Garden Planning

by Robin Williams, Royal Horticultural Society, Christopher Brickell (Editor)

Produced in association with the Royal Horticultural Society, the titles in this series have become standard works of practical gardening reference. Each book is illustrated with easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrations that clearly guide the reader through all the essential techniques of successful gardening. This volume provides a complete introduction to garden planning and design, including design principles and drawing up a plan, garden styles, structures, focal points, horizontal surfaces, vertical elements, water features, rock and alpine gardens, lighting, ornaments, and containers.

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1999

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[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

The real strength of this book is its practical advice on various elements of garden design. Before reading, I hadn’t seriously considered things such as perspectives, focal points or ‘compositions’ in the garden. Afterwards, I was inspired to find ways of integrating these features in my design. I found comparisons which were used to illustrate good and bad examples of these things particularly useful.

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