Patios and Gardens of Mexico

Author: Patricia W. O'Gorman

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Illustrates outdoor living as a natural part of residential architecture and decoration.

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Illustrates outdoor living as a natural part of residential architecture and decoration.

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The Mexican garden is a serene oasis that displays a diversity and ingenuity that is truly astonishing. Mexico's temperate climate, conducive to outdoor living, combined with its Indian and Spanish heritage have resulted in a unique style of design and architecture. Through over 400 photographs and detailed text, this book displays the sense of diversity and ingenuity characteristic of the Mexican garden.

About the Author

Patricia W. O'Gorman was born in Mexico City and lived in San Miguel Allende for more than twelve years. Bob Schalkwijk was born in the Netherlands and lived in Mexico for more than twenty years.

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An arched stone gate, a millstone path, a blue-and-white tiled pool with a quiet fountain, brilliant marigolds, stone sculptures of playful angels, and stately lions--the Mexican garden is a serene oasis that displays a diversity and ingenuity that is truly astonishing.Mexico's temperate climate, conducive to outdoor living, combined with its Indian and Spanish heritage have resulted in a unique style of design and architecture. Through more than four hundred magnificent photographs and detailed text, Patios and Gardens of Mexico displays the amazing sense of diversity and ingenuity characteristic of the Mexican garden.