The Room Outside by David Stevens, hardback published by Jacqui Small. ISBN 987-1-903221-90-7, price 20.00 from www.aurumpress.co.uk
David is an international garden designer whose work is known world-wide. His garden design is based on traditional methods with a contemporary design. There are few better in the industry. I have met David and he once commented favourably upon one of my garden designs at the San Francisco Show. I admire him greatly and this is a good showcase of his style. Bring the outdoors in to the house. Celebrate plants in an unfussy environment. Use water, sculpture and other elements of the garden to maximum effect. This is not a how-to book although it includes a few garden plans, instead it looks at David’s ideas and philosophy and how to adapt this to any garden space. Illustrated with fantastic photography and full of inspiration.