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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Landscaping with Stone, 2nd Edition, is a combination landscape design and project book in one, whcih has been updated with all new photographs. The first section of the book provides readers with a framework for incorporating stone in their landscape designs, including a look at the different types of stone used in landscapes, sources of inspiration, and ways to think about stone in relation to other landscape elements. The second part provides readers with tips on working with stone, from transporting to cutting and setting. There is also step-by-step instruction on some of the most popular stone projects, including patios, walls, and rock gardens. Synopsis:Provides information for incorporating natural stone in a landscape and step-by-step instructions for a number of popular stone projects. Contains more than 335 color photos and 40 illustrations. Synopsis:Landscaping with Stone
Landscaping with Stone introduces you to the latest trend: using natural stone as an important element in home landscapes. You’ll learn the basics of designing and working with stone and how to use stone in walkways, patios, and garden walls, and as a focal point in your landscape. • Over 350 photos of the latest stone designs • Over 40 illustrations for the do-it-yourselfer • Stone projects you can include in your landscape About the AuthorPat Sagui gained her landscaping experience firsthand as a member of a family-owned nursery and landscaping business. She has been writing about gardening and landscaping since 1991. She lives in Westfield, VT. Table of ContentsIntroduction 8 Chapter 1 Designing with Stone 12 Decide What You Like 14 • Explore the Possibilities Aesthetic Decisions for Stonework 18 • Developing a Design Direction • Inspiration from the Site • Use Props Creating Walkways and Steps 26 Creating Stone Patios 30 Creating Walls 34 Creating Rock Features 38 Chapter 2 Planning Your Project 42 Defining the Site 44 • Site Evaluation • Become a Soil Sleuth • Create Site Drawings • Managing the Worksite • Professional Expertise • The Budget as a Planning Aid • How Much Will It Cost? Chapter 3 Stone as a Building Material 56 Stone Classifications 58 • Evaluating Stone • Small-Dimension Materials • Price, Availability, and Quantity Guidelines for Delivery 64 Learn from the Stone 66 Chapter 4 Tools & Techniques 68 Tools 70 • Tool Preferences Working with Stone 73 • Before you Begin • Shaping Skills • Dressed Stone Mortared Stonework 78 • How to Mix Mortar Living with Stone 80 • Stone Displacement Protect your Plants 81 • Temporary Relocations • Saving Sod • Working Around Mature Trees and Shrubs • Changing the Grade • Altering Natural Watercourses Chapter 5 Paths & Walkways 86 Path and Walkway Design 88 • Complement Garden Features • Walkway and Path Basics • Edging • Walkway Slope Stepping-stone Paths 95 • Stone Selection • Laying Out the Walk • Set the Stones Gravel Paths and Walkways 96 • Types of Stone • Installing a Loose-Aggregate Walk • Spread the Loose Aggregate Dry-Laid Flagstone Walks 100 • Walk Design • Lay Stone in Sand • Remove the Forms Stepping-stones in Water 104 Chapter 6 Stone Patios 106 Patio Uses 108 Installing a Dry-Laid Patio 108 Building a Patio 111 • Leveling • Calculate the Slope • Excavate the Soil • Add a Gravel Base • Add a Sand Bed • To Edge or Not • Choose a Pattern and Spacing • Set the Stone • Fill the Joints Mortared Patios 122 • Choose and Dry Fit the Stone Chapter 7 Landscape Steps 126 Step Design 128 • Rise and Run • Calculate Unit Rise and Run • Step Width Building Steps 134 • Mortared Steps Chapter 8 Stone & Water Features 138 Water Features 140 Carving a Water Bowl 140 • Find Your Stone • Examine the Stone • Choosing a Chisel and Hammer • Rough-out the Bowl • Finishing the Bowl • Maintaining the Water Bowl Constructing a Fountain 144 • Stone for the Fountain • Pump Assembly • Installing the Pump • Fountain Maintenance Dry Streambeds 148 • Design • Installation Chapter 9 Setting Large Stones 150 Explore the Possibilities 152 Basic Shapes 154 • Vertical or Upright • Horizontal • Blocky or Chunky Stone • Arching Surface Qualities 156 Creating an Arrangement 158 • Ratios • Spacing • Orientation • Quantity • Companion Plantings Techniques and Tools 162 • Site Preparation • Placing Stones with Hand Tools • Earthmoving Equipment • Protect the Stone Chapter 10 Rock Gardens 170 Choose a Site 173 Prepare the Site 174 • Gardens in Walls Choose the Stone 176 Arrange the Stone 179 Chapter 11 Freestanding Walls 182 Creating Stone Walls 184 • Stone for Your Wall Dry-Laid Freestanding Walls 188 • Building Basics Mortared Freestanding Walls 194 • Working with Mortar Chapter 12 Retaining Walls 198 Retaining-Wall Designs 200 • Preparing the Site • Building the Wall Adding a Fire Pit 209 • Build the Fire Pit Resource Guide 212 Metric Equivalents 215 Glossary 216 Index 218 Credits 223 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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