Anthony Paul

Plant and Flower Books

Create an outdoor haven perfect for eating, relaxing, entertaining, and more! Outdoor Living: The Ultimate Project Guide offers almost 1,000 photographs and scores of projects to make your outdoor living space functional, fun, and beautiful. With sections dedicated to Landscape Structures & Decks, Yard & Garden Structures, and Backyard Woodworking Projects, this comprehensive guide takes you step-by-step to get great results.

A collection of great looking and functional decks - from the sumptuous to the sublime-and an endless source of ideas for homeowners. Packed with stunning photos of some of America's most memorable decks and backyard landscapes makes this the best inspirational outdoor space title on the market. Design professionals and homeowners share their secrets for building a great deck-everything from making the most of a difficult space to selecting building materials best suited to the natural environment.

Even if you have a small piece of land behind your home-whether it's in the country or the city-you, too, can create your own outdoor room. An outdoor room can be as simple as a barbeque grill and a table and chairs on a patio or as elaborate as an outdoor guest bedroom complete with a teak-framed bed and outdoor fireplace.

Features: Strong emphasis on inspirational ideas for a variety of patio designs; Comprehensive coverage includes patio planning, material selection, construction techniques, and sample patio plans; Illustrated, how-to format is easy to follow and guarantees success; Plenty of tips and expert insights to keep do-it-yourselfers on track.

Joan Clifton celebrates the enclosed garden space, providing ideas for transforming the smallest courtyard, terrace or roof garden into a peaceful haven. Each section looks at a different style, highlighting the most important features, whether this is good-quality hard landscaping and interesting sculpture in "Smart Sanctuaries" or atmospheric lighting and trickling water features in "Entertaining Places".

The 21st century has ushered in a new wave of custom pools and hot tubs designed for inspiration, entertainment and relaxation. Gone are the days of one-size-fits-all pools and tubs; today's water-lovers can choose designs to fit their own lifestyle, the architecture of their home and the landscaping of their garden.

Outdoor Living is a lavishly illustrated book depicting the many varied design styles used for outdoor areas today. Each chapter features the myriad different architectural and design styles that can be used in the garden. Succinct text and the gallery of beautiful full-colour photographs provide inspirational and aspirational ideas for entrances, paths and steps, patio, decks and terraces, roof gardens and verandahs, arbours, pergolas, barbecues, seating, out-buildings, swimming pools and spas, and water features.

Today, more and more people treat the outdoor spaces of their property as true extensions of their homes, using porches, patios, pools, and terraces for cooking, dining, entertaining and relaxing. The Outdoor Livng Room features more than 45 striking examples of this enlightened approach to the great outdoors. In the summer months, we spend as much time as possible outside.

Enjoy the summer evenings in your "outdoor room" with mood-setting lighting that you have made yourself. The smart and easy-to-make projects in this book can enhance the design elements of your home, extend the time you spend under the stars, and - improve the security of your property. 40 projects included.

Gardens are more than just displays of immaculate horticulture: for many, gardens must function as an extra room which all the family can enjoy. Outdoor Living is the most authoritative, innovative and practical guide yet published on creating outdoor living spaces. Whether you have a large country garden or a tiny city roof terrace, step by step projects and international case studies show you how real families have solved problems similar to those you might encounter.

Inventtive suggestions, complemented by detailed, step-by-step instructions and dozens of full-color photographs, explain how to create a natural garden decor in any room of the home. Original.

Garden design for year-round style in a variety of regions. This guide features the decoration of porches, patios and decks, as well as indoor rooms; profiles of style in urban, suburban and rural settings; resources for furnishings, accessories and plants.

This comprehensive reference enables teachers, camp counselors, and youth leaders to model and teach safe, environmentally responsible outdoor living skills to children. Children test themselves, pass required skills tests, and earn colorful patches on the road to completing the five levels of the living skills program.