Garden Builder
Plans and Instructions for 35 Projects You Can Make
by JoAnn Moser
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Pub Date 6 Feb 2018 | Archive Date 24 Apr 2018
Quarto Publishing Group - Cool Springs Press | Cool Springs Press
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Description
Perfect for any gardener or outdoor enthusiast with a few basic DIY skills, it is packed with 35 complete project plans, each one featuring finished photos of the project along with cut lists and shopping lists, a construction diagram, and step-by-step instructions (complete with photos) show exactly how to build every project.
Most projects are made from durable exterior-rated wood and can be created with basic carpentry skills. But several of these highly desirable garden accessories are made with materials like concrete, metal, and wire.
Garden Builder is positively loaded with projects, a few you can look forward to building include:
- Trellises
- Raised beds
- Harvest boxes
- Garden benches
- Planters
- Garden art
Marketing Plan
Marketing:
6 Months Prior to Pub Date
- Begin social media efforts via Quarto Homes social media with announcements, sneak peaks, etc.
- Long-lead publicity pitch starts – PDF and/or galleys sent
1 – 3 Months Prior to pub date
- Short and long lead publicity campaign at gardening and related outlets, including rural living, farming, country living media – magazines, radio, blogs & websites
- Short and long lead publicity to at daily newspapers and syndicated gardening writers
- Create videos with book content to use at You Tube and at Facebook –
- Book giveaways will be offered through gardening blogs and websites, QPG blogs, social media events, and supporting blogs
- Online advertisements and sponsored posts in online communities
- Feature in B2B email campaigns
- Social media campaign to include exceprts, giveaways, previews
- Feature book at Mother Earth News Fairs
- Create any marketing collateral – posters, sell-sheets, postcards – as needed
Publicity/Media Targets & Strategy:
- National Media – outlets the author has worked with: Organic Gardening, Fine Gardening, Urban Farm, Hobby Farms
- National gardening and related media: Horticulture Magazine, Garden Design, American Gardener, Coastal Living Better Homes and Gardens, Southern Living, Nature’s Garden, Birds & Blooms, Country Woman, Fine Gardening, Mother Earth Living, Sunset Magazine, Living the Country Life, Garden Gate, Organic Life, Garden Design,
- Daily Newspapers with home & gardening coverage – Major Markets: Dallas Morning News, Associated Press, Wire services: Knight Ridder, Tribune Media Services, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, Sacramento Bee (heavily syndicates gardening content to multiple markets), Miami Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times (heavily syndicates gardening content to multiple markets), Pittsburgh Post, Minneapolis Star Tribune (heavily syndicates gardening content to multiple markets), Arizona Star, Denver Post, Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Regional Magazines with Gardening Coverage: Midwest Living, Southern Living, Sunset, Northern Gardener,
- Garden Center/Wholesalers media: Green Profit, Grower Talks, Nursery Management, Floral Management
- Blogs and Websites: Grumpy Gardener, GreenGirls, GardenRant, Dallas Life Blog, Empress of Dirt (Canada), In the Garden , Gardenista, Garden Therapy, Kiss The Earth, Penn Live Blog, Diggin’ In, HGTV Garden Blog, Life on the Balcony, Let's Get Dirty, Gardening Gone Wild
- Book Trade: Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Bookish, Shelf Awareness
- Radio – Local & Syndicated Programs: You Bet Your Garden/Philadelphia (and national NPR syndication), Bob Tanem In the Garden/ San Francisco, Garden Talk/San Francisco, Joy In the Garden/Vermont, In the Garden/Memphis, Mike Nowak/Chicago, Garden Life Radio
- Trade Review: Library Journal, Publisher's Weekly, Booklist, Bookish, Shelf Awareness, Kirkus, BookTrib
Online/Social Media Marketing Initiatives:
- Promotions/Giveaways: Goodreads/Amazon, Quarto Homes, various blogs and websites – pre-pub giveaways
- Advertising: Select print and online; boosted social media posts
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780760353936 |
| PRICE | US$24.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 176 |
Featured Reviews
Lisa H, Reviewer
Great book. very informative and full of great ideas and step by step instructions.
