The less is more garden : big ideas for designing your small yard / Susan Morrison.

By: Morrison, Susan, 1963- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 223 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781604697919 (hardback)Subject(s): Gardens -- DesignDDC classification: 712
Contents:
The lifestyle garden -- Design templates -- Streamlined design -- Small garden, big impact -- The sensory garden -- Hardscape elements -- Beautiful, low-maintenance plants -- A sense of place.
Summary: When it comes to gardens, bigger isn't always better. A larger space requires more plants, more furniture, more maintenance, and more time. A smaller space takes less time to design, install, and care for and makes it easier for gardeners to take advantage of every square foot of space. The Less Is More Garden shows you how to take advantage of a small yard. Designer Susan Morrison offers dozens of savvy tips on how to personalise a space to match a specific lifestyle, draws on her years of experience to recommend smart plants that will provide seasonal interest, and suggests hardscape materials that match many different aesthetics. Throughout, tips are supplemented by inspiring photographs that show a variety of successful designs from around the country. Use the tips found in The Less Is More Garden to turn your standard lot into a unique space that is lovely, family friendly, and low maintenance.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 213) and index.

The lifestyle garden -- Design templates -- Streamlined design -- Small garden, big impact -- The sensory garden -- Hardscape elements -- Beautiful, low-maintenance plants -- A sense of place.

When it comes to gardens, bigger isn't always better. A larger space requires more plants, more furniture, more maintenance, and more time. A smaller space takes less time to design, install, and care for and makes it easier for gardeners to take advantage of every square foot of space. The Less Is More Garden shows you how to take advantage of a small yard. Designer Susan Morrison offers dozens of savvy tips on how to personalise a space to match a specific lifestyle, draws on her years of experience to recommend smart plants that will provide seasonal interest, and suggests hardscape materials that match many different aesthetics. Throughout, tips are supplemented by inspiring photographs that show a variety of successful designs from around the country. Use the tips found in The Less Is More Garden to turn your standard lot into a unique space that is lovely, family friendly, and low maintenance.

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