Reviews (1)

Willow bending suplement.
After reading and building some of the projects in Brian Cameron's book on making bent willow furniture the "15 Easy Weekend Projects Using Freshly Cut Wood" looks like a keeper. I'm really looking forward to getting out to the lake and cutting some more willow! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Garden Furnishings    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Woodwork - General    6. Crafts & Hobbies / Woodwork   

Subjects:  1. Construction - Carpentry    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Design and construction    4. Garden Furnishings    5. Garden ornaments and furniture    6. Gardening / Horticulture    7. Hobbies/Crafts    8. Outdoor furniture    9. Woodwork    10. Woodwork - General    11. BG-JUVENILE PROP - BG-JUVY ACTIVITY    12. Carpentry    13. Crafts & Hobbies / Woodwork   

Subjects:  1. Do-It-Yourself    2. Do-It-Yourself - General    3. Garden Design    4. Garden Furnishings    5. Gardening/Plants    6. Home Improvement / Construction    7. Home Maintenance And Repair    8. House & Home    9. Outdoor & Recreational Areas - General    10. Outdoor Life    11. DIY    12. Garden design & planning   

Reviews (5)

Title deceiving, Still has merit.
This book is deceiving.It should include on the cover somewhere that you have to send away for the design plans.I did that very thing when building my current home.That worked out well for my husband and I.So there is merit in "buying design plans" but the book should be more up front about what's inside.With that said, there are a variety of unexpected, fun designs.

Assembly instructions are terrible
I'm in the middle trying to build the Three Bin Composter in this book.It says the "complete instructions" are in the book for free-- one of the few plans in here that you don't have to order.There is a LOT of missing information, and I think that some of the dimensions listed in the materials section are incorrect.This is pretty simple, so I'll just guess my way through it, but I would NOT use this company if you are looking for plans for something more complictated.

Book of Drawings
This book merely showed drawings of things you could buy plans to build.Among the things you can't build with this book is a huge castle.Who on earth would buy a book to build backyard castle?I bought this book expecting several plans for building tool/garden sheds.What I got was some ideas on what a shed could look like.I get more insight every time I look out my kitchen window at my neighbors' sheds.I am not even going to try to resell this book, because I wouldn't do that to anyone. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Design and construction    2. Designs and plans    3. Do-It-Yourself - Carpentry    4. Garden Design    5. Garden Furnishings    6. Garden ornaments and furniture    7. Garden structures    8. Gardening    9. Gardening/Plants    10. Home Improvement / Construction    11. Outdoor & Recreational Areas - General    12. Trellises   

Editorial Review

Fences have many purposes, including security, privacy, andornamentation, but not all wooden fences are alike. Do you want arustic post-and-board fence or a colonial white picket fence? Do youneed a gate for the driveway or a trellis for the roses? With somethought and planning, the fence you build can both fulfill your needsand enhance your property. George Nash describes the many types ofwooden fencing and recommends certain kinds of wood (all commonhardwoods, he says, are generally unsuitable, as they swell, warp, androt too easily). He also tells how to apply for a building permit,develop a site plan, establish the level line, lay out, build, andmaintain all the parts of the fence. It's one of the best referencesavailable on the subject, and certainly the most beautiful. ... Read more

Reviews (6)

Excellent reference book
Provides a wide range of answers to common and not so common questions regarding building fences.

I fell for the other reviews - again.
This book offers a nice glimpse at some very basic traditional fences.It's mostly a guided pictoral journey showing some colonial, old traditional and farmland fencing - NOTHING remotly contemporary. Beautiful, Informative Book for Planning & Building a Fence
George Nash's writing, with the aid of former National Geographic photographer James P. Blair, expounds on the history and great variety of fences.Although primarily about wooden fences, he does touch on rock, iron and wire fences in the discussion of the history of fencing.Read more

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - General    2. Hobbies/Crafts    3. Home Improvement / Construction    4. House & Home    5. Landscape    6. Outdoor & Recreational Areas - General    7. Woodworking    8. Garden design & planning    9. Gardening / Garden Furnishings    10. Landscape gardening   

Reviews (8)

