{"product_id":"royal-horticultural-society-small-garden-handbook-making-the-most-of-your-outdoor-space-9781770851924","title":"Royal Horticultural Society Small Garden Handbook: Making the Most of Your Outdoor Space","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Horticultural Society Small Garden Handbook: Making the Most of Your Outdoor Space\u003c\/strong\u003e by Wilson, Andrew. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781770851924.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive guide to planning, planting and maintaining a small garden.\nThis in-depth reference packs a lot of information and expert advice into one easy-to-use resource. It is designed to help home gardeners discover the potential in a small piece of land and guide them step-by-step through the process of transforming it into a garden with oversized impact.\nThe book works forward from planning a garden and making difficult design choices, to installation and maintenance. Each chapter instructs on numerous related topics (such as the examples below) and presents an illustrative case study:\nBasics - 15 ways to reveal your plots potential, understanding soil, evaluating hardscaping, making a plan Design - 15 ways to make instant impact, principles of design Styles - 15 ways to find your style, Style Portfolio Materials - 15 ways to exploit materials, simple rules of laying paving, changes of level Boundaries - 15 ways to buff up your boundaries, materials, plants Structures - 15 ways to use garden structures, storage, hideaways, green roofs, raised beds, an outdoor office Water - 15 ways to enjoy water, planning a pond, mirror-like water, dynamic water, plants, fish Planting - 15 ways to improve a planting design, habitats, styles, long-term and short-term, design statements Upkeep - 15 ways to simplify the garden, seasonal and monthly housekeeping tasks.\n\nThe book also features an inspirational portfolio of small gardens and provides all the information needed to install these designs. For example, the handy \"7 steps to create...\" lists cover Japanese, Mediterranean, Exotic, Ecological, Cottage-garden, Arts and Crafts, Modernist, Conceptualist and Urban gardens.\nSmall Garden Handbook is ideal for the home gardener. Each of the gardens featured in the books 300 photographs provides exceptional inspiration for gardeners at all levels of expertise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Firefly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44982113206325,"sku":"ByrdShop_1770851925","price":37.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781770851924_2ee69514-b845-4296-8beb-8d20a5d43445.jpg?v=1778942091","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/royal-horticultural-society-small-garden-handbook-making-the-most-of-your-outdoor-space-9781770851924","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}