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A breakthrough in inspiring yet practical do-it-yourself garden and landscape design, including dozens of detailed plans. Finally, homeowners can tackle new garden designs and fix old ones with the confidence and know-how to succeed. Professional garden designer Gordon Hayward provides the tools by demonstrating the guiding principles behind his own designs: take clues from the style, materials, and proportions of existing features, particularly your house, but also garages and outbuildings, property lines, streets, walls, and walkways. Look closely at these features, and they will suggest good design. Over sixty color photographs and over one hundred detailed watercolor sketches of Hayward's plans for his clients show how to read the clues and then design gardens that relate to their surroundings and unify entire properties. Many tricks of the trade are given, including how to make inviting, sheltering entry gardens; screen unsightly features and utilities; and reclaim narrow, shady side yards. Surefire methods for designing front, side, and backyard gardens are explained. 200 color photographs and drawings
I’ve been searching for a book to help me plan my yard, but so many books focus almost exclusively on plants and planting. That is useful, but not what I am looking for.This is the best book I’ve seen so far on the topic. It helps you conceptualize spaces based on how you’ll use them and how they relate to your house. There are also sections on troubleshooting common problems, like hiding an air conditioner condenser or dealing with heavy water/snow runoff from your roof.Many of the anecdotes cited are on the east coast, but the principles are universal in my opinion (despite a previous reviewer’s complaint). This is not a book of pre-planned gardens complete with plant lists, but it will help you design outdoor “rooms.”
