Joe's small garden handbook
By: Joe Swift
Publisher: Quadrille Publishing
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781849493673
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Small gardens; Design; Architecture and Planning
Other titles: Small garden handbook
Work titles: Joe's urban garden handbook
Description: GARDEN DESIGN & PLANNING. Any outdoor space is an invaluable bonus. Here, expert garden designer Joe Swift shows us how to create an area that meets all your practical and style requirements whilst making the best use of every inch of available space. Familiar to many as the co-presenter of BBC Two's Gardeners' World, Joe's practical and attractive ideas will enable you to create your own personal Eden. Chapters take you from the initial assessment and planning stages, to selecting suitable plants and hard materials, quick makeovers and year-round maintenance to keep your garden looking at its best. Joe reveals how to make the best of existing elements, how to conceal less pleasing aspects, and how to create privacy and the illusion of space so that you can make the very most of whatever area you have. And, throughout, Joe remains cost-conscious, aware that redesigning a garden can be an expensive endeavour.
Notes: Originally published as: Joe's urban garden handbook.
Table of contents: title: Life's too short: what to leave in; title: and out of; title: your existing plot; title: Bones: design solutions to achieve your individual requirements; title: Box of tricks: professional secrets for a low-maintenance urban space; title: Selector: the best plants and hard materials for a small garden; title: Stress busting: how to make the best use of your space for outdoor living; title: Jazzing up: seasonal changes and weekend facelifts; title: Blitzing: simple year-round maintenance to keep your garden at its best.