The New Garden Designer's Handbook
How to Design Useful, Beautiful Gardens from Start to Finish
$48.19
- Paperback
284 pages
- Release Date
4 August 2026
Summary
In The New Garden Designer’s Handbook, 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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781643264691 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1643264699 |
| Author: | Daryl Beyers |
| Publisher: | Workman Publishing |
| Imprint: | Timber Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 284 |
| Release Date: | 4 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 920g |
| Dimensions: | 252mm x 200mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
“If you are struggling with your own garden not feeling like it’s coming together, or has too many lulls, this is the book for you.”
–The Gardenangelists“This handbook could easily serve as a textbook for a landscape design course, yet it’s accessible enough for home gardeners reworking their own spaces…Both designers and homeowners will find solid guidance and a springboard for envisioning the garden.”–The American Gardener
About The Author
Daryl Beyers
Daryl Beyers is Gardening Certificate Program Coordinator at the New York Botanical Garden, where he helps shape the continuing education department’s gardening curriculum, and teaches the capstone Fundamentals of Garden Design course. With over three decades of professional landscaping experience, specializing in residential garden design and development, he has created and cared for hundreds of gardens throughout the United States. He authored two special issues on garden design for Fine Gardening magazine, was a contributing garden editor for Martha Stewart Living, and his articles on gardening and garden design appear regularly in Horticulture and other national publications. Daryl continues to provide design expertise for client gardens while maintaining an active public speaking schedule and honing his gardening and design skills at his home in Shasta County, California.
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