsible for the restoration of the architect’s original papers) affords a unique perspective on Porcinai\u2019s work (especially his early projects). Much attention is also devoted to Porcinai\u2019s writings, in which, besides promoting his ideas, he repeatedly addressed the issue of the garden architect\u2019s role in the development of architectural projects: the garden architect, he argued, should not be regarded as a mere gardener or plant-supplier (a view that was common during most of Porcinai\u2019s lifetime, especially in Italy), but should instead be recognized as a truly professional figure, with knowledge, talents and responsibilities on a par with \u2018traditional\u2019 architects and botanists.<\/p>\n
The section \u201cLe piante per i giardini dell’Aretino\u201d includes a complete list of the plants used in (or suggested for) the gardens planned by Porcinai in the Arezzo province. A document section containing unpublished and hard to find writings and an up-to-date bibliography are also included.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2600,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[101],"product_tag":[1268],"class_list":["post-2601","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-monographs","product_tag-architecture","first","outofstock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n