Inspiration + Expert Advice

Take it from leading landscape and building designers—this new book has everything you need to create a beautiful, well-designed backyard area.

Rich with inspirational photography and helpful insights, this how-to guide offers advice for all the latest ideas on design and materials, so that you can create a uniquely livable and comfortable backyard on a budget you can afford.

Bound-in bonus DVD offers home planning, deck design, and landscaping software, which works with both PC and Mac systems.

You’ll get:

• Professional Advice for building everything from great patios and decks to outdoor dining areas, kids’ play spaces and structures, storage sheds, specialty gardens, and more
• Real-world solutions for the best ways to pull all the elements together to create a cohesive, comfortable outdoor space
• At-a-glance charts to help you choose materials based on appearance, durability, ease of installation, and price
• Go-green information for environmentally-friendly materials, water conservation, and safety issues
• Over 400 beautiful, new photos for inspiration
• Bonus landscaping software DVD to guide you every step of the way in creating the backyard design of your dreams