Garden Design. Planning, building, and planting your perfect outdoor space

HAVE YOU EVER SAT—just sat—in your garden, thinking, looking around, taking in the view? Not really looking at anything in particular, but thinking about anything and everything to do with your garden, asking yourself, “what if I planted a tree there?” or, “if I moved those slabs, what would I put in their place?”. Whether you were aware of doing this or not is, in a way, immaterial because what you have been doing is visually making this piece of land your own, and coming up with thoughts and ideas for improving your outside space. Welcome then—whether it be for the first or fiftieth time—to the world of garden design. The concept of garden design is nothing new: when Man first cultivated land, and enclosed his arable crops and livestock, he was delineating usable space to its best advantage. This may not be design as we understand it now (obviously, aesthetics were of no practical value then), but he was making spatial relationships based on need. He was designing his environment to suit his individual daily, monthly, and yearly requirements. This book is about creating a garden. It can be an intricate and time-consuming process, but the fundamental starting point is to remember that garden design is about creating an outside space that you (or your client) want.

from The Publisher Of Category-killer Garden Books Including Encyclopedias On Gardening, Perennials, Plants And Garden Plans, Here Is The Only Book You Will Ever Need To Design Your Own Garden, Whether Small Or Large. For Beginners Or Experts And Whatever The Size Of The Garden, This Reference Shows The Techniques Step By Step For Tackling Every Aspect Of Garden Design From Planning And Planting To Simple Construction Projects.

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young (deputy Editor, the Garden, Royal Horticulture Soc.), With Several Contributors, Has Put Together A Work That Takes Readers Through All Phases Of Designing A Garden, Seeking To Aid Them Not Only With The Nuts And Bolts Of Garden Making, But Also The Focus And Vision. The How To Design Section Introduces Topics From Using Shape And Color To Establishing Mood, Evaluating Sun/shade And Heat, And Understanding Soil And Managing Slopes. The Second Section Looks At Garden Styles, Including Cottage, Family, Modernist, Urban, And Sustainable, Among Others. The Elements And Layout Of Each Type Of Garden Are Discussed And Richly Photographed. The Book's Third Section Turns To The Construction Of Garden Elements Such As Paths, Decks, Fences, And More. Young Ends The Work With An Encyclopedic, 74-page Plant And Materials Guide, Complete With Color Photos. While This Well-illustrated Work Covers Much Ground, It Isn't Overwhelming Or Intimidating But Practical And Extremely Useful. Recommended For Horticulture Collections In Public And Academic Libraries.

How to design. First principles ; Designing with plants ; Creating a plan ; Choosing materials ; Assessing your garden ; Design case study Choosing a style. Garden styles explained ; Cottage gardens ; Modernist gardens ; Foliage gardens ; Productive gardens ; Sustainable gardens ; Country gardens ; Formal gardens ; Mediterranean gardens ; Japanese gardens ; Fusion gardens ; Family gardens ; Urban gardens ; Concept gardens Making a garden. Building garden structures ; Planting techniques Plant and materials guides. Offers advice, techniques, and step-by-step instructions on the process of designing a home garden, including layouts, illustrated listings of plants, and simple construction projects A comprehensive guide for gardeners that covers planning, building, and planting with step-by-step instructions and photographs; and profiles over five hundred plants