Projects for Small Gardens

A host of innovative ideas for eye-catching garden features—from a honeysuckle-covered porch to an herb-lined pathway—that make the most of a small space.

Projects for Small Gardens shows you how to make and decorate a wide variety of containers, from a scented window box to a painted galvanized washtub. It explains how to create raised flower and vegetable beds, a picket fence, a rose arch—and many other stone, brick, wood, or metal structures. Decorative planting projects include an herb topiary and a sweet pea obelisk, and ideas for the vegetable gardener range from chile peppers in pots to a strawberry bed.

56 superbly illustrated projects on fold-out pages with easy-to-follow instructions—specially devised by two inspired gardeners. With plenty of practical tips and wise advice on basic gardening techniques.

Richard Bird is an enthusiastic and highly experienced gardener whose books include Flowering Trees and Shrubs, Organic Gardening, and, with Christopher Lloyd, Cottage Gardens.

George Carter won a gold medal for garden design at the 1999 Chelsea Flower Show. He is the author of Gardening with Containers, Gardening with Herbs, and Living with Plants.