Outdoor Stonework: 16 Easy-To-Build Projects for Your Yard and Garden

By Alan Bridgewater and Gill Bridgewater

Give your yard an elegant sense of permanence with stylish and functional stonework. Presenting a variety of stonecutting and priming techniques, this guide offers step-by-step instructions for 16 original stonework projects, including flagstone steps, retaining walls, and a garden table. Complete supply lists, safety tips, and clear construction diagrams for each project are accompanied by photographs of the finished product. You'll be amazed at how the durable beauty of stonework can enhance your outdoor landscape.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580173330
• ISBN13: 9781580173339
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Storey Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Easy projects with easy instruction!

I have been wanting to create many stone projects and this book helps with selection and ease of doing it yourself with a fabulous look!

Good beginner book!

Good beginner book for breaking into this type of homemade garden crafting. An excellent purchase for those interested in this creative art form.

I can do that!

If beautifying your world with stone and concrete is your goal, this book is a must. The author did a fine job of eliciting interest in a project by showing wonderful color photos of the finished product first. Then he supplies photos and diagrams of each step while describing it in down-to-earth fashion. He adds some photos of historical works to show what can be done and how long a quality job can last. I particularly enjoyed the descriptions of building a winding path. Mr. Bridgewater showed each layer of the walk, how to install that layer (tamper, rake, shovel, hose...) and feel that I really could create a viable path for my own home. The only nit I have to pick was his measurements for the Japanese lantern's components. Although I could figure it out, he was inconsistent in indicating whether a dimension was length, width, or height. Overall, I would purchase this book again.