The Complete Practical Guide to Small Gardens: A Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Successful Gardening in Smaller Spaces: Everything You Need to Know about Planning, Design and Planting - Softcover

Peter McHoy And Stephanie Donaldson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844769127 ISBN 13: 9781844769124

Publisher: Southwater, 2010

Synopsis

Featuring more than 2000 photographs, clear advice and step-by-step projects, this comprehensive and practical guide is for anyone wishing to transform even the smallest corner with flair and confidence. The first part of this wide-ranging manual looks at a number of different designs, as well as likely difficulties and ways to overcome them. It includes lessons on how to take measurement and draw plans accurately, with ideas for all types of gardens including patios, front gardens and basements. There are details of how to put your plans into action. The second part of this book presents over 150 container projects, and shows the wonderful results of their application. A chapter on choosing plants provides advice on selecting the best plants for all situations.

About this title

About the Author

Peter McHoy is a well-known author and journalist who has written more than 60 books including Low-Maintenance Gardening and The Complete Houseplant Book for Lorenz Books and Southwater. Though now retired he still contributes regular gardening features for a number of magazines. He also runs a horticultural photographic library. Stephanie Donaldson is the author of many gardening books. She has worked at a specialist alpine nursery, ran the vegetable garden on an organic farm and then managed a large formal garden for eight years. She now lives on the south coast of England.

Edition details

• Publisher: Southwater
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844769127
• ISBN 13: 9781844769124
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512