Stefan Buczacki sets out a blueprint for commonsense down-to-earth gardening - an approach that is based on an understanding of the environment and also relates to gardeners and their lifestyle: what gardeners need and want from their gardens and how they can set about getting it.

This clever little book gets straight to the heart of all the necessary practicalities and possibilities in an engaging and original way. With tips to make the best of very small outdoor spaces from patios and courtyards, to roof gardens and balconies.

A unique collection of controversial contemporary garden designs Written by an award-winning 'iconoclast garden artist' Private and public gardens from around the world Stunning photographs are complemented by garden plans

Hot, dry summers, water restrictions, hosepipe bans - these words leave many of us filled with dread at the prospect of maintaining our much-loved gardens in such conditions. This book outlines many ways you can conserve water and also how to adapt your planting to include plants that thrive in arid conditions.

In this manual, Martin Lungley, a potter who uses terracotta for much of his work, explores the history of the material and shows by means of instructions and colour step-by-step photographs how to get the best from this versatile material.