Author’s foreword
GETTING STARTED
Enjoying your garden
Assessing your garden
Gathering inspiration
Design techniques
Getting it down on paper
Planning the work
Tools and materials
Marking out the site
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
Walls, fences, hedges and gates
Patios
Decking
Paths and steps
Lawns and edgings
Borders
Pergolas, arches and trellis
Garden buildings and shelters
GARDEN DESIGNS
Traditional cottage kitchen garden
Water garden
Modern Mediterranean garden
Formal English garden
Secluded city garden
Japanese garden
Wild meadow orchard garden
Herb garden
Wildlife garden
Front garden car park
Rock and water garden
Small patio garden
PLANTS
Choosing plants
Designing with plants
Trees and shrubs
Hedges and wall shrubs
Climbing plants
Herbaceous perennials
Bedding plants
Annuals and biennials
Rock, scree and desert plants
Water plants
Bamboos and grasses
Container plants
Herbs
Fruit and vegetables
Glossary
Index
