garden design making paths and walkways creative ideas and simple technique

Fine in Fine jacket Full-color photographs and detailed instructions explain how to create a wide variety of walkways and paths to suit an array of landscapes and sites from such materials as stone, brick, concrete, gravel, pine needles, straw, bark, and more. Advance copy stamp from publisher on front free endpage, Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. Background Information: This is a comprehensive manual that covers all the basics: siting; design and positioning of a path; discussions of all manner of materials that can be used; and basic how-to advice for planning, grading, clearing, marking, leveling, digging, and providing for proper drainage. At the same time, Blomgren's sense of history and many-layered view of gardening and life make this an unusually deep and enjoyable look at more than the basic nuts and bolts of creating walks and pathways. The book is generously illustrated with helpful drawings and beautiful color photographs of gorgeous walks and paths, and lively descriptions and photographs from famous walkways and paths in history are sprinkled throughout the book. Blomgren has made "choosing your path in life" clear and attainable in this lovely and lively book. -Mark A. Hetts.

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