Rooftop And Terrace Gardens: A Step-by-step Guide To Creating A Modern And Stylish Space

Rooftop &Terrace Gardens: A step-by-step guide to creating a modern and stylish space

How is it possible to create a stunning space with no natural soil? This book looks at exciting ways to create terrace and rooftop spaces. It is full of ideas for visually appealing and practical planting in containers and raised beds, ranging from ferns and bamboos to vegetables and herbs. It also gives useful tips for screening and framing and provides a directory of plants for containers and roof gardens.

Features newly commissioned photography by Steve Gorton Illustrated with specially drawn garden plans Packed with highly practical tips and quick-fix solutions Includes in detail 10 beautiful gardens to inspire

Creating a terrace or rooftop paradise

This city-dwellers guide to gardening shows how less is actually more, especially when it comes to creating one's own terrace and rooftop paradise. With ten sample gardens to choose from, including the plans for each, this practical guide describes every aspect of urban gardening-from design for roofs, screening and framing, gardening without soil to containers, furniture, and decorations and special effects. Full of overall and close-up photos of each garden, this magazine-style guide will show any apartment dweller how to create their very own Eden-with a garden of ferns and bamboos and vegetables and herbs only footsteps away.