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Essential Garden Planning & Construction
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Product Description
From the esteemed Royal Horticultural Society comes the definitive step-by-step guide to selecting and building a wide range of garden structures. It provides all the key information needed for planning the design and constructing a garden, including a look at the available materials and selecting the sizes, typical quantities, and optimal qualities needed. Best of all, the detailed instructions and illustrations make even quite complex projects straightforward and easy to accomplish. In addition, there’s invaluable coverage of design principles, garden styles, and water and ornamental features.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #187722 in Books
- Published on: 2006-07-01
- Original language: English
- Binding: Turtleback
- 232 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"... it was a pleasure to find an easy-to-manage paperback that is well laid out and simple to navigate... and with lots of useful illustrations. It also does what it says it will do; it really does cover all aspects of hands-on gardening... I thought it very good value" Gardens Illustrated "... the most detailed gardening book I've ever read and very easy to understand" Garden Answers"
About the Author
The Authors are distinguished experts on garden design and construction. One of the most knowledgable and respected experts in the gardening world, Editor-in-Chief, Christopher Brickell, has served as both Director General and Vice-President of the Royal Horticultural Society. Also an Honorary Fellow of the RHS, he was awarded the CBE in 1991. He is the author of RHS Pruning (Mitchell Beazley) and RHS Essential Pruning and Training, as well as editor-in-chief of The RHS Essential Gardening Techniques (Mitchell Beazley). The RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening, The RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, and The RHS New Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers.
Customer Reviews
A practical garden book
This books covers basic garden planning including information gathering, design concept and principles, garden function, structure, space and movement, garden style, etc.
It also covers various aspects of garden construction: materials, surfaces, steps, fountains and other water features, walls, fences, gates, patios, drainage, level changes, pergolas, arches, lighting, furniture and other garden features. The interior photos are color. Interior sketches are in two colors. It is a practical garden book.
Gang Chen, Author of "LEED AP Exam Guide" & "Planting Design Illustrated." LEED AP, AIA
