Landscape Planning: Practical Techniques for the Home Gardener
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An updated edition of the best guide to all the basics of landscaping, from assessing the property to choosing plants -- projects, plant lists, sample plans, irrigation and much more. Illustrated throughout in color. Kingston Whig-Standard - Nanci Corrigan Adam's book has all the necessary details to create a successful design. ..
IntroductionChapter One: Beyond GardeningWhat Is Landscaping?The Ten Elements of Landscape DesignThe Basis for ChangeWhy Am I Doing This?Moving Mountains: Who Does the Work?Calling for HelpPaying for ItUnderstanding the Basics: Grades, Levels and DrainageHow to Measure the Positive GradeWhere the Water GoesHow Drainage Tiles WorkHow to Install Drainage TilesChapter Two: Planning a LandscapeTen-Point Assessment SurveyPutting It Down on PaperControlling the Landscaping UrgeA Sample Four-Year PlanA Landscaping Plan Step-by-StepCreating Your Own Four-Year Landscaping PlanBefore You BeginMaking Stone SoupChapter Three: Hard LandscapingRaised Edges and Retaining WallsHow to Make a Raised EdgeHow to Build a Retaining WallHow to Terrace a SlopeFences and GatesHow to Create a Living FenceStepsHow to Build StepsPathwaysHow to Make a Gravel PathHow to Make s Stepping-Stone PathwayThe Ten Best Plants for Between Stepping StonesDriveways and Parking SpacesPatios and DecksGarden ShedsTen Best Shed-Covering VinesPools and PondsHow to Install a PondIrrigationLightingTen Best Weeping Shrubs and Small TreesChapter Four: Soft LandscapingTreesTen Best Trees for House and Garage CornersTen Best Trees Distinctive Treesup to 30 Feet (9 M)Ten Best Trees to Create Filtered ShadeShrubsTen Best Shrubs for HedgingTemporary PlantingsPart-Shade to Full ShadeFive of the Best Quick-Growing Temporary PlantsFive of the Best Slow-Growing Permanent PlantsPart-Sun to Full SunFive of the Best Quick-Growing Temporary PlantsFive of the Best Slow-Growing Permanent PlantsFoundation PlantingsTen Best Dwarf Evergreen Foundation PlantsGround Covers and LawnsTen Best Ground Cover PlantsTen Steps to a Better LawnBeds and BordersHow to Edge a BedHow to Renovate an Older Garden BedHills and Steep InclinesBermsTen Best Ornamental GrassesChapter Five: Installing Landscape PlantsShoppingSelecting PlantsUsing Mail Order to Purchase PlantsZone GuidelinesTraveling with PlantsTemporary StorageTen Best Perennials for April and MayTen Best Perennials for June and JulyTen Best Perennials for August and SeptemberTen Best Summer AnnualsGarden ToolsThe Ten Most Necessary ToolsHow To Plant PerennialsHow to Plant a ShrubHow to Plant a TreePlanting for Difficult SituationsTen Best Drought Resistant ShrubsTen Best Ornamental Shrubs for ShadePlanting for Seasonal InterestTen Best Early-Flowering Spring ShrubsTen Best Spring-Flowering Bulbs, Corms and TubersTen Best Plants for Autumn DisplayTen Best Shrubs for Winter InterestChapter Six: Looking After the LandscapeSoil Condition and FertilityPets and DiseasesHorticultural SpraysPruningHow to Prune a TreeHow to Remove a Tree Limb with a Jump-CutHow to Prune Flowering ShrubsHow to Renovate an Overgrown ShrubTen Best Flowering Shrubs and When to Prune ThemCaring for Hard SurfacesWinter ProtectionLast Words: A Comfortable SeatThe Home Gardener's Reference LibraryIndexPhoto Credits
