Book Description
A well-designed garden provides pleasure to owner and visitor alike but often eludes even the most experienced gardener. The Essential Garden Design Workbook guides you through every stage of designing a garden, from site assessment to drawing up plans and selecting suitable materials. Here you will learn how to assess your site and experiment with design ideas that fit well with the garden's surroundings. You will find easy ways to measure large spaces, estimate the height of a tree, and determine the right proportions for a deck, pathway, or steps. The book includes clear instructions for drawing up plans --- from initial concept diagram to final design. This book is tailormade for hands-on gardeners who want to rework their gardens to achieve that sought-after 'designer finish'. Hundreds of explanatory drawings and quick-reference diagrams make this workbook a vital addition to the bookshelves of every gardener, design student, and professional. By working through this book from start to finish, a designer garden is within everyone's reach.


From the Inside Flap
A well-designed garden provides pleasure to owner and visitor alike but often eludes even the most experienced gardener. Encompassing many different disciplines, garden design is one of the most challenging art forms but, with time and practice, everyone can develop the necessary skills. The Essential Garden Design Workbook guides you through every stage of designing a garden from site assessment through to drawing up plans and selecting suitable hard landscaping and plants. By working through the book from start to finish, a designer garden is within everyone's reach.

This practical workbook goes right back to basics and pinpoints the key practical essentials for a successful design. Here you will learn how to assess your site and experiment with design ideas that fit well with the garden's surroundings. You will find easy ways to measure large spaces, estimate the height of a tree, and advice on the right proportions for a deck, pathway or steps. The book includes clear instructions for drawing up plans from initial site survey through to final design, complete with tips on drawing and rendering detail to give a professional touch.

This book is tailormade for hands-on gardeners who want to rework their gardens to achieve that sought-after 'designer finish'. Hundreds of explanatory drawings and quick-reference diagrams provide 'facts at your fingertips' making this workbook a vital addition to the bookshelves of every gardener, design student and newly qualified professional.


About the Author
Rosemary Alexander, Founder and Principal of The English Gardening School at the Chelsea Physic Garden, London, writes and lectures worldwide on garden design. She has worked on a wide range of gardens throughout the world. For eleven years she was tenant of the National Trust property, Stoneacre, in Kent, where she created a romantic, old world garden. She now lives in Hampshire where she has made a new garden.

FROM THE PUBLISHER