| Incorporating
movement in the landscape
is one of the hot trends in gardening today. As people invest more time
and money in their homes, landscaping a primary focus. How can we make
the outdoors more inviting? Paths, steps, and footbridges are three key
elements that help define a landscape and how people move through it
and
enjoy it. An inviting path that meanders through a garden, steps that
connect
terraced outdoor "living rooms," and a footbridge that spans a small
stream
each serves a utilitarian purpose, but when designed creatively and
well
can infuse a property with an irresistible sense of wonder and delight.
In How
to Build Paths, Steps &
Footbridges, builder Peter Jeswald explains how to add
practical and
visually pleasing elements to any property. He advocates choices that
complement,
rather than dominate, the home and landscape and recommends natural and
manmade materials appropriate for the goals and objectives of each
project.
Wood, masonry, stone, earth, and vegetation are all options he
discusses
for building and creating an environment that complements the
topography.
Filled
with color photographs, How
to Build Paths, Steps & Footbridges also includes
hundreds of clear
instructional drawings of plans and construction techniques. Jeswald
provides
careful advice for every stage of a project--up-front planning,
assessing
a site, finalizing a design, and selecting proper tools and building
materials
for construction--all with the goal of providing a strong theoretical
basis
that will allow readers to achieve the best possible result: greater
access
to and interest in their outdoor spaces.
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How to Build Paths,
Steps & Footbridges
The
Fundamentals of
Planning, Designing, and Constructing Creative Walkways in Your Home
Landscape
by
Peter Jeswald
Storey
Publishing,
2005.
Order
a copy.
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