McBride (a contributing editor for Fine Homebuilding magazine) offers guidance on building outdoor structures such as arbors, trellises, pergolas, gazebos, retaining walls, steps, path borders, fences and gates, and raised beds for gardens. He opens with discussion of such basics as tools and materials, but the bulk of the material consists of step-by-step instructions on specific types of projects, illustrated with detailed drawings and color photographs. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)