This work provides ingenious solutions for creating small, secluded gardens for outdoor living. Giving blueprints for designing, building and decorating a courtyard including barbecues, water features and decking, it shows how to bring a courtyard alive with detailed planting blueprints. It is written by an eminent and best selling author. Courtyard Gardens is packed with imaginative ideas for creating small, secluded gardens for outdoor living. Whether you are starting with a new plot or transforming an existing garden into a private haven, this books offers a wealth of design and planting solutions. This book features 18 three dimensional plans for classic garden styles that can be adopted for all different sizes and uses, from the classical garden through renaissance courtyards and Mediterranean styles to classical Japanese gardens. The book contains hundreds of ideas for wall. Screens, floors, water features and lighting as well as a directory do plants giving guidance on the best type of plants for different types of garden.