Product Description

The steps to creating a spectacular one-of-a-kind garden

For the gardening enthusiast dying to replicate the stunning gardens pictured in magazines and other people's backyards, this practical guide makes it oh-so-simple and fun. With ten model gardens to choose from, this beautifully illustrated guide demystifies the process of garden design, helping any first-time gardener sketch a plan, select plants, lighting, and accessories-and design a garden with its own unique creative stamp. Each model garden features a plan, an overall picture with close-ups, and notes on why the garden works and how its features can be re-created. Unstinting in its detail and practical advice, Design Your Garden is the ideal pattern book for anyone who wants to create something lovely and long-lasting in their own backyard.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #466538 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Review
"...excellent and inspirational books...simplifies the whole complicated business of garden design...easy reading and beautifully illustrated." Motoring & Leisure July/August 2008 "Covers the basics of garden design form [from] information to inspiration." (KarenPlatt.co.uk, March 16th 2009)

From the Inside Flap
Garden Style Guides

This new series of compact illustrated books from John Wiley & Sons makes gardening, fresh, engaging and accessible. The emphasis is on high style and low maintenance – quick fix, high-impact solutions. Featuring newly commissioned photography, each title provides lashings of inspiration to help create your own garden, whether it be a minimalist terrace, a wild flower haven or a family garden.

Titles in the series include:

Design Your Garden: 10 simple steps to transform your garden
ISBN: 978-0-470-51763-5 (£9.99)

Garden Makeovers: Quick fixes and designer secrets to transform your garden
ISBN: 978-0-470-51762-8 (£9.99)

Low-Maintenance Gardens: 10 simple steps to beautiful, easy and stylish outside spaces
ISBN: 978-0-470-51751-2 (£9.99)

Rooftop & Terrace Gardens: A step-by-step guide to creating a modern and stylish space
ISBN: 978-0-470-51761-1 (£9.99)

From the Back Cover
Garden Style Guide

Design Your Garden: 10 simple steps to transform your garden

A straightforward guide to designing your own garden, this book takes you step-by-step through the process of rethinking and reorganising your patch. Ranging from sketching a basic plan to selecting the final plants, it also includes all the additional fun bits, such as water, lighting and accessories. Along with tips and practical advice, this title is packed with inspiration. It features 10 real life gardens to give you plenty of exciting new ideas for your outside space.

• Features newly commissioned photography by Steve Gorton
• Illustrated with specially drawn garden plans
• Packed with highly practical tips and quick-fix solutions
• Includes in detail 10 beautiful gardens to inspire