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Landscape Planning: Practical Techniques for the Home Gardener » (Second edition, revised and expanded)

Book cover image of Landscape Planning: Practical Techniques for the Home Gardener by Judith Adam

Authors: Judith Adam
ISBN-13: 9781554072583, ISBN-10: 1554072581
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Firefly Books, Limited
Date Published: February 2008
Edition: Second edition, revised and expanded

Author Biography: Judith Adam

Judith Adam is a horticulturalist, educator and landscape designer. She is the author of several gardening books, including the award-winning New City Gardener, contributes to many magazines, and appears on Home and Garden Television. She lives in Toronto.

Book Synopsis

An updated edition of the best guide to all the basics of landscaping, from assessing the property to choosing plants -- projects, plant lists, sample plans, irrigation and much more. Illustrated throughout in color.

Kingston Whig-Standard - Nanci Corrigan

Adam's book has all the necessary details to create a successful design. ..

Introduction

Chapter One: Beyond Gardening

What Is Landscaping?
The Ten Elements of Landscape Design
The Basis for Change
Why Am I Doing This?
Moving Mountains: Who Does the Work?
Calling for Help
Paying for It
Understanding the Basics: Grades, Levels and Drainage
- How to Measure the Positive Grade
Where the Water Goes
- How Drainage Tiles Work
- How to Install Drainage Tiles

Chapter Two: Planning a Landscape

Ten-Point Assessment Survey
Putting It Down on Paper
Controlling the Landscaping Urge
A Sample Four-Year Plan
A Landscaping Plan Step-by-Step
Creating Your Own Four-Year Landscaping Plan
Before You Begin
Making Stone Soup

Chapter Three: Hard Landscaping

Raised Edges and Retaining Walls
- How to Make a Raised Edge
- How to Build a Retaining Wall
- How to Terrace a Slope
Fences and Gates
- How to Create a Living Fence
Steps
- How to Build Steps
Pathways
- How to Make a Gravel Path
- How to Make s Stepping-Stone Pathway
- The Ten Best Plants for Between Stepping Stones
Driveways and Parking Spaces
Patios and Decks
Garden Sheds
- Ten Best Shed-Covering Vines
Pools and Ponds
- How to Install a Pond
Irrigation
Lighting

Ten Best Weeping Shrubs and Small Trees

Chapter Four: Soft Landscaping

Trees
- Ten Best Trees for House and Garage Corners
- Ten Best Trees Distinctive Treesup to 30 Feet (9 M)
- Ten Best Trees to Create Filtered Shade
Shrubs
- Ten Best Shrubs for Hedging
Temporary Plantings
- Part-Shade to Full Shade
  Five of the Best Quick-Growing Temporary Plants
  Five of the Best Slow-Growing Permanent Plants
- Part-Sun to Full Sun
  - Five of the Best Slow-Growing Permanent Plants
Foundation Plantings
- Ten Best Dwarf Evergreen Foundation Plants
Ground Covers and Lawns
- Ten Best Ground Cover Plants
Ten Steps to a Better Lawn
Beds and Borders
- How to Edge a Bed
- How to Renovate an Older Garden Bed
Hills and Steep Inclines
Berms
- Ten Best Ornamental Grasses

Chapter Five: Installing Landscape Plants

Shopping
Selecting Plants
Using Mail Order to Purchase Plants
Zone Guidelines
Traveling with Plants
Temporary Storage
- Ten Best Perennials for April and May
- Ten Best Perennials for June and July
- Ten Best Perennials for August and September
- Ten Best Summer Annuals
Garden Tools
- The Ten Most Necessary Tools
- How To Plant Perennials
- How to Plant a Shrub
- How to Plant a Tree
Planting for Difficult Situations
- Ten Best Drought Resistant Shrubs
- Ten Best Ornamental Shrubs for Shade
Planting for Seasonal Interest
- Ten Best Early-Flowering Spring Shrubs
- Ten Best Spring-Flowering Bulbs, Corms and Tubers
- Ten Best Plants for Autumn Display
- Ten Best Shrubs for Winter Interest

Chapter Six: Looking After the Landscape

Soil Condition and Fertility
Pets and Diseases
Horticultural Sprays
Pruning
- How to Prune a Tree
- How to Remove a Tree Limb with a Jump-Cut
- How to Prune Flowering Shrubs
- How to Renovate an Overgrown Shrub
- Ten Best Flowering Shrubs and When to Prune Them
Caring for Hard Surfaces
Winter Protection
Last Words: A Comfortable Seat

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