A beautiful landscape reflects well on your house, making it a welcome part of a neighborhood or native terrain. And it dramatically increases your home’s value. Landscaping also makes your house and yard more useful and better able to complement your family’s lifestyle. Trees shade your home to reduce energy use. Thorny shrubs deter prowlers. Lawns reduce dust from bare ground and give children the perfect play area. Patios and decks are great for entertaining. And a vegetable garden can yield fresh, delicious salads to eat on that patio or deck.
Landscaping for Dummies has everything you need to turn the little patch of earth you call your own into a personal paradise. Whether you’ve waited for the day to have property to landscape, you’d never given it a second thought until you had to, or you want to improve on an existing landscape, this book offers a clearly written wealth of knowledge on:
From the basic principles of landscape design, to all the ins and outs of hillsides, balcony gardens, and water gardens, this book will show you how to:
Full of helpful problem-solvers for all kinds of landscapes, Landscaping for Dummies also features sample plans, “theme” landscape ideas, and a brilliant color photo section to inspire the imagination. Accessible and informative to both beginner and expert landscapers, this is the complete guide to creating the yard you’ve always wanted.
Introduction.
PART I: Designing Your Landscape.
Chapter 1: Plotting Your Landscape Design.
Chapter 2: Thinking Like a Designer.
Chapter 3: Getting Serious about Your Design.
PART II: Building Hardscape into Your Yard.
Chapter 4: Taming Your Site.
Chapter 5: Fences, Walls, Gates, and Paths.
Chapter 6: Building Decks and Patios.
Chapter 7: Creating an Outdoor Room.
PART III: The Planting o' the Green.
Chapter 8: Barking Up the Right Tree.
Chapter 9: Landscaping with Shrubs and Vines.
Chapter 10: Using Plants for Color and Texture.
Chapter 11: Covering Lots of Ground.
Chapter 12: Solutions for Your Landscape Problems.
PART IV: Putting It All Together.
Chapter 13: Plans for Your Whole Lot.
Chapter 14: Plans for Special Situations.
Chapter 15: Plans for "Theme" Landscapes.
PART V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Make Your Surroundings Unique.
Chapter 17: Tens Ways to Conserve Energy.
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Increase Your Home's Resale Value.
Appendix: Landscaping Resources.
Index.
Book Registration Information.
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Posted June 6, 2009
I found out I wasn't that DUMB! It was more for someone who had never gardened. And in that case it would be great!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted July 20, 2010
Great book for people who are looking into doing there own landscaping and have never done it before. If you have any real experience look somewhere else for new info.
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Overview
A beautiful landscape reflects well on your house, making it a welcome part of a neighborhood or native terrain. And it dramatically increases your home’s value. Landscaping also makes your house and yard more useful and better able to complement your family’s lifestyle. Trees shade your home to reduce energy use. Thorny shrubs deter prowlers. Lawns reduce dust from bare ground and give children the perfect play area. Patios and decks are great for entertaining. And a vegetable garden can yield ...