Hard Landscaping for the Garden [Paperback]

Ann-Marie Powell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 25, 2003

An exploration of the intrinsic beauty of hard landscaping materials and the opportunities they allow for making fast, innovative and stylish changes to your garden. The author's understanding of the variety of mediums available gives her designs a refreshingly original feel; it brings us chunky timber pergolas, flowing rivers of slate, and still pools of water that reflect the sky. As well as providing inspiration, this guide contains an international reference section providing access to unusual materials and advice on how to handle them.

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About the Author

Ann-Marie Powell is a garden designer, presenter and writer. She presented design and build projects on Garden Doctors, and filmed Lost Gardens with Monty Don and a new series of Real Gardens, both for Channel 4. Her garden design work has included advice on planting for the contractors working at Sky Television's corporate HQ and advising the Head Gardener at Elton John's private estate. She writes for New Eden, Homeflair and GE's Inspirations. Ann-Marie lives in London.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: David & Charles Ltd (September 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0715316419
• ISBN-13: 978-0715316412
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly Source of Ideas. Very British!, September 1, 2006

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This review is from: Hard Landscaping for the Garden (Paperback)

Ann Marie Powell's 'Hard Landscaping for the Garden' and her earlier book, 'Hardscape' are both excellent sources of ideas for designs and materials, but there is next to nothing on basic techniques. If you are interested in doing a hardscaping project and know exactly what it is you want to do, skip this book. But, if you have time and some money on hand to try some ambitious things (or more likely, hire a contractor to do ambitious things), this book will give you lots of ideas.

In fact, the book almost seems as if it is oriented to the professional, especially the professional working in Entland, as all sources of materials are British. I'm even surprised there are no Italian or Spanish sources for ceramics and terra cotta and the like, as almost all fine terra cotta in the States is from Italy.

Buy this for novel ideas, but not for 'how to'.