Backyard Building Projects: Complete Plans for More Than 40 Useful or Decoratve Objects to Make for Your Garden

by David J. Tenenbaum

From a practical compost bin to whimsical outdoor sculptures, this Weekend gardening guide offers do-it-yourselfers more than 40 projects to enhance their yards and gardens. Among them: Raised beds, a window box, trellises, a cold frame, and 9 different planters; Houses for birds, bats, and butterflies, plus feeders and a bird bath; Paths, retaining walls, benches, a doormat, a trash-can house, and a sandbox.

122 pages, Paperback

First published October 24, 1997

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is pretty good for the backyard/garden beginner. It has some useful, and simple, plans for birdhouses, a bat house, compost bins, and other gardening projects.