Gardenalia: Creating the Stylish Garden

Loved the display photos

I like this book. The book is large and the paper is thick and smooth. There are beautiful pictures throughout. I gave this as a gift.

I was just passing by...no reviews for this yet? Then I must comment! I did read this before bed and then tossed around, excited to revisit antique stores, thrift shops and salvage spots for interesting planters and other garden art. I mentally redesigned my spaces. I've named my (small)property "The Ragged Garden". It's a certified wildlife habitat with a potting shed, kit greenhouse, raised beds for vegetables. I don't want to add enough junk to be tacky, but love seeing photos of arty, shabby chic? informal gardens. Books with gorgeous photos of formal gardens and closeups of blossoms are not for me. I immediately ordered Coulthard's book, Shed Chic. She's my kind of gardener.

Seems I am up on garden trends, some good ideas

As we have had a very cold winter, Im eager preparing for spring and this inspirational book is just what i was thinking of. Beautiful pictures a and lots of ideas easy to follow and creatively explain. I also love the size of its page as it let me explore better all detailsof each project.

A lovely book filled with good ideas to enhance my garden.

Beautiful pictures and helpful ideas. It is not a how-to book, but a lovely book. It's about using things in the garden that you might not think of. Very British in concept.

I bought this book based on the other reviews. I started looking through the book and within the first couple of minutes, I knew I had thrown my money away. There is nothing spectacular about the book. Every thing you see in the book is things that you have already seen in magazines. I was looking for inspiration and found none. Many of the pictures are from large estates. I went through the whole book hoping at least I would find a couple of things, but did not. Now what do I do with the book? Donate it to the library? And forgive myself for being quick to buy based on a few reviews and wasting $30!