Garden Design Made Easy - Softcover

Newbury, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841881228 ISBN 13: 9781841881225

Publisher: Cassell, 2006

Synopsis

Change a garden's appearance with minimal effort and to maximum effect! Whether you want a completely new look or just a few stylistic changes, these easy-to-follow design ideas, valuable brainstorming exercises, and comprehensive checklists help you make stylistic choices. Learn the effects of designing according to formal straight lines or informal curves, how to pick out and introduce a variety of garden features, what small details can make a big difference, and how to turn difficult sites to your advantage. A full-color photographic section displays a range of spectacular garden designs and redesigns, all within reach of beginners.

About this title

About the Author:

Tim Newbury is the bestselling author of several titles, including 'Garden Design Bible', 'The Ultimate Garden Designer' and 'Planting by Numbers'. He has won four gold medals for garden design at the Chelsea Flower Show and runs his own successful garden design business.

From Booklist:

The author opens with advice on making a list of what a gardener would want and need, and he includes a helpful checklist. With 120 color photographs and illustrations and 100 black-and-white drawings, Newbury gives detailed information on every aspect of garden design: elements (walls, patios, steps, fences, trellises, screens, hedges, pergolas, etc.), shapes and proportion, privacy, focal points, problem areas, and "quick and easy transformations" (modification of features already in the garden or adding one or two extra features to an existing layout). A final section, a selection of designs, contains color drawings and a list of suggested plants for low-cost and starter gardens, low-maintenance gardens, formal gardens, plant lover's gardens, and family gardens. This is a valuable guide, but most of the designs would require a larger than average plot. George Cohen

About this edition

• Publisher: Cassell
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1841881228
• ISBN 13: 9781841881225
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64