Garden design [Hardcover]

Robin Williams (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0895776766 | ISBN-13: 978-0895776761 | Publication Date: May 1, 1995 | Edition: 1

The essential sourcebook for creating your own dream garden. From planning to planting, a comprehensive guide to creating attractive landscapes and flourishing gardens.

Editorial Reviews

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Using over 500 color photos and illustrations of garden design elements, Williams successfully presents a plan for devising a home landscape that harmoniously incorporates these elements into a beautiful garden. His credentials as a British landscape expert and chair of the Society of Landscape Designers in England are evident in this style sourcebook, which is filled with excellent landscape ideas and design examples. Williams covers how to plan a garden, which begins with establishing individual priorities and analyzing the property to be landscaped. He includes horizontal surfaces (everything that covers the ground); vertical elements (e.g., plants, walls, fences); garden furnishings (e.g., plants, pots, statues, furniture); and sample plans for types of gardens (e.g., water gardens, city gardens, wildlife gardens). Valuable for the many examples of garden elements that go into the making of an attractive outdoor space, this book offers readers the opportunity to explore options for a successful home landscape. Recommended for gardening and landscaping collections.
Dale Luchsinger, Athens Area Technical Inst., Ga.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Readers Digest; 1 edition (May 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895776766
• ISBN-13: 978-0895776761
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #999,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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49 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Idea Book On Garden Design, October 9, 1997

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This review is from: Garden design (Hardcover)

Robin Williams takes the reader on a tour of the elements that make a garden complete. From making a survey of your property to designing a pergola, all types of gardens and garden elements are discussed and fully illustrated. Detailed descriptions and illustrations tell you how to prepare and lay a brick patio, design a special fence to enclosue your yard or even adding a gazebo. For those doing it themselves or those desiring to know how it is done this book is for you with full color illustrations and photographs.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great design and structural source!, February 15, 2003

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This review is from: Garden design (Hardcover)

This book not only contains wonderful landscape inspirations, but is a wonderful technical resource as well. The detail and diagrams provided help the novice attain professional results with structural elements in the garden.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book on Garden Design, June 10, 2008

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This review is from: Garden design (Hardcover)

I was pleased to see so many areas covered with enough information to do it yourself without further research. Many design guides give you the ideas, but not the full "how to." This book helps you with determining what will work best for you, and then how to go about doing it. The only problem after reading through this book will be deciding which ideas you're going to use.