The Well Placed Weed: The Bountiful Garden of Ryan Gainey
Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, 1993.
6th printing. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed to previous owner by Ryan Gainey at half-title page: "for Libby/"good gardening"/ryan gainey". 11 1/4" X 8 3/4. 172pp. Moderate edgewear to corners and edges of dust jacket, with bumping to top extremities. Bound in full green cloth over boards with gilt lettering to spine. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A very presentable signed copy of iconic landscape designer Ryan Gainey's most sought-after book, featuring photographs by David Schilling.
The late Ryan Gainey was an internationally recognized author, landscape designer, and all-round garden authority. His flamboyantly eccentric personality made him a beloved figure in many creative circles in Atlanta and beyond. Interest in his work spiked after he died in a tragic house fire accident in August 2016, and a recent documentary film about him has only increased his status as a legend in his fields. The Well Placed Weed is his most sought after book, in which he takes the reader on a journey through the four seasons in his garden with beautiful photographs, meandering essays on his garden philosophies, poems, quotes, and more. Very good / good. Item #7809
ISBN: 0878338373
Price: $75.00