Truly Tiny Gardens

by ThomasinaTarling (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2002

  $3.25

  The challenge of transforming a tiny space - be it an overlooked backyard, a balcony, a miniature front garden, a shady basement area or a narrow passageway - into a beautiful garden would daunt even the most experienced gardener. Yet Thomasina Tarling, a specialist in creating minute gardens welcomes the challenge of turning the shadiest, most unpromising area into a haven of vibrant planting and original design. In this title she shares her expertise, concentrating on spaces no more than 20 feet in any direction. She explains how to create visual interest through changes of level and eye-catching focal points and lighten dark, oppressive walls with colourful paint. Thomasina also suggests an array of visual illusions to make the most of a small space.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1995

  $4.48

  Thomasina Taring provides tried and tested design ideas and reliable plant suggestions that will turn a tiny space, whether it is a shady basement, an elevated roof garden or a narrow passageway, into a verdant haven. She explains how to create visual interest using focal points, changes of level, trelliswork, mirrors, lighting, colour and imaginative use of the vertical dimension. She provides guidance on using tricks of perspective, false arches and doorways and trompe l'oeil effects, and hints on caring for plants in confined or shady areas. Also included are eight projects, including a kitchen-sink garden, a Japanese garden and an exotic roof garden, with easy instructions and full-colour illustrations.