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Niwaki: Pruning, Training and Shaping Japanese Garden Trees

Professional Planting Design (912 readers)

Contributed by amazon 31.03 2007 on 20:07:23 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Richly illustrated with photographs and drawings, Professional Planting Design covers the basics as well as the advanced concepts of planting design including: selecting plant characteristics, types of mixed bed plantings, structuring and composing mixed beds, creating mixed palettes for seasonal variation, designing in elevation and plan view, and choosing plants. Youll find coverage of design, landscape architecture, and horticulture interwoven throughout the guide, along with detailed steps f ...

Planting Design (672 readers)

Contributed by amazon 09.04 2007 on 19:55:21 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Home gardeners with a keen interest in design, as well as professional landscape designers, will find invaluable advice in this new approach. The book focuses on the general principles behind creating successful and beautiful plant combinations in both time and space-working with perennials in the context of trees, shrubs, and the surrounding landscape. ...

All About Perennials (593 readers)

Contributed by amazon 24.09 2007 on 10:25:25 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Way to grow: Expert advice on choosing and growing great perennials | Finding a perennial that thrives in your garden is like giving yourself a gift that comes back year after year. Learn how with this revised, larger edition, packed with professional advice on how to choose and care for perennials for any location, from full shade to hot sun. Whether youre planting your first perennial bed or eyeing your lawn for expansion, youll find tips and information to help you grow beautiful, healthy pla ...

Design Ideas for Home Landscaping (410 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.01 2008 on 10:04:20 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Design Ideas for Home Landscaping offers inspiring ideas for achieving a stunning effect with your landscape. Using the information on plant design, expert gardening and planting advice, and the most resilient vegetation for your region, you can maintain a beautiful outdoor haven with this accessible guide for the professional landscape designer and the do-it-yourself homeowner alike. With over 350 magnificent color photographs and illustrations, Design Ideas for Home Landscaping is an essential ...

Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards (822 readers)

Contributed by amazon 25.11 2007 on 11:59:18 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards Series | Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards, Student Edition is a condensed treatment of the authoritative Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards, Professional Edition. Designed to give students the critical information they require, this is an essential reference for anyone studying landscape architecture and design. ...

Expert Guide to Lawns (Toro) (395 readers)

Contributed by amazon 22.03 2008 on 17:50:21 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Pro Secrets for a Beautiful Yard (Toro) | oro knows lawns, and with this book, homeowners will have Toro at their side, helping them maintain a beautiful yard through authoritative step-by-step text, 350 color photos, and 101 full-color illustrations. For more than eight decades, Toro has been intimately involved in the cultivation and maintenance of turfgrass, from both a residential and a professional standpoint. Toro has invested millions of dollars in turf-related research, educational progr ...

The Informed Gardener (488 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.04 2008 on 09:11:07 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

In this introduction to sustainable landscaping practices, Linda Chalker-Scott addresses the most common myths and misconceptions that plague home gardeners and horticultural professionals. Chalker-Scott offers invaluable advice to gardeners gardeners who have wondered: ...

Covering Ground (582 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.07 2007 on 23:02:14 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Open sweeps of lawn are a large part of most home landscapes, but imagine turning those stretches of lawn into striking swathes of beautifully planted ground covers. Barbara W. Ellis explores hundreds of wonderful possibilities in her new guide, helping readers create eyecatching splashes of color and texture in unexpected places. ...

The Well-Designed Mixed Garden (921 readers)

Contributed by amazon 04.04 2007 on 10:35:21 Topic: Other / Books Match on Title and Article's text

Building Beds and Borders with Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Annuals, and Bulbs | The Well-Designed Mixed Garden is a design book with a difference. Written for gardeners who are passionate about plants of all kinds (hence the mixed garden of the title), it reflects decades of professional experience and artistic innovation. As with her bestselling book The Well-Tended Perennial Garden , master designer and plantswoman Tracy DiSabato-Aust provides not only inspiration but also scrupulously organiz ...