Landscaping for Small Spaces (Gardening & Landscaping) [Paperback]

Cynthia Overbeck Bix (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Sunset Pub Co; 1st edition (February 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0376037067
• ISBN-13: 978-0376037060
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,114,572 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Landscaping for Small Spaces by Sunset, April 25, 2001

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Dee Davis (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Landscaping for Small Spaces (Gardening & Landscaping) (Paperback)

I wish I'd had this book years ago. Not only does it have wonderful photos and ideas, it's a great instruction book for explaining how to deal with small garden areas and what your goals might be. It goes into detail on how to make the space appear larger, what tricks of the eye, plants and techniques should be used to create the effect you want.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Short book, big on landscape tips, December 25, 2001

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This review is from: Landscaping for Small Spaces (Gardening & Landscaping) (Paperback)

Despite being less than a hundred pages, LANDSCAPING IN SMALL SPACES presents many good ideas and perspectives about bringing out the best of small gardens. I liked the viewpoint that even large properties can include small garden rooms. Anyone can benefit from this book.

All of the photos carry their weight in illustrating a point. Many are inspirational & some of gardens so beautiful I wanted to see more of the landscape. I liked the "Four Views of One Garden" segment where four landscape architects from different parts of the country designed different gardens for the same nondescript, small backyard. The results were, as expected, very different and interesting in their own ways. And, there were good ideas in each design worth considering for my own garden.

This book presents brief overviews of many concepts that contribute to "making the most of a limited area" to quote the subtitle. However, I wanted to know more about various techniques and found the brevity frustrating. But, all in all, this book is a good reference for tips on landscaping a small area.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book for Small Spaces- NOT TINY, January 21, 2008

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This review is from: Landscaping for Small Spaces (Gardening & Landscaping) (Paperback)

This book has excellent ideas for small spaces... However, "small" in the suburbs is not the same as "small" in urban areas... This isn't the book for you if you live in an urban area and are lookiong for ideas for "tiny" spaces...