Terence Conran's Garden DIY: Over 75 Projects and Design Ideas for Making the Most of Your Garden [Paperback]

Terence Conran (Author)

Book Description

Series: Conran Value Editions | Publication Date: June 30, 2000

Add flair to your garden and value to your property! What does your garden need to look its best--a comfortable bench to rest on while appreciating the beauty around you? A summer house to use for storage...or as an artist's studio? A delightfully bubbling water sculpture? This companion to Terence Conran's innovative DIY By Design takes do-it-yourself outdoors with these, and other, projects for gardens big and small. Dazzling photographs offer an inspiring glimpse of what others have done, as well as advice on planning a garden and what practicalities to consider. The projects cover five major areas of design: Seating and Eating; Garden Houses; Patios, Paths, and Ponds; Supports and Dividers; and Containers--and there's a complete discussion of tools, materials, and techniques. 130 fail-safe color illustrations enable you to construct an octagonal tree seat, barbecue, rabbit run, jardiniere, walk-through pergola, and more--30 projects in all. 160 pages (all in color), 9 1/2 x 11.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (June 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1850297231
• ISBN-13: 978-1850297239
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,386,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Make it yourself with these instructions...., August 5, 2001

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This review is from: Terence Conran's Garden DIY: Over 75 Projects and Design Ideas for Making the Most of Your Garden (Paperback)

Terence Conran's GARDEN DIY (do it yourself) contains 75 doable projects from a child's play house to various other wood, stone, brick, terracotta, and cement projects for your outside garden rooms. Conran shows several examples for each garden structure (pergolas, trellises, arbors, fences, patios, paths, ponds, and plant containers) with complete instructions for at least one example in each set.

For example, the section showing a variety of seating arrangements, includes a complete set of instructions for making a very pretty yellow painted garden bench with slatted 1"x1" rails. One needs to review the instructions before determining whether the materials and/or tools are on hand or available, but Conran tells the reader exactly what s/he will need for each illustrated project.

I borrowed the book from the library and decided not to purchase it because the items Conran illustrates do not meet my particular needs. Currently, I am looking for instructions for a garden screen to restrict my view of the next-door neighbor's yard. While Conran includes a few items that would fit the definition of a garden screen his examples do not match what I have in mind. I needed a screen in another part of the yard where I was less worried about blocking sunlight (against a fence for example) his illustrations would prove more helpful.

The best sections of the book from my perspective include his great illustrations for hen-houses/bird houses. These fowl shelters are so beautiful I would build one but I live in an area that does not allow chickens--even ornate feathered pet chickens. His examples of garden houses are also beautiful but I don't need a garden house because I already have one.

If you're just beginning to create structures for your outdoor rooms and think you may want to "do it yourself" you'll find plenty of ideas in this book.