A comprehensive guide to creating the perfect garden from surveying the site to introducing the plants. The book is divided into three parts, covering basic planning and design; hard landscaping - building walls, fences, paving and garden features; and soft landscaping - plants and planting design. Written by a team of experts, headed by garden designer David Stevens, and illustrated throughout with plans, practical drawings and colour photographs, this is a useful guide for anyone intending to design, build and plant the garden of their dreams.