Practical Small Gardens: The Complete Guide to Designing and Planting Beautiful Gardens of Any Size [Elements of design. Planning your garden ; Difficult sites] [The ultimate small garden]

McHoy, Peter ; Joanna Lorenz, Caroline Davison, Polly Boyd, Ledey Riley, Staphanie Donaldson, Tena Evelegh, Mikolajski, Barbara Segall, Patrick McLowry, Gerald Kirk, Declan Backley, Robert Kite, Steven Woosier, Peter Anderson, Jonathan Buckley, John Freeman, Marie O'Hara, Debbie Patterson, Jacqui Hurst, Derek Fell, Robert Harrding, Lucy Mason, Cleo Mussi, Liz Wagstaff, Karin Hossack

ISBN 10: 1843092433 / ISBN 13: 9781843092438

Published by Hermes House, New York, NY, 2002, 2009, 2009

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256 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm ; ISBN 9781843092438, 1843092433 ; OCLC 50181797 ; flexible photographic covers ; Contents: Elements of design. Planning your garden ; Difficult sites Features and structures. The garden floor ; Forming boundaries ; Finishing touches ; Container choices ; Rock and water gardens Choosing plants. Beds and borders ; Planning borders ; Maintaining beds and borders ; Plants for a purpose ; The kitchen garden ; "Previously published as The ultimate small garden" (London : Lorenz, 1999)--T.p. verso ; Includes index ; Everything you need to know when planning a small garden and how to put your ideas into action; all the design basics with examples of garden styles so that you can see what will work best for you; easy-to-follow guidance on lawns, walls, fences, patios, trelliswork, arches and pergolas, ponds and rock gardens, and small-scale kitchen gardens; how to design and plant colour-themed and foliage beds and borders, as well as gardens for year-round colour and quick results.--From publisher description. ; Peter McHoy is a highly respected gardening author and journalist. He has written many books on gardening and houseplants, including Low-Maintenance Gardening, The Garden Planner, Step-by-Step Pruning, The Small Garden Book and The Complete Houseplant Book. ; FINE.

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• Title: Practical Small Gardens: The Complete Guide to Designing and Planting Beautiful Gardens of Any Size [Elements of design. Planning your garden ; Difficult sites] [The ultimate small garden]
• Publisher: Hermes House, New York, NY, 2002, 2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843092433
• ISBN 13: 9781843092438
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book

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