Roof Gardens, Balconies, and Terraces [Hardcover]

David Stevens (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 1997

How to design an extra "room" on your roof, balcony, or other confined space

How to create a lush, colorful oasis of plants

Complete practical information on building the framework, and maintaining your above-ground garden

Illustrated with inspirational full-color photographs from all over the world

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About the Author

David Stevens has an international reputation as a garden designer and has a worldwide clientele. He is the winner of eleven gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show, and has written many books, and articles for major newspapers and gardening magazines.

Jerry Harpur has photographed gardens all over the world, and his work has appeared in over 100 books. His work appears regularly in Ideal Home, House and Garden, and Good Housekeeping magazines.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli (March 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847820157
• ISBN-13: 978-0847820153
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,942,672 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous, contained gardens - and more, May 13, 2000

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Eileen Galen (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roof Gardens, Balconies, and Terraces (Hardcover)

This beautiful book is helpful in answering some design conundrums which comparable books do not tackle nearly as elegantly. (How to grow a lot of plants in a small space without creating a traffic jam -- for example.) There are photos of thrilling small garden spaces which - refreshingly - can actually be replicated fairly easily. It's a great book to drool over, but also a true reference; a good combination.

29 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a pretty good book for general information., November 9, 1999

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MEGAN K HINES ([e-mail]) (university of wisconsin @ madison) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roof Gardens, Balconies, and Terraces (Hardcover)

the pictures in this book are amazing, although for the project i was working on, i found it lacking where it covered roofotp gardening. it seemed to be too general to give very accurate information for what i needed.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For large roofs mainly, February 22, 2006

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Ir C. Kramer (Eindhoven, Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roof Gardens, Balconies, and Terraces (Hardcover)

Interesting, but mainly specialized to larger roof garden. Therefore less suitable for a relatively smaal balcony