This early work on landscape gardening is a fascinating read for the
gardener and historian alike, but also contains much information and
anecdote that is still useful and practical today. All the work
described is well within the scope of the ordinary man or woman with no
previous experience, and no tools will be required that are not in the
ordinary household toolbox. Extensively illustrated with working
diagrams. Contents Include: Laying Out the Plot - "Labour-saving"
Gardens - Stone Edging - Wood Edging - Laying Out the Lawn - The Oval or
Circular Lawn - The House Step; Crazy Paving: Imitation Crazy Paving;
Bird Baths and Sundials; Non-Rustic Screens and Arches - A Rectangular
Trellis Screen - A Semi-Circular Trellis Screen - "Rising Sun" Trellis -
A Trellis Fringe - A Trellise Window - Arches - A Four-Way Arch - An
Arch Pergola; Rustic Work - Rustic Summerhouses; Garden Furniture:
Seats, Tables, Etc. - A Simple Garden Seat - Garden Chairs - A Garden
Table; and Ornamental Ponds. Many of the earliest books, particularly
those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and
increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in
affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and
artwork.