Practical Small Gardens: The Complete Guide to Designing and Planting Beautiful Gardens of Any Size [Elements of design. Planning your garden ; Difficult sites] [The ultimate small garden]

256 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm ; ISBN 9781843092438, 1843092433 ; OCLC 50181797 ; flexible photographic covers ; Contents: Elements of design. Planning your garden ; Difficult sites Features and structures. The garden floor ; Forming boundaries ; Finishing touches ; Container choices ; Rock and water gardens Choosing plants. Beds and borders ; Planning borders ; Maintaining beds and borders ; Plants for a purpose ; The kitchen garden ; "Previously published as The ultimate small garden" (London : Lorenz, 1999)--T.p. verso ; Includes index ; Everything you need to know when planning a small garden and how to put your ideas into action; all the design basics with examples of garden styles so that you can see what will work best for you; easy-to-follow guidance on lawns, walls, fences, patios, trelliswork, arches and pergolas, ponds and rock gardens, and small-scale kitchen gardens; how to design and plant colour-themed and foliage beds and borders, as well as gardens for year-round colour and quick results.--From publisher description. ; Peter McHoy is a highly respected gardening author and journalist. He has written many books on gardening and houseplants, including Low-Maintenance Gardening, The Garden Planner, Step-by-Step Pruning, The Small Garden Book and The Complete Houseplant Book. ; FINE.…