Customer Reviews
A treasure. - By: Andree, 29 Jul 2006 
Buy this book even if you are not in need of ideas-it is a joy to browse through! Beautifully illustrated with photographs & water coloured drawings & with clearly laid out design plans, it is inspirational. There are no lumps of concrete or rusted metal here---just exquisite, traditional, practical gardens for differing situations.
not known - By: , 25 Jun 2005 
I'm trying to find a book on how to create a sloping embankment in which it is higher than our house ....
Easy garden design - By: Ms. R. Farrell, 12 Jul 2003 This book combined photographs & drawings of gardens, so that anyone wanting to try their hand at design or who have experience of design can use the ideas & implement them in their gardens. I liked the examples of 'long narrow garden' or 'the family garden', which gave colourful drawings of ways to transform & accentuate certain features. It also showed how to draw a garden design, analysing a garden for soil, direction & existing features, etc. At the back of the book are listings of plants that like to grow in certain areas & soil types, etc, which is handy for a quick guide to what will grow in your own garden. I liked this book, & have used it to show my friends how to plan their garden.
Excellent but needs more plant names - By: Bookworm1973, 15 Jan 2003 I'm reallly pleased with this. It has big sections on every shape of garden - smalll & square, long & narrow, wide, alll around the house, L shape etc. There are several plans for each shape. The section on surveying your garden is particularly well done.
I would prefer more plant suggestions throughout, & there is very little about using colour. However these subjects are covered better by specific books (eg The Gardener's Book of Colour).
Perfect for beginers - By: , 24 Jan 2002 This book is brilliant as it is easy to follow & could potentiallly turn you into a garden designer in a few hours! All basic concepts that render gardens more interesting are revealed. I particularly liked the design strategies engaged to entice visitors to explore every corner of the finished garden. An extensive number of examples are given with detailed designs shown on plan & in perspective.
I spent a lot of money on various books on the subject, only to find out that this was the only book i needed! Unless you want to go into specifics such as pond or water feature construction that is.
Incredible value for money.
