Dream backyards : from planters to decks, over 30 projects to create a beautiful outdoor living space

Dream backyards From planters to decks, over 30 projects to create a beautiful outdoor living space

Book - 2006

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Subjects
Garden structures > Design and construction > Amateurs' manuals.
Garden ornaments and furniture > Design and construction > Amateurs' manuals.
Landscape construction.
Outbuildings > Design and construction > Amateurs' manuals.
Published
Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest 2006.
Language
English
Physical Description
256 p. : ill
Bibliography
Includes index.
ISBN
9780762106356
  • 1. Dream Water Gardens
  • Backyard stream & waterfalls
  • Preformed liner-type pond
  • Do-it-yourself water garden
  • Simple in-ground fountain
  • Container water gardens
  • Gallery of Ideas
  • Fountain of stone
  • Bamboo water garden
  • Millstone fountain
  • 2. Dream Decks
  • Maintenance-free deck
  • Deck in the round
  • Simple deck
  • Railing design/codes
  • Gallery of Ideas
  • Garden pond & deck
  • Wood/stone deck
  • Dream deck
  • Easy-care deck
  • 3. Dream Arbors, Trellises & Garden Accents
  • Bent-sapling arbor
  • Arbor with seats
  • Copper trellis
  • Plant markers
  • Hose-reel hideaway
  • Gallery of Ideas
  • Arched bridge
  • Mix 'n' match planters
  • Classic columned pergola
  • All-weather table
  • Arched trellis
  • Porch privacy trellis
  • 4. Dream Paths & Patios
  • Circular patio & retaining wall
  • Garden path & steps
  • Crushed stone path
  • Path in a wheelbarrow
  • Gallery of Ideas
  • Brick & stone patio
  • Stone path
  • Perfect stone patio & wall
  • 5. Dream Gazebos & Sheds
  • Gingerbread gazebo
  • Open-air gazebo
  • Rustic yard shed
  • Gallery of Ideas
  • Schoolhouse storage shed
  • Craftsman screenhouse
  • Cottage-style shed
  • Craftsman storage shed
  • Stone-and-timber yard shed
  • Outdoor living room
  • Ultimate garden shed
  • 6. Dream Furniture & Planters
  • 3-hour cedar bench
  • Yard and garden trio
  • Folding grill table
  • Patio planters
  • Adirondack chair
  • Pedestal picnic table
  • Cedar potting bench
  • 7. Dream Fences, Walls & Lighting
  • Modular concrete retaining wall
  • Decorative privacy fence
  • Boulder wall
  • Low-voltage yard lights
  • Low-voltage deck lighting
  • Gallery of Ideas
  • Privacy fence
  • Treated-lumber retaining wall
  • Terraced window well
  • Install a lamppost
  • Resources
  • Index
Review by Library Journal Review

This nicely packaged book by the editors of The Family Handyman offers a wide variety of projects tailored to any skill level. Each project is clearly organized, with a list of tools and materials followed by lots of step-by-step illustrations. Special tips are sprinkled throughout, on everything from purchasing pressure-treated lumber to complying with local building codes. Projects include garden water features, decks, patios, gazebos, fencing, and furniture. Following each of the detailed projects is a "gallery of ideas" containing fantastic and clear photos of other possibilities. This winner is for all public libraries. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

(c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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