Natural Landscaping: Gardening with Nature to Create a Backyard Paradi
$10.59
DIVbNow Create a Landscape that's Naturally Beautiful, Naturally Inviting, Naturally Easy to Care for!/bbrbriNatural Landscaping/ishows you how to create your own woodland gardens, shade gardens, wildflower meadows, prairie gardens, water gardens, songbird gardens, hummingbird gardens, and butterfly gardens!brbrIt includes:br- 9 detailed, full-color plans to provide plenty of inspiration.brbr- 234 easy-care plant ideas to take the guesswork out of plant-work!brbr- Plenty of projects and techniques that let you build in structure at your own pace!brbr- Plus scores of finishing touches to help you achieve just the look you want!brbrIt's packed with real-life examples, garden plans, colorful combinations, at-a-glance plant charts, expert tips, related projects, and custom options, with lavish color photos and illustrations.br/divDIVIniNatural Landscaping/i, Sally Roth creates a very personal vision of nature and the gardener's place in the natural world. She presents a persuasive argument for having birds and butterflies in our daily lives, and offers a wealth of ideas and projects to attract and keep them. The ideas presented in this book apply well beyond the confines of the backyard. After reading this book you might just give your front yard to wildlife, too.--C. Colston Burrell, author ofiA Gardener's Encyclopedia of Wildflowers/ibr/divDIVbSally Roth/bhas created landscapes in Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Indiana. She is coauthor ofiRodale's Successful Organic Gardening: Companion Planting/iand is a contributor toiTaylor's Guide to Fruits and Berries/i. Sally writes and publishes a nature newsletter,iA Letter from the Country/i, and is an editor foriCountry Living Gardener/i. She lives, gardens, and enjoys the wildlife in New Harmony, Indiana.br/div
The Landscaping Ideas of Jays
$19.98
Elegantly organized by season, this lyrical yet practical guide to backyard restoration gardening celebrates the beauty, the challenges, and the rewards of growing native plants at home. Judith Larner Lowry, winner of the prestigious John Burroughs award, here builds on themes from her best-selling Gardening with a Wild Heart, which introduced restoration gardening as a new way of thinking about land and people. Drawing on her experiences in her own garden, Lowry offers guidance on how to plan a garden with birds, plants, and insects in mind; how to shape it with trees and shrubs, paths and trails, ponds, and other features; and how to cultivate, maintain, and harvest seeds and food from a diverse array of native annuals and perennials. Working in passionate collaboration with the scrub jays, quail, ants, and deer who visit her garden, and inspired by other gardeners, including some of the women pioneers of native plant horticulture, Lowry shares the delights of creating site-specific, ever-changing gardens that can help us better understand our place in the natural world.
Stone Landscaping
$13.01
This book offers inspiring and creative ideas for using stone in the landscape, including water features and rock gardens, fireplaces and fire pits, and archways and grottos. Materials comparisons, construction specifications, and the basic techniques of working with stone are presented in detail in an easy-to-follow final chapter. Large and small projects are covered, from columns to sheds and pool houses. The process of choosing and managing landscaping professionals is also covered in detail.
Poolscaping: Landscaping Around Your Swimming Pool and Spa
$13.01
Bare stark swimming pools are going the way of the dinosaur. Landscape designer Erler presents this inspiring book overflowing with ideas and practical advice on how to make a pool the lush centerpiece of any property with plants, lighting, and artwork. Photos & illustrations.