Design Your Garden

Design Your Garden
ISBN-10
0756603730
ISBN-13
9780756603731
Category
Gardens
Language
English
Published
2004
Publisher
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Author
Diarmuid Gavin

Description

Diarmuid Gavin, the UK's most innovative garden designer and host of the BBC's "Home Front" and "Home Front in the Garden," shows readers how to take a fresh look at how they use their garden spaces. Ten easy-to-follow stages explain the basics of good design--from assessing the plot and considering its shape and situation to using plants to achieve particular styles and effects.

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