Backyard Building: Treehouses, Sheds, Arbors, Gates, and Other Garden Projects

by Jean Stiles, David Stiles

Here is the very best of backyard Popular building authors Jeanie and David Stiles―whose treehouse once garnered a spread in Architectural Digest―have gathered dozens of original plans for treehouses, playhouses, and sheds, as well as a summer house, tea house, garden arbor, and functional workroom. Backyard Building will cover backyard accessories, the fundamentals of tools and materials, and useful tips based on real-life questions from the couple’s popular website. Its unique style, with hand-drawn illustrations to guide the reader through the building process in a user-friendly way, stands out from the crowd. The clear, detailed drawings are not only easy to follow but a pleasure to look at; they are supplemented by irresistible color photographs.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 2, 2014

Reviews

[Carolyn Page · Rating 5 out of 5]

You know what? Five stars. Boom. From gates to pergolas to treehouses-- of several different sorts!

Best for those with previous construction experience, but there's a variety of projects for various skill levels. I want this.