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

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

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.