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Complete Book of Patio and Container Gardening New edition [Mīkstie vāki]

  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 256 pages, height x width: 243x189 mm, weight: 706 g, 40 colour & 150 line illustrations
  • Sērija : Complete Books
  • Izdošanas datums: 12-Apr-2001
  • Izdevniecība: Cassell Illustrated
  • ISBN-10: 1841881465
  • ISBN-13: 9781841881461
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 256 pages, height x width: 243x189 mm, weight: 706 g, 40 colour & 150 line illustrations
  • Sērija : Complete Books
  • Izdošanas datums: 12-Apr-2001
  • Izdevniecība: Cassell Illustrated
  • ISBN-10: 1841881465
  • ISBN-13: 9781841881461
Everything to create the patio of your dreams is here: detailed and inspirational guidance on construction and design—from making a layout to paving, building walls, and lighting and furnishing your patio—plus actual plans for a variety of patio styles. Add instruction on how to build and incorporate barbeques, pools, and other decorative features; superb color photographs and informative drawings and diagrams; and this becomes the only book you’ll need.


With today's emphasis on casual but elegant entertaining, an inviting patio has never been more essential than it is now. Whatever your personal style and demands, everything you need to know to create the patio of your dreams can be found in this practical, comprehensive gardening and design tool. Not only does it provide detailed and inspirational guidance on all aspects of construction and design--from making a layout to laying paving, building walls, and lighting and furnishing your patio--it also includes actual plans for a wide range of patio styles, shapes, and sizes. Add instruction on how to build and incorporate barbeques, pools, and other decorative features; superb color photographs and informative drawings and diagrams; and of course a wide variety of imaginative planting schemes and down-to-earth gardening advice, and this becomes the only book you'll ever need to make your patio dreams come true. A Selection of Garden Book Club. 7 1/2 X 9 1/2. 40 Color Illustrations, 150 B&W
Introduction 7(5)
PART I: Making the Patio Garden Plan
Basic Planning
12(2)
The Five Progressive Stages
14(12)
PART II: The First Steps
Where to Start
26(4)
Ground Work
30(8)
PART III: Paving the Patio
Choosing the Surface
38(7)
Laying the Paving Surface and Edgings
45(19)
Steps and Ramps
64(4)
PART IV: Walls In and Around the Patio
Patio Walls
68(36)
PART V: Other Structures and Features
Decorative Structures
104(21)
Decorating the Patio Garden
125(17)
PART IV: Planting the Patio and Container Garden
Planting Design
142(15)
Successful Planting Schemes
157(13)
Plants and Planting
170(28)
PART VII: Care and Cultivation of the Patio and Container Garden
Tools and Equipment
198(6)
Growing Media
204(8)
General Plant Maintenance
212(9)
Organic Container Gardening
221(5)
Plant Health
226(27)
APPENDIX: Successful Patio Garden Plans
1 Productive Kitchen Garden Patio
242(1)
2 Patio Garden for a Disabled Person
243(1)
3 Patio Garden for Children
244(1)
4 The Plantsman's Patio
245(1)
5 Patio Within a Larger Garden
246(2)
6 Town Patio Garden
248(1)
7 Coastal Patio Garden
249(1)
8 Wildlife Patio Garden
250(1)
9 South-facing Patio
251(1)
10 North-facing Patio
252(1)
Index 253


Robin Williams has over 20 years' experience in garden design. He has won two Gold Medals at the Chelsea Flower Show, and has contributed to and written several gardening books. Mary-Jane Hopes is a garden designer and consultant. She regularly exhibits at the Chelsea Flower Show, and writes on all aspects of garden design for books and magazines. Robin Templar Williams is a freelance landscape and garden designer. In 1990 he gained the Award of Distinction for the 'Help the Aged' garden at the first Hampton Court International Flower Show.