How to design a garden : create and maintain your dream garden

How to design a garden Create and maintain your dream garden

Pollyanna Wilkinson

Book - 2025

"Design the garden of your dreams with the expertise of award-winning garden designer Pollyanna Wilkinson. How to Design A Garden shows you how to untap your garden's potential and customize the design to suit you and your space: whether that be an extension of your living space for parties and al fresco dining or a calming oasis to relax in. Equipped with all you need to know about light, focal points, hardscaping, and planting, you'll have the skills to create a mood board, design layout, choose paving, furniture, and plant combinations. Polly expertly guides you to understand how the elements in your garden will work together as one - and she is not shy to share her opinions on certain design dos and don'ts! Once you...'ve designed your garden, month-by-month growing guides help you to nurture it, so you can enjoy your dream space for years to come." --

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Subjects
Gardens > Design.
Landscape gardening.
landscape gardening.
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals.
Genres
handbooks
Handbooks and manuals
Published
London : DK Publishing 2025.
Language
English
Main Author
Pollyanna Wilkinson (author)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
191 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN
9780241648810
  • Welcome to Garden Design
  • 1. What Do You Want from Your Garden?
  • Your Needs and Wants, Wishlist, the Look and Feel, Moodboard, and Practicalities
  • 2. Understanding Your Garden
  • Surveying the Site, Soil, Light, Boundaries, and Site Plan
  • 3. Designing Your Garden
  • Design Principles, Zoning Plan, the Grid, Scale and Levels, and the Concept Plan
  • 4. Developing Your Design
  • Hardscaping, what to Use where, Sustainability, and Tips on Choosing Materials
  • 5. The Finishes
  • Storage, Water Features, Pergolas and Arbours, Outdoor Kitchens, Fire Features, Swimming Pools, Play Spaces, Furniture, and Lighting
  • 6. Planting Design
  • Choosing Plants, Plants for Seasons and Places, Your Planting Plan, and Plant Recipes
  • 7. Month-by-Month Maintenance
  • Garden Tasks for Every Month of the Year
  • Resources
  • Index
  • Acknowledgements
  • About The Author

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