If you would like to avoid the expense of a garden designer yet still achieve an original and beautiful outdoor space, this book will show you how. With 40 fabulous garden designs to copy - or mix and match different elements to suit your own particular space - create the ideal garden with the minimum of fuss, time and effort. Designs range from 'The Scented Garden' and 'Rural Retreat' to the more contemporary 'Turning Japanese' or 'Simply Minimalist', and each contain expert tips and step-by-step projects. And with every type of space covered, from an urban rooftop to a cottage garden, there is something here for everyone.