75 Conrans Design Diy Garden Garden Idea, Gardening Center Near Me

Terence Conran's Garden DIY: Over 75 Projects and Design Ideas for Making the Most of Your Garden

Sir Terence Conran was educated at Bryanston School, Dorset, and trained as a textile designer at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. Hand in hand with his much-publicized career as an arbiter of good taste for a whole generation goes a career in cookery and restaurant management. Having learned the basic skills in the kitchens of a two-star Parisian establishment, he opened several small restaurants in London.These were later sold to finance his fast-expanding furniture business, from which grew the hugely successful Habitat stores. No-one has had a greater influence on contemporary living style than Conran. From the outset of his career, in the brilliant era of the '60s, he devoted his talents to interpreting the home-making aspirations of the bright, busy people of his generation - and to providing them with an excellence of craftsmanship and design at a price they could afford.

Add flair to your garden and value to your property! What does your garden need to look its best--a comfortable bench to rest on while appreciating the beauty around you? A summer house to use for storage...or as an artist's studio? A delightfully bubbling water sculpture? This companion to Terence Conran's innovative DIY By Design takes do-it-yourself outdoors with these, and other, projects for gardens big and small. Dazzling photographs offer an inspiring glimpse of what others have done, as well as advice on planning a garden and what practicalities to consider. The projects cover five major areas of design: Seating and Eating; Garden Houses; Patios, Paths, and Ponds; Supports and Dividers; and Containers--and there's a complete discussion of tools, materials, and techniques. 130 fail-safe color illustrations enable you to construct an octagonal tree seat, barbecue, rabbit run, jardiniere, walk-through pergola, and more--30 projects in all. 160 pages (all in color), 9 1/2 x 11.

An inspirational and practical resource, this guide covers five main sections: Seating and Eating considers a variety of styles of garden seat; Garden Houses examines outdoor buildings from sheds to dovecotes, pavilions and play houses; Patios, Paths and Ponds illustrates how these details can transform even the smallest garden; Supports and Dividers explores focal points and adapting areas of the garden for different purposes; and Containers looks at how pots, tubs and window boxes can alter your garden layout with ease, rotating plant schemes with seasons. Each section offers sound advice about how these features can bring the various aspects of a garden harmoniously together, illustrated with photographs from stunning gardens around the world. The title includes 30 Conran designed projects, specially commissioned photography and over 130 practical illustrations to enable you to build everything from simple decking to a striking summerhouse, an awning or a garden bench. Finally, a concise directory of tools, materials and techniques furnishes you with the practical know-how to ensure complete success.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Conran; Reprint edition (June 30, 2000)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1850297231

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1850297239

Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.77 pounds

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.75 x 0.75 x 11.25 inches

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Terence Conran's Garden DIY Review

Terence Conran's GARDEN DIY (do it yourself) contains 75 doable projects from a child's play house to various other wood, stone, brick, terracotta, and cement projects for your outside garden rooms. Conran shows several examples for each garden structure (pergolas, trellises, arbors, fences, patios, paths, ponds, and plant containers) with complete instructions for at least one example in each set.

For example, the section showing a variety of seating arrangements, includes a complete set of instructions for making a very pretty yellow painted garden bench with slatted 1"x1" rails. One needs to review the instructions before determining whether the materials and/or tools are on hand or available, but Conran tells the reader exactly what s/he will need for each illustrated project.

I borrowed the book from the library and decided not to purchase it because the items Conran illustrates do not meet my particular needs. Currently, I am looking for instructions for a garden screen to restrict my view of the next-door neighbor's yard. While Conran includes a few items that would fit the definition of a garden screen his examples do not match what I have in mind. I needed a screen in another part of the yard where I was less worried about blocking sunlight (against a fence for example) his illustrations would prove more helpful.

The best sections of the book from my perspective include his great illustrations for hen-houses/bird houses. These fowl shelters are so beautiful I would build one but I live in an area that does not allow chickens--even ornate feathered pet chickens. His examples of garden houses are also beautiful but I don't need a garden house because I already have one.

If you're just beginning to create structures for your outdoor rooms and think you may want to "do it yourself" you'll find plenty of ideas in this book.

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