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Mid-Atlantic Home Landscaping (Home Landscaping)by Roger Holmes
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:• 46 designs created by landscape professionals specifically for the Mid-Atlantic region—featuring creative solutions for entries, foundation plantings, patios, steep slopes, and more • Descriptions of more than 200 plants picked for your region, plus all you need to know to plant and maintain them • Step-by-step instructions for building structures, such as paths, patios, ponds, walls, fences, arbors, and trellises • Approximately 400 full-color photos and illustrations
Praise for the First Edition “... like having a team of professional garden designers on hand.” —Country Living Gardener “... youll turn to these beautifully rendered design possibilities again and again.” —Elanore Lewis, Womans Day Garden Planner & Practical Guide “This idea-filled book takes the guesswork out of landscaping so you can focus on the fun. Designs that work, great plants you can find, accurate instructions, and detailed drawings will help you succeed.” —Nancy Beaubaire, former Editor Fine Gardening and Country Living Gardener “The Home Landscaping series takes the fear out of gardening by skillfully combining a wide range of attractive, dependable plants with clear, concise information on the techniques of gardening and easy-to-follow plans.” —Thomas Fischer, Executive Editor, Horticulture Synopsis:Collection of 46 designs created by Mid-Atlantic landscape professionals, with over 200 plants that are proven performers and more than 430 color photos and drawings. US: DE, Long Island, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV Synopsis:This larger-format edition provides inspiring ideas for making the Mid-Atlantic home landscape more attractive and functional. Starting with the 200 best plants that thrive in the region, area landscape professionals created 46 outdoor design concepts that readers can work with. More than 430 color photographs and drawings complement the easy-to-follow instructions for caring for and installing plants, paths, patios, ponds, and arbors.
States: DE, NY (Long Island only), MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV Synopsis:This larger-format edition provides inspiring ideas for making the Mid-Atlantic home landscape more attractive and functional. Starting with the 200 best plants that thrive in the region, area landscape professionals created 46 outdoor design concepts that readers can work with. More than 430 color photographs and drawings complement the easy-to-follow instructions for caring for and installing plants, paths, patios, ponds, and arbors. States: DE, NY (Long Island only), MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV About the AuthorRoger Holmes is the founding editor of Fine Gardening magazine. He co-edited the monumental Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening and other highly regarded gardening books, and produced the seven-book regional landscaping series of which this book is part. Rita Buchanan is a lifelong gardener with degrees in botany and an encyclopedic knowledge of plants. She worked with Roger Holmes to edit Fine Gardening magazine and co-edit several books, including Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening. She is the author of numerous award-winning books and is a contributor to many gardening magazines. Table of ContentsMID-ATLANTIC HOME LANDSCAPING Table of Contents About This Book Seasons in Your Landscape As Your Landscape Grows PORTFOLIO OF DESIGNS First Impressions • Make a pleasant passage to the front door A Step Up • Plant a foundation garden Up Front and Formal • Seasonal color brightens sheared symmetry Angle of Repose • Make a back-door garden in a sheltered niche A Corner with Character • Beautify a boundary with easy-care plants Streetwise and Stylish • Give your curbside strip a new look Landscaping a Low Wall • Two-tier garden replaces a short slope “Around Back” • Dress up the familys day-to-day entrance Beautify a Blank Wall • Paint a picture with plants A Shady Hideaway • Create a fragrant oasis Create a “Living” Room • Enclose a patio with foliage and flowers Splash Out • Make a handsome water garden in a few weekends Garden in the Round • Create a planting with several attractive faces A Beginning Border • Flowers and a fence make a traditional design Back to Nature • Create a wooded retreat in your backyard Make a No-Mow Slope • A terraced grove transforms a steep site Under the Old Shade Tree • Create a cozy garden in a cool spot A Garden Path • Reclaim a narrow side yard for a shade garden Down to Earth • Harmonize your deck with its surroundings A Woodland Link • Create a shrub border for nearby woods Gateway Garden • Simple structure and plantings make pleasing passage A Pleasing Postal Planting • Provide a leafy setting for the daily mail Elegant Symmetry • Make a formal garden for the backyard Guide to installation Organizing Your Project • Introducing the tasks involved in a landscape installation. How to organize them for best results. Clearing the Site • Removing turf, weeds, and other unwanted material. Making Paths and Walkways • Choosing materials, preparing the base, installing edgings, laying the surface. Laying a Patio • Same materials and techniques as for paths and walkways. Ensuring proper drainage. Installing a Pond • Siting, excavation, installing a flexible liner or fiberglass shell. Growing pond plants. Building a Retaining Wall • Laying out, excavating, and assembling a precast modular wall system and steps. Fences, Arbors, and Trellises • Selecting wood, layout, setting posts, basic construction. Plans for building the fences, arbors, and trellises shown in the Portfolio of Designs. Preparing the Soil for Planting • Digging and improving the soil. Edgings for beds. Buying Plants • Where to go, what to look for, how to get the best quality and price. The Planting Process • When to plant, steps in the planting process, spacing. Annuals as fillers. Planting Basics • Plants in containers, balled-and-burlapped plants, bare-root plants, ground covers, and bulbs. Basic Landscape Care • Mulches and fertilizers. Controlling weeds. Watering. Caring for Woody Plants • Basic pruning. Training an espalier. Making a hedge. Caring for Perennials • Routine care, pruning, dividing. Problem Solvin • Understanding common problems with animal and insect pests and diseases. Winter protection. PLANT PROFILES Descriptions of all the plants shown in the Portfolio of Designs, plus information on how to plant and care for them. Glossary Photo Credits Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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