A backyard is a place for you and your family to entertain and enjoy yourselves. It is a place where you want to spend time, enjoying a glass of wine in the evening sitting on your patio or watching your kids run around. Your backyard has to work for you. If it doesn’t, or you want to change it into something different, the book “Backyards: A Sunset Design Guide” gives you lots of tips and advice on how to have the backyard that suits your own personal style. It comes with lots of top advice from professional landscape designers. You learn about the latest materials used. The included charts give you a quick materials overview: their appearances, durability and the different prices. It also covers “green” materials that can be used to adopt a more eco-friendly lifestyle, and talks about water conservation and safety issues in and around your backyard. Whatever your needs, this book gives you lots of ideas on how to create a backyard that suits your budget and your needs. A place you and your family want to spend as much time in as possible. In my opinion, this book would make a great read if you are planning on redeveloping your backyard to create the garden of your dreams.