The garden and its plants, 1913 - a richly illustrated antique book

Willy Lange, der garten und seine bepflanzung (The garden and its plants). 208-page antique gardening book in Gothic script with 4 color and 4 black-and-white picture plates, illustrated with 131 photos. Publisher: kosmos, Stuttgart, 1913.

In his book, Willy Lange (1864-1941) discusses the practical-aesthetic design of gardens and their planting with plants. The author covers such topics as fruit, rose and flower gardens, the design of flower beds, the planting of aquatic plants, the design of pools and ponds, the importance of plant breeding and the sense of color.

"In the hands of today's gardener, the plant is no longer an object, but a living being, which cannot be moved anywhere at will. Today's landscape garden is built by the units of the natural life communities of the plant world, professionally but artistically reproduced in their essential features. The natural conditions prevailing in the respective place strongly influence the garden. the choice of plant material. One of the pioneers of this direction is the German Willy Lange."