The Quiet Guardians of a Garden's Space
Autumn is the time when gardens prepare for the hibernating sleep of Winter, a season of quiet and replenishmentpreparing for the magic of Spring. Even in the climes where snow fails to camouflage the less bountiful gifts, as in West Coast gardens where winter colors abound, winter is the time for the gardener to note and plan. Clipped trees, mulched perennials, skeletal structures of deciduous trees after the fall of colored leaves all open the view of the internal structure of the garden, allowing the viewer to inspect, evaluate, sketch and dream about the beauty of the supporting structures of the garden.
Encyclopaedic, but not necessarily instructive
This is a lovely book, one to enjoy on a coffee table, especially during an infinite winter. Nearly every page has color photos; even small photos in this book are large because the format is so big. Full of ideas!
This is a gorgeously illustrated book with hundreds of ideas to inspire the gardener who wants to add architectural elements to their garden. Be aware, however, that this is mainly a collection of photographs and does not provide much in the way of how to actually go about constructing these projects yourself. The book is divided into sections covering fences, walks, hedges, structures, etc. Each section features an array of photographs which illustrate every conceivable aspect of the topic. The photos are beautiful and are the definate selling point of this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Garden Furnishings    2. Garden structures    3. Gardening    4. Gardening / Horticulture    5. Gardening/Plants    6. Gardens    7. General    8. Landscape architecture    9. Garden design & planning    10. Gardening / Garden Furnishings   

Subjects:  1. Crafts / Hobbies    2. Design and construction    3. Do-It-Yourself    4. Do-It-Yourself - General    5. Furniture making    6. Garden Furnishings    7. Garden ornaments and furniture    8. House & Home    9. Outdoor furniture    10. Woodwork    11. Woodwork - Furniture/Cabinetry    12. Woodworking    13. House & Home / Outdoor & Recreational Areas   

Subjects:  1. Garden Furnishings    2. Garden structures    3. Gardening    4. Gardening / Horticulture    5. Gardening/Plants    6. General    7. Horticulture (General)    8. House Plants & Indoor    9. Landscape    10. Garden design & planning    11. Gardening / General    12. yard   

Reviews (1)

I love the projects especially the Rabbit Hutch!
I bought this book for the Rabbit Hutch only.Read more

Subjects:  1. Design and construction    2. Garden Furnishings    3. Garden ornaments and furniture    4. Garden structures    5. Gardening    6. Gardening / Horticulture    7. Hobbies/Crafts    8. Woodwork    9. Woodworking    10. Gardening / Garden Furnishings   

Reviews (3)

An inspirational book for your bookshelf
This book is a great read for aspiring mosaic artists and for beginners.The beautiful pictures show what is possible, the text is well written, and the "how-to" part is easy to follow.
Wonderful outdoor creations!
This is a great book for inspiring creative ideas for making outdoor mosaics. Well written, beautifully photographed, the book shows original problem solving techniques not found in other "how-to" mosaic book...particularly in the construction of 3-D objects. Ms MacKay is a talented writer and mosiac artist.

Terrific mosaic book!
The subtitle of this book is Dazzling Projects and Innovative Techniques and it certainly delivers!It's full of rich, vivid, full color photographs and instructions for interesting and creative projects, most of them 3-D.I was very excited to learn about epoxy putty and how to use it to create curved structures out of backer board or wire.A few of my favorite projects in this book: Snake-In-The-Grass, Gazing Face, and Reflecting Birdbath with View.Your garden will never be the same! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Garden Furnishings    4. Gardening / Horticulture    5. Glass & Glassware    6. Hobbies/Crafts    7. BG-MIND & BODY - BG-PSYCHGY/SELF HELP    8. Crafts & Hobbies / Glass & Glassware    9. Garden design & planning    10. Handicrafts    11. Mosaics   

Subjects:  1. Garden Design    2. Garden Furnishings    3. Garden ornaments and furniture    4. Garden structures    5. Gardening    6. Gardening / Horticulture    7. Gardening/Plants    8. Landscape    9. Landscape gardening   

Reviews (1)

Disappointing
This book has photos of some neat projects, however, there is one page of basic 'instructions' which is not helpful at all. There is no advice on selecting wood/branches, bending them, curing them, finishing/varnishing etc., nor is there instruction (except for screws and a very basic tenon on the aforementioned instruction page)on how to attach the pieces. The only 'directions' are simple illustrations of what order to put the pieces together in. A real disappointment. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Design and construction    2. Garden Furnishings    3. Garden ornaments and furniture    4. Garden structures    5. Gardening    6. Gardening / Horticulture    7. Gardening/Plants    8. Landscape    9. DIY    10. Garden design & planning    11. Gardening / General   

Subjects:  1. Design    2. Garden Design    3. Garden Furnishings    4. Garden rooms    5. Gardening    6. Gardening / Horticulture    7. Gardening/Plants    8. Gardens    9. Home Gardening    10. Landscape Horticulture    11. Landscape gardening    12. Techniques    13. Garden design & planning    14. Gardening / General   

Editorial Review

The Gertleys have assembled an expansive collection of do-it- yourself garden-structure projects, from simple to complex, for the would-be garden builder. Trellises, a planter box, raised beds, a simple cold frame, an inventive strawberry tower, a small greenhouse, potting benches and tables, a plant caddy, and even an elegant little seed-saver's box are among the dozens of illustrated plans available for the garden, along with instructions on the tools and materials needed for each project and suggestions on finishes and final touches that give plain structures an added elegance and visual interest. Read more

Reviews (6)

I love this book
REALLY nice garden projects, not too difficult to make if you have some type of power cutting tool. I keep coming back to this book for ideas. In fact, I've bought other book by the Gertleys just because I like their style so much.

