Landscaping For Dummies »

Phillip Giroux owns a landscape design firm. Home improvement authority Bob Beckstrom and garden expert Lance Wallheim are veteran authors. The National Gardening Association is America's largest nonprofit gardening organization.

Praise for Landscaping For Dummies^® "Exceptionally complete…. A reference that will make both dummies and seasoned landscape practitioners much better at what they do…. A superlative job" — Joel M. Lerner, Washington Post "A lot of good, basic information…. This book will help you understand what a professional might do, from design to construction." — Nick Harder, Orange County Register

Includes color photos and professional landscape plans

Turn your yard into a beautiful outdoor room Even if you don't know a perennial from a pergola, you can transform your yard into a picture-perfect landscape that's the envy of the neighborhood. This friendly illustrated guide walks you step-by-step through the entire process, from evaluating your needs and designing a plan to selecting plants and getting the work done.

Discover how to: Produce a landscaping game plan Build fences, patios, and other outdoor structures Choose shrubs, flowers, and other greenery Find solutions to landscape problems Create special "theme" landscapes

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Library Journal

This guide is intended as a basic reference for those who want to improve their landscape. Beginning with a Wish List, the authors help gardeners achieve the yard of their dreams. Each step of the process is explained: designing a layout, building "hardscape" (paths, fences, arbors), selecting plants and trees, choosing a contractor or deciding to do the work yourself. Icons are used to point out important information. Many illustrations, checklists, a hardiness zone table, plant lists, lists of mail-order suppliers, 16 professional landscape designs, recommended readings, and online resources provide inspiration. The tone of the book is upbeat and humorous. Recommended for public libraries. (Color photographs not seen.)--Nancy Lee Myers, Univ. of South Dakota Lib., Vermillion Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

PART I: Designing Your Landscape.

Chapter 1: Plotting Your Landscape Design.

Chapter 2: Thinking Like a Designer.

Chapter 3: Getting Serious about Your Design.

PART II: Building Hardscape into Your Yard.

Chapter 4: Taming Your Site.

Chapter 5: Fences, Walls, Gates, and Paths.

Chapter 6: Building Decks and Patios.

Chapter 7: Creating an Outdoor Room.

PART III: The Planting o' the Green.

Chapter 8: Barking Up the Right Tree.

Chapter 9: Landscaping with Shrubs and Vines.

Chapter 10: Using Plants for Color and Texture.

Chapter 11: Covering Lots of Ground.

Chapter 12: Solutions for Your Landscape Problems.

PART IV: Putting It All Together.

Chapter 13: Plans for Your Whole Lot.

Chapter 14: Plans for Special Situations.

Chapter 15: Plans for "Theme" Landscapes.

PART V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Make Your Surroundings Unique.

Chapter 17: Tens Ways to Conserve Energy.

Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Increase Your Home's Resale Value.

Appendix: Landscaping Resources.

Index.

Book Registration Information.