Garden Ornament will help you to maximize the potential of your garden design with decorative looks that add individuality and charm. The first section of the book shows how to make ornaments the focus of attention in subtle and achievable ways. The second section of the book looks at decorative materials, and how they can be made to work in a garden setting....

This creative and informative book explores the ways in which barriers can be used to add style and character to the garden. The first half of the book looks at boundary choices, from traditional fences, walls, hedges, trellises and railings, to screens and natural boundaries. The second section of the book looks at the finishing effects that can be applied to off-the-peg or existing boundaries to customize them with your personal style, add a decorative theme, or blend them in with the property and its surroundings....

With its fantastic mix of accessible, bite-sized text and inspiring photographs of achievable results, this innovative new series lays the emphasis firmly on the pleasure of gardening for those with little time and small spaces. This newest addition to the series shows the aspiring gardener how to attain a low-maintenance garden....

A thoughtfully designed garden affects our mood in subtle ways, inviting us in, to look further and linger longer....

Topiary has been used in gardens for centuries, and is enjoying a revival all over the world. From a modest pair of clipped standards in containers outside the front door of a town house to the dramatic parterres of the great French chateaux, this fabulous book explores all forms of plant training, clipping and shaping....