Backyard Blueprints: Design, furniture and plants for a small garden

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Every house has a backyard, an essential outdoor space where life unfolds. This guide illustrates how to maximize your area, transforming it into a peaceful or fun retreat that suits your lifestyle. The backyard serves as a crucial link between the house and the larger garden or may even represent the entire garden. Even with challenging conditions like poor soil or limited sunlight, this book offers numerous strategies to enliven the space with plants, creating a green paradise. First impressions matter; thus, backyards often feature significant “hard landscape” elements, which can consume a large portion of the budget. Effective planning and smart space utilization are vital. This guide helps you optimize your backyard without costly revisions and with future needs in mind. Reviewers praise it as an imaginative and informative resource for planning and planting small spaces, noting the clear and vibrant photographs. The book is described as easy to follow, filled with clever ideas, and possessing a unique personality. David Stevens, an esteemed garden designer and broadcaster, authored this work. He has won multiple gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show and has written extensively, including 21 books. As a Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers, he leads a global design and lecture practice.