Patio: Garden Design & Inspiration [Hardcover]

Jamie Durie (Author), David Matheson (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2003

With design instruction and horticulture tips, this guide provides all the necessary information and inspiration to create glamorous garden and patio spaces. Stunning photographs highlight unique, lavish, and award-winning landscape designs in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Each photograph is accompanied by a thorough discussion of the design and its elements, including watering requirements, featured plants, and optimal lighting. Step-by-step instructions allow gardeners to re-create Drurie's original designs.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Thanks to his frequent appearances on his own gardening TV program, Durie is a familiar face to his fellow Australians. He also owns a landscaping business in Sydney, and this title offers both an introduction to his work and a sourcebook for landscape students, designers, and do-it-yourself homeowners. In language both personal and informative, Durie gives readers a basic overview of his approach to projects before he showcases his work in sections that focus on gardens with special features, such as water gardens and "people-friendly" gardens. A final section highlights Durie's favorite cultural influences (often Asian), followed by lists of his favorite plants. Throughout, he is careful to explain why he favors certain techniques and materials, and he shows a refreshing awareness of modern urban lifestyles. Examples of Durie's design drawings are sometimes poorly reproduced, but the color photographs are stunning. Even with the emphasis on Australian-friendly vegetation, this thoughtful title offers North Americans plenty of inspiration. Gillian Engberg
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Review

"One of the freshest voices." -- USA Today

"Tells how to combine rocks, water, plants and furnishings for your open air living room." -- The Salt Lake Tribune

"This is a great picture book that you can glean some ideas from." -- Arlington Heights Daily Herald May 18, 2003

"We can’t help but wonder: Does Durie make house calls?" -- Publishers Weekly

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin (April 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1865087874
• ISBN-13: 978-1865087870
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,320,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must-read for garden design, July 12, 2004

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"azaram" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Patio: Garden Design & Inspiration (Hardcover)

I must admit that I wasn't expecting much from Jamie Durie, knowing him mainly for his home renovation shows in Australia.
However, after much searching through countless books on garden design in bookstores, I found his books to be far and away the best I've seen.
His designs are very modern and innovative and the book gives a lot of insight into the design and construction process. Backgrounds and reasoning on particular choices made and goes into detail on subjects such as lighting, plants and materials.
I own quite a few garden design books and I would definately rate this the best I've seen and just about every design in his books I would rate amongst the best I've seen.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A more elegant modern, August 29, 2003

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K. Wiseman (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Patio: Garden Design & Inspiration (Hardcover)

This book is an excellent sourse of inspiration for the garden designer who is tired of traditional garden design. Jamie Durie explores new materials and plant selections in a way that is comfortable and exciting. A must read for those of us who are tired of English garden design!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars a terrible disappointment, September 11, 2007

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Florence (mexico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Patio: Garden Design & Inspiration (Paperback)

I've bought that book 'cause I'm planning to transform a small corner of my garden into a nice patio. But this book is about balconies, sky gardens, decks, pools, back yards, seaside retreats, etc...Nothing about patios!!! If you're looking for ideas for your patio, this probably isn't a good book for you.