Synopsis
The reader doesn't need to know a rose bush from a tulip bulb in order to create a pleasing and functional garden. This helpful volume provides basic information about landscape planning and design, as well as choosing materials, planting, maintaining, and even constructing pergolas, decks, fences, and walkways. It also includes information on solving common problems (such as poor drainage or too much shade), and where to find what you need to turn your yard into a showplace.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1999-01-27 | | Series: | For Dummies (Computer/Tech) | | Editor: | Philip Giroux | | Edition Description: | Illustrated |
| Size | | Length: | 349 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 7.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 20.8 oz |
Publisher's Note
A beautiful landscape reflects well on your house, making it a welcome part of a neighborhood or native terrain. And it dramatically increases your home’s value. Landscaping also makes your house and yard more useful and better able to complement your family’s lifestyle. Trees shade your home to reduce energy use. Thorny shrubs deter prowlers. Lawns reduce dust from bare ground and give children the perfect play area. Patios and decks are great for entertaining. And a vegetable garden can yield fresh, delicious salads to eat on that patio or deck.
Landscaping for Dummies has everything you need to turn the little patch of earth you call your own into a personal paradise. Whether you’ve waited for the day to have property to landscape, you’d never given it a second thought until you had to, or you want to improve on an existing landscape, this book offers a clearly written wealth of knowledge on:
- Designs
- Fences, walls, gates, and paths
- Decks, patios, and outdoor rooms
- Trees
- Shrubs and vines
- Ground cover
From the basic principles of landscape design, to all the ins and outs of hillsides, balcony gardens, and water gardens, this book will show you how to:
- Think like a designer
- Dream up the right landscape for your family’s needs
- Increase your home’s resale value
- Conserve energy
- Deal with contractors, nurseries, and hardware suppliers
- Create an edible landscape
Full of helpful problem-solvers for all kinds of landscapes, Landscaping for Dummies also features sample plans, “theme” landscape ideas, and a brilliant color photo section to inspire the imagination. Accessible and informative to both beginner and expert landscapers, this is the complete guide to creating the yard you’ve always wanted.
This guide walks readers through design principles and instructions for building or planting the most popular landscape features and shows how to choose the right plants and hardscape elements to make the most of a home's existing features. 16-page color insert. Cartoons and line art.
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