{"product_id":"9781643264691","title":"The New Garden Designer's Handbook","description":"In \u003ci\u003eThe New Garden Designer's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, Daryl Beyers guides gardeners and budding designers through the process of planning useful, beautiful gardens, large and small, from start to finish. Complete with step-by-step instructions, detailed illustrations, and over 20 prototypical design plans, this practical, easy-to-follow primer describes how professional garden designers think and work, followed up with expert advice on how to evaluate a design, develop a reasonable budget, and get going on implementation.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gardeners will learn how to:\u003cbr\u003e ·         Conduct a site survey, determine the scope of the design, create a base map and complete design drawings. \u003cbr\u003e ·         Assess and work with diverse landforms and their corresponding soil type and drainage issues.  \u003cbr\u003e ·         Choose, create, and implement an array of built structures that make outdoor spaces useful and beautiful. \u003cbr\u003e ·         Design with plants by developing a plant palette complete with trees, shrubs, perennial flowers, ornamental grasses, annuals, tender perennials, and bulbs.\u003cbr\u003e ·         Put it all together into a comprehensive design plan!","brand":"Daryl Beyers","offers":[{"title":"Timber Press |  Paperback \/ softback  |  2026-05-05","offer_id":47350502097151,"sku":"9781643264691","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ef19859b-b5f8-44b7-91d5-59b803c29087.jpg?v=1760454455","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781643264691","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}