Even the smallest garden can be transformed into an earthly delight when you know how to make the most out of limited square footage. Balconies, rooftops, townhouse patios, and postage-stamp-size front yards alike can yield spectacular results with the right focal point, plants, and an expert trick or two. Whether youre living in a new suburb or a dense metropolis, Big Ideas for Small Gardens offers inventive, attainable solutions, plus recommendations for plants and products that help maximize your space.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for small spaces,
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This review is from: Big Ideas for Small Gardens: Featuring Dave Egbert's Garden Notebook (Paperback)
I anxiously awaited Dave Egbert's new book and he did not disappoint me. Small Gardens is filled with great suggestions for making my small areas appear larger and more beautiful. I love his use of perspective to give the illusion of space. The suggestions on placement and choice of plants is filled with all the information I need to make my garden special, including size, shape and growth pattern of the plant as well as water and lighting requirements. I was especially interested in how to have a successful garden in my very shady yard. The book seemed to cover most gardens: containers, sun, shade, flower, edible, rock , water, indoor and even living space areas. The photos are superb and I liked that the plants were labeled using arrows to point out the specific highlight. I also liked the notebook format. It was easy to read and captured Dave's fun personality and love of gardening. Almost everyone has a small garden, whether it is their whole yard or a separate area. I think everyone can find useful information in Small Gardens. Sunset has published another winner.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
No plans, poor photos, impractical ideas,
By Apel Mjausson (SF Bay Area, CA, US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Ideas for Small Gardens: Featuring Dave Egbert's Garden Notebook (Paperback)
There are no garden plans at all in this book, so if you're looking for help with planning your garden, you're out of luck.
This is a picture book mostly. The pictures are meant to inspire and give you ideas for what could work in your own garden. Unfortunately many of the photos are not very good technically and the ideas in them are often impractical. To start with the technical issues with the photos, too many of them are blurry, over- or under-exposed. E.g. adding a hot tub to a small garden is a great idea. But why would the photo editor choose a photo with a white hot tub so over-exposed that it's completely washed out? They could have spent 15 minutes on [...] and found at least a dozen technically perfect photos of hot tubs in garden settings. As for the ideas, I lost count of all the trip hazards in the photos. Many other ideas are also rather impractical or awkward. * An unpaved path under trees in a shade garden: How long until you get tired of slipping about in the mud? * A grove of aspens next to the swimming pool: Do you mind paying the pool maintenance company extra for dealing with all the leaves? * Such a pretty seating area hidden behind the yuccas: But who will use it when they have to fight stiff, sharp leaves to get there? I have a number of other garden design books. What they have in common is stressing the importance of planning your outdoor space so that it actually works and to make the most of it. The best of them also point out the weaknesses in the designs shown: E.g. two rhododendrons at the peak of bloom look impressive. But the rest of the year they have rather boring, dark leaves and no architectural interest. If you only have a small garden, you might want to use the space for plants that are attractive more than a month per year. There must be better design books for small gardens than this.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally! Beautiful AND Practicle ideas no matter how small the space is!,
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This review is from: Big Ideas for Small Gardens: Featuring Dave Egbert's Garden Notebook (Paperback)
I'm not big on gardening because it seems too involved at times. This book changed my perception. It has lots of pictures and fresh ideas on how to create a beautiful garden of your own. It's written in a language you can understand and enjoy rather than intimidating you. Great book. I would highly recommend it to pros and beginners alike.
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