Customer Reviews

Outdoor Stonework: 16 Easy-to-Build Projects For Your Yard and Garden

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If beautifying your world with stone and concrete is your goal, this book is a must.
The author did a fine job of eliciting interest in a project by showing wonderful color photos of the finished product first. Then he supplies photos and diagrams of each step while describing it in down-to-earth fashion. He adds some photos of historical works to show what can be done and how long a quality job can last.
I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of building a winding path. Mr. Bridgewater showed each layer of the walk, how to install that layer (tamper, rake, shovel, hose...) and feel that I really could create a viable path for my own home.
The only nit I have to pick was his measurements for the Japanese lantern's components. Although I could figure it out, he was inconsistent in indicating whether a dimension was length, width, or height.
Overall, I would purchase this book again.

Good beginner book for breaking into this type of homemade garden crafting. An excellent purchase for those interested in this creative art form.

The easy-to-do stonework projects and the easy-to-understand instructions in this book make it a 'must have' for gardeners who want to do their own stonework originals.
Anna Marie Fritz, author of "Funny Feline Fotos" and other amazon books.

I have been wanting to create many stone projects and this book helps with selection and ease of doing it yourself with a fabulous look!

The Search Inside feature for this book doesn't even show the COVERS OF THE BOOK.

This is insulting. I wouldn't even consider buying a book whose author had this philosophy.

Amazon: Why even have the Search Inside feature?