Paul Bangay's Garden Design Handbook
Author | : Paul Bangay |
Publisher | : Lantern |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 192098965X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781920989651 |
Rating | : 4/5 (5X Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "One of Australia's foremost landscape designers shares his wealth of knowledge on all things practical to do with garden design and construction. It covers everything from drawing a garden plan to building a retaining wall, and from fitting in a swimming pool to finding a lawn substitute and choosing drought-tolerant plants. This book is empowering: it gives readers an understanding of the first principles of good design, how to analyse a site and its needs, how to use space and visualise a garden, how to decide on and build the hard and soft landscaping suited to a particular garden style, and what jobs can be done by the home handyperson as well as what needs to be left to a professional. Above all it shows readers that it's possible to garden successfully and responsibly in the water-challenged environments we live with now."--Provided by publisher.