Fair book
I have built four of the projects in this book. Great Book for the Gardening Woodworker
The projects are not so challenging as to be overwhelming; they are fairly simple and can be completed in an evening or over the weekend.The exception is the greenhouse, which has a block waist wall and wood framing for the glass top.I am building the tomato towers and will start the strawberry tower to use next year.There are several smaller projects - a sting-line row marker, caddies and dibble that can be made with scraps you may already have.Read more

Subjects:  1. Amateurs' manuals    2. Design and construction    3. Garden Furnishings    4. Garden ornaments and furniture    5. Garden structures    6. Gardening    7. Gardening / Horticulture    8. Gardening/Plants    9. Woodwork    10. Garden design & planning    11. Gardening / General    12. Landscape gardening   

Reviews (6)

Gorgeous Garden Railways by Marc Horovitz
Great book of past and present Garden Railways.
Very disappointing, "washed-out" photo color and detail. Definitely not 'gorgeous' photos.
I was quite surprised to be so disappointed by this long-awaited book.This was supposed to be a coffee table book which would appeal aesthetically to everybody. But it doesn't have much aesthetic appeal because the photos aren't gorgeous. The biggest photo shortcoming is that the color printing has a "washed-out" 1970's quality to it. This may be the printer's fault, not the author's. Another serious problem is that many -- perhaps most? -- of the photos look like they're detail shots cropped at a relatively low resolution from a larger photo -- or even shot with a zoom lense? For example, you can't make out individual figurines because they're blurred by the low resolution.
It's a table top book with a softcover.
Gorgeous Garden Railways is a new and different type of book about garden railways. This is not just another book on how to install track, or the story of scale and gauge. This is a table top photo book about some very good looking garden railroads.
Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts / Hobbies    2. Garden Design    3. Garden Furnishings    4. Gardening    5. Gardening/Plants    6. Hobbies    7. Horticulture (General)    8. Model Railroading    9. Toys   

Subjects:  1. Garden Design    2. Garden Furnishings    3. Garden structures    4. Gardening    5. Gardening / Horticulture    6. Gardening/Plants    7. Home Gardening    8. Landscape    9. Landscape Design And Planting    10. Landscape gardening    11. Gardening / Garden Design    12. LITERATURE - LIT CLASSICS TRD PB   

Editorial Review

Full of solid, practical advice and plenty of how-to pictures, Read more

Subjects:  1. Arbors    2. Flowers - General    3. Garden Furnishings    4. Gardening    5. Gardening / Horticulture    6. Gardening/Plants    7. Pergolas    8. Trellises    9. Gardening / Flowers / General   

Reviews (1)

A fantastic book!
At long last, an authoritative book on garden ornament in America!Barbara Israel delivers a beautiful tome with scholarly punch in her Antique Garden Ornament:Two Centuries of American Taste.Many booksexist on gardens and landscape history, but none addresses the issue of thestatues, fountains, and furniture used within them with such depth andclarity as Ms. Israel.In addition to the chapters themselves, thecatalogue of objects in the back of the book and the list of makers providea greatly needed reference for this growing field.I highly recommend thisbook. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. Architecture    4. Garden Furnishings    5. Garden ornaments and furniture    6. Gardening    7. History    8. Landscape    9. Landscape Horticulture    10. United States    11. 20th century    12. Garden design & planning    13. Gardening / Garden Furnishings    14. Gardens (descriptions, history etc)    15. Sculpture & other three-dimensional art forms    16. USA    17. c 1700 to c 1800    18. c 1800 to c 1900   

Reviews (1)

Great book!
I highly recommend this book! Directions are very clear, it offers a wide variety of designs for garden items using copper pipe.It has a concise list of supplies and equipment to both buy and make, with easy to understand directions for how to use everything safely.Can't wait to get started!This book gives you the knowledge and confidence! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Garden Furnishings    2. Gardening / Horticulture   

Reviews (1)

Easy to follow plans and diections
This book has good ideas for everyone.Some plans are whimsical others are more practical. Projects are sturdy and useful,Abby does a good job of making her project directions easy to follow.I was not frustrated whenstarting projects. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Furniture Arts And Crafts    4. Furniture making    5. Garden Furnishings    6. Hobbies/Crafts    7. Outdoor furniture    8. Reference    9. Twig furniture    10. Woodwork - Furniture/Cabinetry