Beautiful Backyards: Courtyards, Terraces, Patios, Decks, Balconies: Simple Ideas and Techniques to Transform Your Ouside Space, with 280 Practical Photographs - Couverture souple

Clifton, Joan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780191502 ISBN 13 : 9781780191508

Editeur : Southwater, 2012

Synopsis

This title lets you select ideas from a range of popular styles including Traditional Lines, Mediterranean Moods, Outdoor Rooms, Productive Spaces, Contemplative Retreats and Modern Zones. Case studies demonstrate real-life backyards to set your imagination alight, from an exotic Moroccan Nights location for entertaining in style, to a peaceful and enclosed urban oasis. It includes 12 step-by-step features that show techniques for creating a range of useful features - such as making a hot-pile compost bin, setting paving stones in gravel, creating a raised pool and building steps. It features over 280 diagrams and step-by-step and inspirational pictures of all kinds of patios, terraces and backyards. Here you will find the practical essentials and creative choices to make the most of your own patio, terrace or backyard. The first section explains how to plan your space, offering design advice and basic planting techniques. Six visual styles are introduced to whet your appetite, ranging from traditional and Mediterranean to productive and contemporary. Case studies include a formal terrace and a veranda with a self-sufficient backyard. The final section offers an extensive directory of planting choices. Over 280 photographs and a wealth of step-by-step instructions make this an accessible guide to creating your own, one-of-a-kind outside space.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Here you will find all the techniques and advice you need to create an individual backyard or patio The outdoor styles to choose from include Traditional Lines, Mediterranean Moods, Outdoor Rooms, Productive Spaces, Contemplative Retreats and Modern Zones Six outstanding case studies demonstrate real-life backyards to set your imagination alight, from an exotic Moroccan Nights location for entertaining in style to a peaceful and enclosed oasis for private delectation 12 step-by-step features show specific techniques such as making a hot-pile compost bin, setting paving stones in gravel, creating a raised pool, laying a mosaic tile square, building steps and planting ornamental horsetail Over 250 amazing pictures include colour diagrams, step-by-step techniques, and inspirational pictures of all kinds of patios, terraces and backyards Backyards and patios provide an invaluable extension to the home, a place of refuge and relaxation in the open air, with greenery, flowers, pots and other choice features. Here you will find all the practical essentials and creative choices so you can make the most of your own outdoor space. The first section explains how to plan your backyard, including assessment, upgrading, basic planting techniques and choosing and drawing up a design. A section on Style Options introduces six visual styles to whet your appetite û Traditional Lines, Mediterranean Moods, Outdoor Rooms, Productive Spaces, Contemplative Retreats and Modern Zones. There follow six case studies corresponding to each visual style, such as a formal terrace, a Tuscan hideaway, an urban haven and a veranda with a self-sufficient backyard. The final section is an extensive directory of planting choices for backyards and patios, exploring the whole gamut of backyard plant categories, from trees for small spaces, climbers, and evergreens to heat-loving, scented and edible plants. Over 250 inspirational and practical photographs, a wealth of step-by-step instructions and six real-life examples make this an unsurpassed guide to creating your own, one-of-a-kind backyard.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Joan Clifton trained in horticulture and landscape design and is an established figure in garden design. She has written a number of books, including Garden Elements and Stone, Wood, Glass and Steel (both Aquamarine). Jenny Hendy works as an author, lecturer, radio broadcaster as well as running a thriving garden consultancy. Her many books include Best-Ever Step-By-Step Kid s First Gardening, which won her Practical Book of the Year at the Garden Media Guild Awards in 2010.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Southwater
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1780191502
• ISBN 13: 9781780191508
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96