Hardscaping: How to Use Structures, Pathways, Patios & Ornaments in Your Garden

Hardscaping: How to Use Structures, Pathways, Patios & Ornaments in Your Garden by Davitt, Keith. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781402753848.

The flowers are blossoming, the foliage looks fantastic, and the plant combinations are gorgeous. So why doesnt your garden satisfy? The problem just might be a lack of hardscaping?structures like arbors, walls, fountains, pools, and decks that delineate, ornament, animate, and add dimensionality to a garden. Using both his own and others layouts, a top garden designer reveals why these structures are so important and how to incorporate them into the landscape. Each chapter examines a specific principle (creating balance, instilling motion, establishing focal points), and features illuminating discussions of style, function, application, and plantings, as well as magnificent projects. Bring fresh life to a garden by adding a curvaceous patio with a rill, a sculpture plinth on a terraced platform, or a Victorian ?room.”