The steps to creating a spectacular one-of-a-kind garden

For the gardening enthusiast dying to replicate the stunning gardens pictured in magazines and other people's backyards, this practical guide makes it oh-so-simple and fun. With ten model gardens to choose from, this beautifully illustrated guide demystifies the process of garden design, helping any first-time gardener sketch a plan, select plants, lighting, and accessories-and design a garden with its own unique creative stamp. Each model garden features a plan, an overall picture with close-ups, and notes on why the garden works and how its features can be re-created. Unstinting in its detail and practical advice, Design Your Garden is the ideal pattern book for anyone who wants to create something lovely and long-lasting in their own backyard.

Information.

Introduction.

1. What do you want?

2. Inspiration.

3. Reality.

4. Base plan.

5. Design.

6. Movement.

7. Materials.

8. Colour.

9. Plants.

10. Fun bits.

11. Step by step.

Inspiration.

Introduction.

1. Lines.

2. Spaces.

3. Pink.

4. Seaside.

5. Sculpture.

6. Pinball.

7. Surprise.

8. White.

9. Circle.

10. Amphitheatre.

Directory.

Caroline Tilston is the author of Small Family Gardens (2007) and Modern Family Gardens (2006), John Wiley & Sons. Having worked for over a decade in television production, Caroline retrained as a gardener with the National Trust. For the last ten years, she has been running her own garden design business, The Oak Studio Design Ltd. She also writes for gardening magazines and national newspapers, as well as doing radio broadcasting.

Steve Gorton is an established photographer, with over 20 years’ experience of working with publishers. He is the photographer of English Eccentric Interiors by Miranda Harrison (John Wiley & Sons, 2006) and Parisian Architecture of the Belle Epoque by Roy Johnston (John Wiley & Sons, 2007).

Garden Style Guides

This new series of compact illustrated books from John Wiley & Sons makes gardening, fresh, engaging and accessible. The emphasis is on high style and low maintenance – quick fix, high-impact solutions. Featuring newly commissioned photography, each title provides lashings of inspiration to help create your own garden, whether it be a minimalist terrace, a wild flower haven or a family garden.

Titles in the series include:

Design Your Garden:10 simple steps to transform your garden
ISBN: 978-0-470-51763-5 (£9.99)

Garden Makeovers:Quick fixes and designer secrets to transform your garden
ISBN: 978-0-470-51762-8 (£9.99)

Low-Maintenance Gardens:10 simple steps to beautiful, easy and stylish outside spaces
ISBN: 978-0-470-51751-2 (£9.99)

Rooftop & Terrace Gardens:A step-by-step guide to creating a modern and stylish space
ISBN: 978-0-470-51761-1 (£9.99)

Garden Style Guide

Design Your Garden:10 simple steps to transform your garden

A straightforward guide to designing your own garden, this book takes you step-by-step through the process of rethinking and reorganising your patch. Ranging from sketching a basic plan to selecting the final plants, it also includes all the additional fun bits, such as water, lighting and accessories. Along with tips and practical advice, this title is packed with inspiration. It features 10 real life gardens to give you plenty of exciting new ideas for your outside space.

• Features newly commissioned photography by Steve Gorton
• Illustrated with specially drawn garden plans
• Packed with highly practical tips and quick-fix solutions
• Includes in detail 10 beautiful gardens to inspire

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Distributor: John Wiley & Sons
Publication Date: 05-09-2008
Pages: 192
Measurements: 191.5mm X 152.0mm X 16.0mm X 16oz