P. Allen Smith's

Garden Home

creating a garden for everyday living

In this groundbreaking book, popular television personality and renowned professional gardener P. Allen Smith presents readers with a fresh new concept- the garden home.

Allen first walks his audience room by room through his own extraordinary garden home, explaining his choices in color, structure, and purpose. In the second section of the book, Allen introduces his twelve principles of design to guide readers in thir own garden decisions. With the first six principles- Enclosure; Shape and Form; Framing the View; Entry; Focal Point; and Structures- he demonstrates how to establish the garden's basic framework. Then he offers ideas on how to apply the finishing touches with Texture, Pattern, and Rhythm; Color; Abundance; Whimsy; Mystery; and Time.

212 pages