# How to Design a Garden by Pollyanna Wilkinson

How to Design a Garden is Pollyanna Wilkinson’s practical guide to planning and maintaining an outdoor space. It covers design elements such as light, focal points, hardscaping and planting, with layout and mood-board guidance plus month-by-month growing advice.

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- Language: en-IE
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- Price: 15.26 EUR
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- Rating: 4.6 / 5
- Reviews: 304

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## At a glance

- Covers garden planning from light and focal points to hardscaping and planting.
- Includes guidance on creating a mood board and design layout, and choosing paving, furniture and plant combinations.
- Month-by-month growing guides provide follow-on advice for caring for the garden.

## Pros

- Combines design planning with ongoing growing guidance in one book.
- The subject matter spans practical layout decisions and planting choices.

## Specifications

### Book details
- Publisher: DK
- Publication date: 6 February 2025
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 192 pages
- ISBN-10: 0241648815
- ISBN-13: 978-0241648810
### Dimensions and installation
- Weight listed: 788 g
- Dimensions: 7.76 x 0.79 x 9.96 inches

## A good fit for

- Garden owners planning a redesign or making better use of an outdoor space.
- Readers who want design ideas alongside month-by-month growing guidance.

## Less suited to

- Readers seeking only detailed plant-by-plant growing instructions or a specialist technical reference.

## Customer feedback

Customer feedback describes the book as informative, practical, easy to read and inspiring, with praise for its coverage of design elements and help navigating common design pitfalls. Opinions on the photography are mixed. For readers using its layout, hardscaping and planting guidance, the reported practicality and readability may help make the planning process approachable, while the mixed photo reactions matter if visuals are a key reason for buying. The rating distribution is mostly five-star, but ratings alone do not explain individual experiences.
- Positive themes: Customers describe the content as informative and practical.
- Positive themes: Feedback highlights readability and an inspiring approach.
- Mixed feedback: Photography receives mixed reactions, with some customers praising it and others finding it lacking.

## Frequently asked questions

### What topics does How to Design a Garden cover?
The listing describes guidance on light, focal points, hardscaping, planting, mood boards, garden layouts, paving, furniture and plant combinations.
### Does the book include advice for maintaining a garden?
Yes. The listing says it includes month-by-month growing guides to help readers nurture their garden after planning it.
### Who is the book by and who publishes it?
It is by garden designer Pollyanna Wilkinson and published by DK.

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