CONTENTS
BASIC CHOICES
1 The Style of Garden
2 Looking In, Looking Out
3 Formal and Informal Gardens
4 Low-maintenance Gardens
5 Hardware and Software
6 Organic and Inorganic
7 Choosing Colours
8 A Different View from Each Window
WHAT'S ALREADY THERE
9 The Soil
10 Sun and Shade
11 The Wind
12 The Views
13 The Neighbours
14 Corner Blocks
15 Battle-axe Blocks
16 Courtyards
17 The Front Door
18 The Blank End of a House
19 The Windows
20 Poles
21 House Extensions
THE GARDEN'S MAJOR AREAS
22 Sections of a Garden
23 Nature Strips
24 Lawns
25 Ornamental Areas of Shrubs
26 Screen Planting at the Rear
27 Outdoor Living Areas
28 Play Areas
29 Service Areas
30 Vegetable Gardens
31 Orchards
32 Redesigning a Garden
THE RIGHT HARDWARE
33 Driving In, Driving Out
34 Circular Drives
35 Garages and Carports
36 Parking For Visitors
37 Vehicular Access to the Rear of the House
38 Specifications for Paths
39 Access from the Street
40 To and From Shops and School
41 Materials for Paths and Driveways
42 Edges
43 Drainage
44 Retaining Walls
45 Storage Sheds and Workshops
46 Barbecues
47 Arches and Archways
48 Groundcover Materials
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CONTENTS (cont)
FEATURES
49 Flower Beds
50 Roses
51 Features in Lawns
52 Climbing Plants on the Walls
53 Rockeries
54 Outdoor Lighting
55 A Vertical Dimension
56 Banks and Mounds
57 Urban Woodlands
58 Inviting Paths
59 Winter Gardens
60 Upper Canopy
61 Water Features
62 Swimming Pools
63 Hedges
64 Hanging Plants
65 Herb Gardens
66 Attracting Birds
67 Gates and Grilles
CHOOSING PLANTS
69 Exotic and Native
70 Deciduous and Evergreen
71 Geometric Shapes
72 Colour For All Seasons
73 The Sense of Smell
74 The Sense of Touch
75 The Sense of Hearing
76 Climbing Plants
77 Groundcover Plants
78 Plants on Patios
79 Border Plants
80 Indoor Plants
81 Plants for Water Features
82 Berry Fruits
PRACTICALITIES
83 The Wood Supply
84 Access for Tradespeople
85 An Office at Home
86 Watering Systems
87 Clotheslines
88 Outdoor Seating
89 House Numbers and Sign Boards
90 Rubbish Bins
91 Security Considerations
92 Artificial Grass
93 Between Drive Strips
94 Painting Fences
95 Digging Holes
96 Pruning, Trimming, Lopping
97 Transplanting
98 How to get the Curves Right
99 Quantities of Materials
100 Scheduling Jobs
INDEX
BIBLIOGRAPHY
POSTSCRIPT FOR ARCHITECTS
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BOOK REVIEW
The ordinary suburban block can be designed so as to make harmony out of house, trees, rocks, shrubs, plants, pipes and wires. Topic by topic, Peter Rudge and Tom Cahill show how, covering everything from colour schemes to car access and garbage bins. The 100 hints include ideas for rockeries, pools, carports, home offices and clothes lines. A postscript to architects implores them to consider the landscaping implications of their designs.
From a review in The Australian.
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