Title:
How to design a garden : create and maintain your dream garden / Pollyanna Wilkinson.
ISBN:
9780241648810
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London : DK Publishing, 2025.
©2025
Physical Description:
191 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Welcome to garden design -- What do you want from your garden? your needs and wants, wishlist, the look and feel, moodboard, and practicalities -- Understanding your garden: surverying the site, soil, light, boundaries, and site plan -- Designing your garden: design principles, zoning plan, the grid, scale and levels, and the concept plan -- Developing your design: hardscaping, what to use where, sustainability, and tips on choosing materials -- The finishes: storage, water features, pergolas and arbours, outdoor kitchens, fire features, swimming pools, play spaces furniture, and lighting -- Planting design: choosing plants, plants for seasons and places, your planting plan, and plant recipes -- Month-by-month maintenance: garden task for every month of the year.
Summary:
"Design the garden of your dreams with the expertise of award-winning garden designer Pollyanna Wilkinson. How to Design A Garden shows you how to untap your garden's potential and customize the design to suit you and your space: whether that be an extension of your living space for parties and al fresco dining or a calming oasis to relax in. Equipped with all you need to know about light, focal points, hardscaping, and planting, you'll have the skills to create a mood board, design layout, choose paving, furniture, and plant combinations. Polly expertly guides you to understand how the elements in your garden will work together as one - and she is not shy to share her opinions on certain design dos and don'ts! Once you've designed your garden, month-by-month growing guides help you to nurture it, so you can enjoy your dream space for years to come." -- Amazon.com
Genre:
OCLC Number:
on1464666145
Availability:
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