Product Description

This new generation of compact, attractive handbooks solves garden problems and showcases important plant groups. Endorsed by the American Horticultural Society, every handbook includes clear instruction and full-color photographs to help inspire confidence and ensure success.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1791966 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 72 pages

Amazon.com Review
Full of solid, practical advice and plenty of how-to pictures, Walls and Fences is an ideal title for those looking to create all kinds of structures to separate different areas of your garden. Materials include casual railroad ties and reclaimed wood, as well as more formal bricks, tiles, and mosaics.

Designed to be a complete do-it-yourself guide, don't let the small format of this book fool you--it's absolutely jam-packed with ideas for all styles of gardens, and as always, publisher Dorling Kindersley manages to take fairly complicated projects and reduce them to a manageable size that even the home improvement novice can handle. Practical considerations are dealt with firmly--no skipping such detail work like weatherproofing or proper post-hole digging.

The aim of this book is to get you professional-quality results, and if you follow directions carefully, you'll get the job done beautifully. Inspirational ideas are plentiful--the garden photographs are lush and detailed, and provide all kinds of unusual notions for creating a truly unique gardening space. Whether you're looking to add an old-fashioned picket fence or sturdy brick retaining walls, you'll find options for all your projects that will set your plants off beautifully with striking combinations of textures and materials. --Jill Lightner

Customer Reviews

AHS Guides make amateurs into artisans
I've built quite a few stone walls, picket and lattice fences, but lacked the inside tips and foundation provided by a mentor. This book has righted all the wrongs and helped me construct professional-quality pieces that last! This AHS guide is just another example of how generous gardeners, in partnership with the astonishingly talented DK publishing group, help fellow gardeners achieve their unique and very personal visions. We also own the AHS Great Plant Guide, an immensely handy little pocket reference.