Book of Garden Plans [Hardcover]

Andrew Wilson (Editor), Hugh Johnson (Preface)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 29, 2004

Good design is the key to a successful garden, but designing a garden can be an overwhelming undertaking. The Book of Garden Plans changes all that by gathering together in one place 150 of the best designs for gardens of almost every imaginable type. Whether you are looking to create a brand new garden or redesign an existing one that has grown tired, this collection of ready-made structural plans by many of today's most celebrated and innovative garden designers will be an unparalleled reference.
The book is divided into thematic chapters and features beautifully executed plans and explanatory photographs covering a range of styles from formal to informal, city to country, and everything in between. A directory of designers featured in the books, complete with contact info and web addresses, rounds out the volume.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Andrew Wilson is an instructor at the world-famous Inchbald School of Design and a practicing designer whose commissions include those for the Royal Horticultural Society. He has written for many magazines and has coauthored The Essential Garden Book and The Modern Garden Makers. His most recent book was Influential Gardeners.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Universe (October 29, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789311941
• ISBN-13: 978-0789311948
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,117,389 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of Money, June 21, 2007

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P. MacDonald "keen shopper" (New Hampshire) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Book of Garden Plans (Hardcover)

I do not find this book helpful at all. Most designs are just one page. There is a rather fuzzy architect drawing, one TINY picture of some obscure part of the garden ( one picture is actually just a close up of a small portion of a birch tree!), and a 2-3 paragraph blurb. That is all there is to see of any one design. As a professional gardener, I do not find any of this helpful. The detail is hardly clear enough to decipher. The sample picture is useless, and the script is not enough to be of use. I am sending it back.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars just what i need, August 21, 2006

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Susana Comandone - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Book of Garden Plans (Hardcover)

i'm a landscape designer student from argentina and i found Book of garden Plans very useful and helpful because it shows that there're uncountable ways to design gardens, landscapes, even patios and terraces, with beatiful pictures, clear plans and suggestions of solutions. all these explained in a very easy way.