Gardentopia

Gardentopia is that rare marriage of the art of landscaping and the technical knowledge of how to compose a landscapeboiled down to readily understood and easily executed actions. This book puts you in the drivers seat and shows you how to chart the course to your own personal garden utopia. - Margie Grace, Grace Design AssociatesAny backyard has the potential to refresh and inspire if you know what to do. Jan Johnsens new book, Gardentopia: Design Basics for Creating Beautiful Outdoor Spaces, will delight all garden lovers with over 130 lushly illustrated landscape design and planting suggestions. Ms. Johnsen is an admired designer and popular speaker whose hands-on approach to co-creating with nature will have you saying, I can do that!This info-packed, sumptuous book offers individual tips for enhancing any size landscape using real world solutions. The suggestions are grouped into five categories that include Garden Design and Artful Accents, Walls, Patios, and Steps and Plants and Planting, among others. Whether you are an experienced gardener or a landscaping novice, Gardentopia will inspire you with tips such as Soften a Corner, Paint it Black, and Hide and Reveal.