Garden to the Max

Joyful, Visionary, Maximalist Design

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Pub Date Mar 18 2025 | Archive Date Mar 18 2025

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Introducing "maximalism" as a garden design trend, here are 20 gardens where more is more

Every gardener is familiar with the impulse to buy more plants, any plants, all the plants. And, increasingly, gardeners and designers want to invite a plethora of beneficial insects, pollinators, and biodiversity to their gardens. Having a maximalist garden is definitely aesthetic; yet it also brings vitality back to the earth, in an abundant expression of more
 
Garden to the Max celebrates 20 gardens from across the US that embrace maximalism through joy and wonder, nonstop blooms, and abundant layers. The book is a feast of gorgeous photography by Bob Stefko, showcasing individual quirkiness, wild collections, and bold, personality-packed plant combinations that amplify the grandeur of each garden’s unique vision, packing in plants for their exuberant style and ecological benefits. Featured gardeners include an amateur ornithologist seeking to attract more birds, an event planner’s tropical paradise, a pair of city dwellers reducing their carbon footprint, an urban garden pioneer promoting pollinator gardens, or a life-long biophilic propagating endangered plants to nurture insects.

Longtime garden writer Teresa Woodard shares stories of each garden and its fearless designers, the inspirations for their plant collections, and their hopes for our earth’s future. Information-packed sidebars full of standout plants and growing tips will inspire dreamers and gardeners to embrace their own passions. Garden to the Max gives everyone permission to bring the exuberant interior style into the garden and develop a spirited reverence for plants, celebrating joy and personality in the garden—to the max!
Introducing "maximalism" as a garden design trend, here are 20 gardens where more is more

Every gardener is familiar with the impulse to buy more plants, any plants, all the plants. And...

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ISBN 9781643262284
PRICE $40.00 (USD)
PAGES 312

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I loved the beginning of this book and was about to recommend it to a friend who loves maximalist gardening and works at a garden center. After the beginning it went downhill for me though because it features so many ridiculously wealthy gardeners. One is a literal castle on the beach in Long Island with a garden the size of my town. Most of the people profiled past the start are just very wealthy and privileged, and they have beautiful yards but I don’t relate to them or really feel inspired for my thrifted, haphazard, happy, messy, maximalist Minnesota garden.

I think this is a beautiful book that will be a hit with the Martha Stewart types and wealthier gardeners. It’s definitely worth a read, especially if you garden in dryer and warmer climates.

I read a temporary digital loan of this book for review.

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When I first saw the book Garden to the Max I thought it would be about large gardens like I have, and how to maximize the space in them. Actually, it is about small gardens that have been maximized. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the originality and ingenuity of the gardens and the ones that designed them that are showcased in this book.

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This is such a beautiful, inspirational book for gardeners! I really appreciate that it includes everything from patio gardens with mostly plants in pots to huge yards with multiple areas. Each of the twenty featured gardens has plenty of information provided, with lots of close up pictures, overhead views, and even some how-tos relevant to the style of the garden shown.

What all gardeners need to remember is creating a garden - especially a maximalist garden! - is a project that will take years to come to fruition and is a constant work in progress.

This would be great to have on hand for inspiration or as a reference.

Thanks to Timber Press for the opportunity to review this ARC!

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Gorgeous book with tons of great pics and info for gardens in all regions. I’ll be buying a copy once it’s released!

Thank you Timber Press for granting me an ARC!

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Garden to the Max is a fun coffee-table book for garden lovers. The spreads are beautiful and feature a diverse collection of garden styles. The brief interviews and blurbs that accompany each garden are interesting to read and explain the vision/inspiration. I liked that each garden had both macro and micro photos so you could see the overall vision and the details.
The book is beautiful, however, as it is a book that features gardens and is really just a fun perusal, I don't see myself picking it up for a re-read.

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