Making Garden Floors: Stone, Brick, Tile, Concrete, Ornamental Gravel, Recycled Materials, and More

Whether you're trying to enhance a tiny patch of urban patio, give a sprawling yard a level place for a picnic table, or anything in between, you'll find the essential 'show-hows' here, in real-life examples of garden transformations plus recipes for practically every type of paving imaginable. A basics section starts with grading a site and ends with simple directions for three ways of excavating and filling a foundation for any type of outdoor floor. Another chapter assesses every type of material, providing pros and cons, climate considerations, and cost comparisons. Then find out how to put those ground covers to use, from informal areas made of salvaged bricks to contemporary pool surrounds of colored concrete. Throughout, for your inspiration, hundreds of superb photos display spectacular gardens and their handsome floors.