Garden Design: Volume 14 - Paperback

by Alan Titchmarsh (Author)

Learn everything from the initial planning of your garden on paper to how to make your design a reality with planting, laying, and construction guides. This single book will tell you everything you could need to know to achieve your ideal garden and includes: how to assess your site, create a style, and source materials; advice on planting schemes and achieving year-round interest; tips on working with design principles such as scale, proportion, and balance; and simple instructions for hard landscaping. Alan Titchmarsh imparts a lifetime of expertise in these definitive guides for beginners and experienced gardeners. Step-by-step illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions guide you through the basic gardening skills and on to the advanced techniques, providing everything you need to create and maintain your dream garden.

Author Biography

Alan Titchmarsh is the author of more than 40 gardening books, including How to Be a Gardener, The Gardener's Year, The Royal Gardeners, and the volume of memoirs Trowel and Error. He has twice been named Gardening Writer of the Year and in 2004 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Garden Writers' Guild.