How to Design a Garden by Pollyanna Wilkinson - Non Fiction - Hardback

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780241648810
Publisher: DK
Age Range: Adult / General Readership

Overview
How to Design a Garden is a practical, expert-led guide from award-winning garden designer Pollyanna Wilkinson, published by DK. Rather than offering vague inspiration, this hardback walks readers through the real process professional designers use: assessing a plot, mapping sunlight and sightlines, choosing hard landscaping, and planning planting that performs all year. It is written for anyone who owns outdoor space, however small, and wants a clear, achievable route to a garden that genuinely suits how they live.

About the Book
Polly Wilkinson studied garden design at the English Gardening School at the Chelsea Physic Garden and set up her own Surrey-based studio, Studio Pollyanna Landscape Design, working on private and commercial gardens across the UK. In How to Design a Garden she distils that professional process into a step-by-step framework any homeowner can follow. The 192-page hardback covers surveying and measuring a plot, understanding aspect and microclimate, developing a concept and mood board, choosing paving, decking and boundary materials, lighting a garden for evening use, and selecting planting schemes that deliver structure and colour through the seasons. Rather than simply showcasing finished gardens, the book explains why design decisions work, helping readers avoid costly mistakes such as ordering the wrong materials, poor traffic flow, or borders that look good for only a few weeks a year. It suits a brand-new build with a blank plot, a period property needing a refresh, or a small urban courtyard. Clear diagrams, photography and worked examples sit alongside Polly's own professional tips, making this a reference to return to at every project stage. The tone is encouraging and jargon-free, aimed at enthusiastic amateurs rather than trade professionals, so no prior design experience is required.

• Step-by-step framework for planning any size or style of garden
• Expert guidance on hard landscaping materials, paving and decking
• Practical advice on garden lighting and extending evening use
• Planting strategies for year-round colour and structure
• Written by an award-winning, practising garden designer
• Ideal reference for new-build gardens, renovations and small urban spaces

About the Author
Pollyanna Wilkinson is an award-winning garden designer, author and broadcaster based in Surrey. She studied at the English Gardening School at the Chelsea Physic Garden and trained in horticulture at Merrist Wood before founding Studio Pollyanna Landscape Design, creating private and commercial gardens across the UK and internationally. Her work has been recognised at RHS shows, and she co-hosts a popular gardening podcast. How to Design a Garden is her first book, bringing her professional design process to home gardeners for the first time.

Why You'll Love This Guide
Practical rather than purely aspirational, this hardback gives real homeowners a genuine, professional-grade design process to follow, helping you avoid expensive mistakes and create an outdoor space that truly fits your home and lifestyle.

Please Note: Image shown is for illustrative purposes; you will receive the UK edition with UK ISBN 9780241648810 as described.