Librarian 182823
How to build a wide variety of both decorative (concrete faux cattails, a handsome copper trellis, a garden obelisk) and practical (tiered drying rack, a variety of planters, pergola awning with integrated lighting) items for your garden. Each project has a full list of materials and tools and is illustrated with clear photographs. Be sure to check out the plans for a bat hotel (bats eat mosquitoes! Hooray for bats!) that includes a “pup catcher” shelf to save baby bats that fall out.
Randal W, Reviewer
This is a really fun little book of ideas for 35 easy projects you can do to enhance your garden. From simple little things like "concrete donut flowers" and mason jar bird feeders to more complex, yet easily built structures like a gardener's bench or a cabinet greenhouse. The instructions are well thought out, and the photographs help explain the projects. I identified several projects that I will be undertaking this spring.
April H, Reviewer
The last 3 years I have planted a garden in our yard in a raised garden bed. It has worked well but we decided to try something different this year to maximize our porch space and this book was perfect! It gave me some really great ideas and I have started working on them already. First up will be the gardener's bench. I love that all the pictures and plans were easy to follow.
Librarian 76706
Fun project ideas. Nice mix of difficulty levels. Overall a nice garden DIY book.
Gaby F, Educator
I love this book. Joann Moser presents exciting new garden projects for woodworkers. I especially like that all designs have a refreshingly modern look. There are a lot of options to choose from: from very practical to simply decorative projects, as well as from small to larger projects. The projects I lay my eyes on are the concrete and rebar cattails, the fire cube tower, the bat hotel, the tiered drying racks, and the kid's raised planter. All instructions contain detailed materials and tool lists and Joann leads the reader step by step through the construction process, accompanied by photographs. The projects are all affordable if you already have some woodworking tools available.
Catlin P, Reviewer
IF you've ever had the notion to try to construct some things to put in your garden, this is a great resource. This book contains simple plans for everything from a simple bird feeder from a mason jar to a fenced-in vegetable garden. Instructions are clear and liberally illustrated. I'm not skilled in using tools, but this looks like something even I could perhaps follow. Great ideas!
Reviewer 407401
I was very impressed with the detail and instruction on building the garden ideas presented in this book. They are varied so that most anyone can find an idea they would want to incorporate into their own garden/yard. Not only will you see full color photos of each step of the building process, the author also gives clear instruction on types of wood, true measurements of lumber, and tips to make the assembly easy enough for most anyone to complete. A win! win! of a book!
OVA (Excuse MyReading) I, Reviewer
This book has 35 DIY garden projects. If you are comfortable with DIY tools, mixing concrete etc. then you might give it a try as the results look really nice. Sometimes you go to a garden centre and see some decorative items for several hundred's worth. There are some really nice looking decorative garden objects in this book which I would love to try.
The instructions look detailed and step by step. Pictures are helpful.
Charity H, Reviewer
A useful book for gardeners of all skill levels. You'll find perfectly detailed instructions with helpful photos. You'll find some inspiration or new ideas too. It is a go to book for building your garden.
Amanda F, Librarian
Good book on building gardens. Many different ideas for any sized space. Great pictures too!
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this , I voluntarily chose to review.
Leyla J, Reviewer
This is a very well written and presented book, there are 35 projects that anyone with a bit of care could undertake successfully. There are ideas for concrete artwork - the concrete stones are easy and look great, copper pipe work - love the trellis - and of course lots of woodwork projects. Everything is useful and I would certainly have it at my house or garden. There are many photographs that illustrate the instructions and very easy to follow, even for a beginner.
Reviewer 446033
#GardenBuilder #NetGalley
A complete guide to how create a garden from small to large backyard. The projects are well explained and well illustrated with real pictures to help to understand the step by step instructions. My favorite project was Water Barrel Tower using a garbage can the results are amazing
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