American Horticultural Society Practical Guides: Arches & Pergolas - Softcover

Designed to be a complete do-it-yourself guide, don't let the small format of this book fool you--it's absolutely jam-packed with ideas for all styles of gardens, and as always, publisher Dorling Kindersley manages to take fairly complicated projects and reduce them to a manageable size that even the home improvement novice can handle. Practical considerations are dealt with firmly--no skipping such detail work like squaring corners or proper foundation preparations.

The aim of this book is to get you professional-quality results, and if you follow directions carefully, you'll get the job done beautifully. Inspirational ideas are plentiful--the garden photographs are lush and detailed, and provide all kinds of unusual notions for creating a truly unique gardening space. Whether you're looking to add a sweet smelling rose trellis or a traditional tree arbor, you'll find options for all your projects that will set your plants off beautifully with striking combinations of textures and materials. --Jill Lightner