John Brookes' Garden Design Book

A comprehensive guide to creating a stylish garden. Takes a look at how the garden has developed through the ages and the influence reflected by social and fashion changes. This book also looks at the principles of garden design including drawing plans, and understanding scale and proportion. Advice is provided on how to focus on the visual potential of plants, and how to approach the subject of planting with a designer's eye. John Brookes is the author of The Garden Book, The Indoor Garden Book, The Country Garden and The New Small Garden.