Review: This Tells You How to Build a Garden from Start to Finish
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2013
You can tell right from the start of this book that Peter Owen really knows his stuff. He discusses all aspects of planning and designing a garden in an organized, deliberate fashion that will ensure your garden lasts for a long time. He points out the importance of checking that what you are doing is legal -- it seems there are so many new regulations that it's tough to keep up with them all. I particularly enjoyed the information about the various Landscape Themes and how to blend them together: Water Features, The Secret Retreat, Garden Edging, Retaining Walls, Using Rocks in Your Garden, Your Fences, and Steps in Your Garden.If you are ready to undertake a landscape project, I recommend you get this book even if you are having the work done by others. Even if you are not thinking of making any changes, this will probably give you some great ideas on how you might improve the world around you.