Best Garden Design

by Chris Young, Alan Titchmarsh (Foreword)

As a showcase of the best ideas, trends, styles and techniques from the stars of the world-famous Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show, Best Garden Design is an inspirational source book that not only identifies the most attractive, practical and portable ideas from hundreds of gardeners and designers but analyzes how those ideas can work in any garden.

Interviews with gold medalalist designers outline their individual design styles. Each design is then examined on a smaller scale to focus on the details and finishing touches that complete a design and help transform everyday gardens into showstoppers.

The author gives gardeners the very best gardening advice from the Royal Horticultural Society, the United Kingdom's leading gardening charity, dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. Best Garden Design addresses virtually every aspect of creating a garden worthy of the Chelsea Flower Show, including:

Lighting
Topiary
Seating
Water Features
Kitchen Gardens
Artful Recycling
Growing Old Roses
Better Baskets
How to Position Garden Art
Reshaping a Patio
Perfect Perennials
Herbs
Drought

Not even the most dedicated visitor to the Chelsea Flower Show could amass this many notes of such value.

Genres: Gardening

224 pages, Hardcover

First published July 22, 2010

About the author

Chris Young is one of the leading publishers and content creators in the gardening and horticultural industry.

For the past 25 years he’s been in the gardening media world, firstly as editor of Garden Design Journal and latterly as both editor of RHS's The Garden and Head of Editorial for the RHS – overseeing books, magazines, podcasts, websites and specialist publishing.

He has written two books – RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Design (DK) and Take Chelsea Home (Mitchell Beazley) – as well as a substantial number of articles on garden design for publications like Gardens Illustrated.

CY Gardens is a multidisciplinary gardens consultancy business which specializes in content creation, landscape design and planning, and business mentoring.

Since 2020 Chris has been Consultant Gardening Publisher for DK Books (Dorling Kindersley), acquiring the leading names in the gardening world to write for the UK’s number one gardening book publisher.

Having originally trained in landscape architecture, he undertakes private garden and landscape design for clients all over the country. He lives in Northamptonshire with his family, dogs and self-made swimming pond. Chris’ love of the subject, interest in business, and the ability to communicate to different audiences is something he undertakes with passion and commitment.

Reviews

[outdoortype · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gorgeous! So many fabulous ideas! A good book to peruse when planning outdoor space: think about entrance, pathways, water, art, lighting etc. Yes, so many specifics are beyond most people but still, it’s the ideas.

[Manintheboat · Rating 5 out of 5]

A mega lovely mix of gardens, landscaping, art, produce, fountains, and lighting. Very inspiring eye candy.

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

beautiful ideas $$$