This manual is designed for anyone whose garden is in disarray, and who wants to salvage it. It begins by taking a look at a variety of garden situations - how to quantify what you already have and how to decide how you would like to see your garden transformed. A number of quick solutions that will give an almost instant new look are then offered, such as how to upgrade your lawn, or tidy up your flower beds. There follows a section on working with the garden's permanent features. Some of the problems that the book addresses are dealing with a garden that is too big or too small, whether to lift existing paving stones, reshape the lawn, or to get rid of large trees and hedges. If professionals are required to do the job, it advises on how to get the best value for money from them.