Marianne Svärd Häggvik is an engineer turned garden designer and owner of Heliconia Garden. She holds a master’s of science in applied physics from Uppsala University. She lives in Stockholm, Sweden.
Rustic Garden Projects: Step-by-Step Backyard Décor from Trellises to Tree Swings, Stone Steps to Stained Glass
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ISBN-13:
9781629140087
- Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
- Publication date: 05/20/2014
- Sold by: Barnes & Noble
- Format: eBook
- Pages: 256
- File size: 96 MB
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Would you like to learn to braid a plant support arrow, cast a flower vase in concrete, or set your own pedestal in stone? Rustic Garden Projects is filled with attractive ideas for making your garden homey, decorative, and unique this gardening season. From the simple to the sophisticated, quick to time consuming, follow these step-by-step instructions to build elegant, functional items for your garden and patio.
Discover such delightful do-it-yourself garden projects such as:
A Swing for Two
Small Stone Staircase
Lionhead Fountain
Decorative Birdbath
Garden Party Vases
Japanese-style Trellis
Concrete Votive Holders
And so much more to craft, build, and enjoy!
Packed with detailed materials and hundreds of photographs and instructional illustrations, Rustic Garden Projects is the ultimate guide to get you started decorating your garden, your back yard, or even your city stoop. Plus, each project includes practical shopping lists, tips on which tools to use, and the plants and flowers that will pair best with your new creation. Don’t spend tons of money and long drawn-out hours with landscaping companiesthe answers you need are right here!
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With the weather warming it's time to spruce up the garden. Häggvik, an engineer-turned-gardening expert debuts the English translation of her Swedish book to U.S. readers. Projects are many and widely diverse, from bentwood to pavers to masonry, and wire work to stained glass. Each design lists materials with only metric measurements but the instructions are well illustrated. Unfortunately, some of the plants recommended are not available in North America. This book tries to cover too many projects at wildly varying degrees of difficulty. Also, while the wirework projects are appealing others are less original, such as the stained glass and wall building. VERDICT There are some fresh designs offered here, but the skills needed to accomplish the projects are better learned from specialty books such as Jim Long's Making Bentwood Trellises, Arbors, Gates & Fences, Sherri Warner Hunter's Creative Concrete Ornaments for the Garden, and Pat Sagui's Landscaping with Stone (2d ed.). Only for larger collections.