Synopses & Reviews
Northeast Home Landscaping Approximately 400 full-color photos and illustrations
56 designs covering the most common situations, such as front entries, foundation plantings, patios, and steep slopes.
Detailed descriptions of more than 200 plants that will grow well in your region, plus all you need to know to select, plant, and care for them.
Step-by-step instructions for building structures, such as paths, patios, ponds, walls, fences, arbors, and trellises.
Synopsis
Creative Homeowner Press proudly introduces three home landscaping guides that address the 75% of households participating in lawn & garden activities. Each features
-- Beautiful designs and expert plant selections by teams of landscape pros in each region
-- Detailed descriptions of over 200 plants used in the designs, plus advice on their selection and care
-- Step-by-step instructions for projects, such as paths, patios, walls, fences, trellises, arbors, and even small ponds
-- Authoritative, easy-to-read texts with convenient plant cross-referencing
-- Comprehensive index
Synopsis
Northeast Home Landscaping, Including Southeast Canada, shows how to beautify 27 common landscape situations, such as front and back entries, walkways, borders, slopes, and patios. 54 design variations incorporate more than 200 of the best plants for the region. Readers also learn all they need to know to install the paths, fences, walls, arbors, and trellises that make up the designs. Step-by-step instructions show how to tackle each project. Plant descriptions also explain planting and care.
Synopsis
In this series, homeowners will find inspiring ideas for making the home landscape more attractive and functional. Created by landscape professionals in each region, each book contains between48 and 54 designs with more than 200 plants that are proven performers. Provides detailed instructions for projects such as paths, patios, ponds, and arbors. 170 color photos and 260 full-color illustrations.
US: CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT
SE Canada: NB, NS, ONT, PEI, QUE
About the Author
Roger 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 Contents
Northeast Home LandscapingTable of Contents
About This Book 8Seasons in Your Landscape 12As Your Landscape Grows 16
PORTFOLIO OF DESIGNS
A Warm Welcome 20 Make a pleasant passage to your front door
First Impressions 24 This planting lets you put your best foot forward
A Step Up 26 Plant a foundation garden
Up Front and Formal 30 Greet visitors with classic symmetry
Formal and Fresh 34 Garden geometry transforms a small front yard
Angle of Repose 36 Make a back-door garden for a sheltered niche
Another Back-Door Corner 40 This retreat is mostly for your own enjoyment
A Neighborly Corner 44 Beautify a boundary with easy-care plants
Streetwise and Stylish 48 Give your curbside strip a new look
Landscaping a Low Wall 52 Two-tier garden replaces a short slope
Around Back” 56 Dress up the familys day-to-day entrance
Beautify a Blank Wall 60 Paint a picture with plants
Make a Fresco of Flowers 62 A vertical garden beautifies a blank wall
A Shady Hideaway 66 Build a cozy retreat in a corner of your yard
Create a Living” Room 70 Enclose a patio with foliage and flowers
Another Room” Out Back 74 Create an intimate, plant-covered nook
A Big Splash with a Small Pond 76 Add an extra dimension to your landscape
Garden in the Round 80 Create an island bed attractive from every side
A Beginning Border 84 Combine flowers and a fence in a traditional design
Back to Nature 88 Create a wooded retreat in your backyard
Make a No-Mow Slope 92 A terraced planting transforms a steep site
Under the Old Shade Tree 96 Create a cozy garden in a cool spot
A Pleasant Passage 100 Reclaim a narrow side yard for a shade garden
Side-Yard Walkway 104 Create beautiful access to your front and rear yards
Down to Earth 106 Harmonize your deck with its surroundings
A Woodland Link 110 Create a shrub border for nearby woods
Gateway Garden 114 Simple structure and planting make a handsome entry
A Postal Planting 118 Provide a perennial setting for the daily mail
Elegant Symmetry 122 Fit a formal garden into your backyard
Integrated Deck 126 Enhance the look of your deck with landscaping
GUIDE TO INSTALLATION
Organizing Your Project 130 Introducing the tasks involved in a landscape installation. How to organize them for best results.
Clearing the Site 132 Removing turf, weeds, and other unwanted material
Making Paths and Walkways 134 Choosing materials, preparing the base, installing edgings, laying the surface
Laying a Patio 140 Same materials and techniques as for paths and walkways. Ensuring proper drainage.
Installing a Pond 142 Siting, excavation, installing a flexible liner or fiberglass shell. Growing pond plants.
Building a Retaining Wall 146 Laying out, excavating, and assembling a precast modular wall system and steps
Fences, Arbors, and Trellises 150 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 166 Digging and improving the soil. Edgings for beds.
Buying Plants 170 Where to go, what to look for, how to get the best quality and price
The Planting Process 171 When to plant, steps in the planting process, spacing. Annuals as fillers.
Planting Basics 173 Plants in containers, balled-and-burlapped plants, bare-root plants, ground covers, and bulbs
Basic Landscape Care 175 Mulches and fertilizers. Controlling weeds. Watering.
Caring for Woody Plants 179 Basic pruning for trees, shrubs, vines, and roses. Making a hedge.
Caring for Perennials 184 Routine care, pruning, dividing
Problem Solving 186 Understanding common problems with animal and insect pests and diseases. Winter protection.
PLANT PROFILESDescriptions of all the plants shown in the Portfolio of Designs, plus information on how to plant and care for them 190
Glossary 214
Photo Credits 216
Index 216