Accent Your Garden : Creative Ideas from America's Best Gardeners

by FINE GARDENING EDITORS

• ISBN13: 9781561585564
• ISBN10: 1561585564
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Taunton

Summary

In this inspiring book, the experts at Fine Gardening deliver practical advice and innovative ideas for designing with garden ornaments. More than 15 talented designers show how to use fences, walls, arbors, fountains, pathways and other structures to create gardens bursting with beauty and interest.

Table of Contents

Introduction	3	(1)
PART 1: Walls and Fences	4	(24)
Fences, Walls, and Hedges Enclose a Garden	6	(6)
Lee Anne White
The Irresistible Appeal of Pickets	12	(8)
S. Andrew Schulman
Stacking a Dry Stone Wall	20	(8)
Andy Beasley
PART 2: Paths and Patios	28	(48)
Paths Establish Cohesiveness and Style	30	(6)
Gordon Hayward
Pathway Design Principles	36	(6)
Joe Parks
Choosing Pavers for the Garden	42	(8)
Vincent Laurence
A Concrete Garden Path	50	(6)
S. Andrew Schulman
To Build a Brick Garden Path	56	(7)
Phyllis Gordon
Make Your Own Stepping Stones	63	(5)
Sally Roth
A Dry-Laid Paver Patio	68	(8)
Mary Anne Cassin
PART 3: Arbors and Trellises	76	(40)
Structures to Grow On	78	(8)
Pam Baggett
Build a Rustic Garden Arbor	86	(6)
Frances Wenner
Lift Climbing Roses to New Heights	92	(6)
Lynn Hunt
Handcrafting a Sturdy Arbor	98	(8)
Joe Taddia
Build a Sapling Trellis	106	(5)
Sydney Eddison
Build a Copper Pipe Trellis	111	(5)
Donna Freeman
PART 4: Finishing Touches	116	(52)
Ornaments in the Garden	118	(8)
Eve Thyrum
Pool and Cascade	126	(8)
Des Kennedy
Accentuate Art in the Garden	134	(8)
Virginia Small
Sundials Lend a Sense of Time	142	(4)
Aurelia Scott
A Fountain of Soothing Sounds	146	(5)
Steve Silk
Birdhouses Attract Wildlife	151	(5)
Aurelia Scott
Garden Benches--Beyond a Place to Rest	156	(4)
Virginia Small
Edging Is More than a Finishing Touch	160	(8)
Lee Anne White
Credits	168	(1)
Index	169