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The Garden Planner

Author: Robin Williams
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

7 reviews
Sales Rank: 4094

Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 168
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.6 x 8.5 x 0.9

ISBN: 071121218X
Dewey Decimal Number: 712
EAN: 9780711212183
ASIN: 071121218X

Publication Date: March 5, 1998
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5 out of 5 stars

A treasure. July 29, 2006
14 out of 16 found this review helpful

Buy this book even if you are not in need of ideas-it is a joy to browse through! Beautifully illustrated with photographs and water coloured drawings and with clearly laid out design plans, it is inspirational. There are no lumps of concrete or rusted metal here---just exquisite, traditional, practical gardens for differing situations.

1 out of 5 stars

not known June 25, 2005
2 out of 91 found this review helpful

I'm trying to find a book on how to create a sloping embankment in which it is higher than our house ....

5 out of 5 stars

Easy garden design July 12, 2003
97 out of 98 found this review helpful

This book combined photographs and drawings of gardens, so that anyone wanting to try their hand at design or who have experience of design can use the ideas and implement them in their gardens. I liked the examples of 'long narrow garden' or 'the family garden', which gave colourful drawings of ways to transform and accentuate certain features. It also showed how to draw a garden design, analysing a garden for soil, direction and existing features, etc. At the back of the book are listings of plants that like to grow in certain areas and soil types, etc, which is handy for a quick guide to what will grow in your own garden. I liked this book, and have used it to show my friends how to plan their garden.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent but needs more plant names January 15, 2003
71 out of 73 found this review helpful

I'm really pleased with this. It has big sections on every shape of garden - small & square, long & narrow, wide, all around the house, L shape etc. There are several plans for each shape. The section on surveying your garden is particularly well done.

I would prefer more plant suggestions throughout, and there is very little about using colour. However these subjects are covered better by specific books (eg The Gardener's Book of Colour).

5 out of 5 stars Perfect for beginers January 24, 2002
118 out of 120 found this review helpful

This book is brilliant as it is easy to follow and could potentially turn you into a garden designer in a few hours! All basic concepts that render gardens more interesting are revealed. I particularly liked the design strategies engaged to entice visitors to explore every corner of the finished garden. An extensive number of examples are given with detailed designs shown on plan and in perspective.

I spent a lot of money on various books on the subject, only to find out that this was the only book i needed! Unless you want to go into specifics such as pond or water feature construction that is.

Incredible value for money.