This collection of beautiful photographs will help you choose a patio style suitable for your home, speak your contractor's language, furnish and organize outdoor areas, create containers and border areas for dynamic gardens and landscaping displays, and develop outdoor sanctuaries with artfully placed planter boxes, shrubs, and privacy screens. Includes step-by-step instructions for installing a paver patio.

Tina Skinner has authored more than 20 books, including two books on decks, Outdoor Woodworks*, and The Big Book of Kitchen Design Ideas*.