Synopses & Reviews
Curbside appeal goes a long way, and not just when homeowners are selling a house. Everyone wants to create a "wow" inspiring first impression and today's savvy homeowners are looking for expert advice and ideas that goes beyond the traditional lawn and foundation plantings. "New Front Yard Idea Book "offers the best design information from experts to inspire homeowners everywhere. Lushly illustrated with 325 4-color photographs, no other book focuses on this essential public area. The book is simply overflowing with inspiration for all the front-yard spaces, including the entrance, porches and porticos, gardens and arbors, paths and driveways, fences and gates, and landscaping and lighting. As readers set out to refresh and enhance their front yards, the first step is sit down with this invaluable reference.
Synopsis
Lushly illustrated with 325 full-color photographs, this book overflows with inspiration for all the front-yard spaces, including the entrance, porches and porticos, gardens and arbors, paths and driveways, fences and gates, and landscaping and lighting.
About the Author
Following a 25-year career in consumer magazines, SANDRA S. SORIA became the creative force behind prairie-scapes. Author of the All New Bathroom Idea Book, she contributes shelter and lifestyle articles to Traditional Home, Better Homes and Gardens, Country Gardens, and PositivelyGreen. A former longtime executive editor for Country Home magazine, she lives in Minburn, Iowa.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Assessing Your Architecture
Architectural Styles
Evaluating Your Needs
Creating Your Site Plan
Consider the Neighborhood
Let Color Lead the Way
When to Hire a Professional
Chapter 2 Making an Entrance
Porches and Porticos
Entry Gardens
Arbor Ideas
Chapter 3 Paths and Driveways
Planning for Pathways
Materials for Walkways
Steps and Slopes
Driveways and Parking
Parking Considerations
Chapter 4 Landscapes
Landscape Themes
Foundation Plantings
The Beauty of Trees
Shrubs
Accessorizing the Landscape
Chapter 5 Gardens
Picking a Garden Style
Small-Space Gardens
Planting an Island Bed
Gardening to the Street
Container Gardens
Chapter 6 Property Boundaries
Fence lines
Gates and Arbors
Hedges
Chapter 7 Ground Covers
Lawns
Alternative Ground Covers
Nonliving Ground Covers
Chapter 8 Brilliant Lighting
An overall lighting plan
More Lighting Schemes
Credits
Resources