In the late 70s, Harland Hand wrote two articles for Pacific Horticulture, a journal he helped found, explaining the underlying concepts he had discovered about garden construction and plant grouping.

  The Concrete Garden, by Harland J. Hand

Reprinted by permission of Pacific Horticulture, January 1976, Vol. 37, No. 1.

  The Color Garden, by Harland J. Hand

Reprinted by permission of Pacific Horticulture, Spring 1978, Vol. 39, No. 1.

Mr. Hand left an unpublished manuscript, "THE COMPOSED GARDEN: A Personal View of The Western Garden As Fine-Art." His sister, Lou Hand Schley, retains the publication rights.

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For writings and reminiscences about Harland Hand, please see:

In Memoriam

Pamela Harper

Mark Kane

Panayoti Kelaidis

A Steep Hillside Garden

 

 

  The California Garden, by Harland Hand

Reprinted by permission of Bulletin of the North American Rock Garden Society, Spring 1990, Vol. 48, No. 2.

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