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Find inspiring ideas to make your Californian home landscape more attractive and functional!
48 beautiful designs created by landscape professionals specifically for CA
Over 200 plants picked for your region, with detailed descriptions and all you need to know to plant & maintain them
Over 400 color photos and illustrations to help you envision your results
Step-by-step instructions for building structures like paths, patios, ponds, walls, fences, arbors, and trellises
Creative solutions for front entries, foundation plantings, patios, steep slopes, and more
Inside California Home Landscaping, 3rd Edition, you’ll find 48 featured designs created by landscape professionals from the region. The designs use more than 200 dependable plants that are proven to perform and thrive in the Californian climate.
This idea-filled book is presented in three parts: Design Portfolio, Guide to Installations, and Plant Portraits. In the “Design Portfolio” section, you’ll find 48 beautiful designs—24 plans, each in 2 variations—created by landscape professionals in California. Then, “Guide to Installations” shows you how to install the plants, paths, patios, ponds, and arbors used in the designs. Finally, more than 200 of the best plants for the region are fully described in “Plant Portraits.”
Included are detailed instructions for the projects, concise information for gardening techniques, and easy-to-follow plans. Over 400 full-color photos and paintings are complemented by step-by-step instructions that take the fear out of gardening!
Clearly written in a friendly, conversational style, California Home Landscaping provides everything a Californian needs to know to landscape like a pro.
CA will be in full bloom with California Home Landscaping!
“This idea-filled book takes the guesswork out of landscaping so you can focus on the fun. Designs that work, great plants you can find, accurate instructions, and detailed drawings will help you succeed.”
—Nancy Beaubaire, former Editor, Fine Gardening and Country Living Gardener
“…like having a team of professional garden designers on hand.”
—Country Living Gardener
“…you’ll turn to these beautifully rendered design possibilities again and again.”
—Elanore Lewis, Woman’s Day Garden Planner & Practical Guide
“The Home Landscaping series takes the fear out of gardening by skillfully combining a wide range of attractive, dependable plants with clear, concise information on the techniques of gardening and easy-to-follow plans.”
—Thomas Fischer, Executive Editor, Horticulture
From the Publisher
Beginner-Friendly Landscaping Solutions for Your Home
A Portfolio of Designs
Explore 48 home landscape designs by 9 notable landscape designers. Large color illustrations show what the designs will look like, and site plans delineate the layout and planting scheme. Each design is accompanied by text that describes the plants and projects appearing in them. These designs can make your property more attractive, more useful, and—most important—more enjoyable for you, your family, and your friends.
Plant Profiles
This section of the book includes a description of each of the plants featured in all of the designs. These profiles outline the plants’ basic preferences for environmental conditions—such as soil, moisture, and sun or shade—and provide advice about planting and ongoing care. What’s more, the trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses, bulbs, and vines that are included have all proven themselves as dependable performers in California.
Guide to Installation
Follow detailed instructions and illustrations covering all the techniques you’ll need to install any design from start to finish. To keep things simple, the jobs are organized in the order in which you’d most likely tackle them. Color photographs and illustrations will help you learn how to plan the job, clear the site; prepare the planting beds; and install as well as maintain the plantings.
Creative Homeowner’s Home Landscaping Series
Your Guide to California Landscaping
Of all the home-improvement projects homeowners tackle, few offer greater rewards than landscaping. Whether it’s a carefully placed grouping of shrubs to create privacy or an island bed dividing the backyard for optimum use, you’ll find the perfect design for your home. Look no further for beautiful, beginner-friendly landscaping solutions for any part of your property. From patios and decks to front entries and retaining walls—the possibilities are endless with California Home Landscaping, 3rd Edition!
48 designs created by landscape professionals
200 region-specific plant profiles with descriptions and care directions
Step-by-step illustrations demonstrate proper installation techniques
400 full-color photographs and illustrations
“The Home Landscaping series takes the fear out of gardening by skillfully combining a wide range of attractive, dependable plants with clear, concise information on the techniques of gardening and easy-to-follow plans.”
—Thomas Fischer, Executive Editor, Horticulture
“This idea-filled book takes the guesswork out of landscaping so you can focus on the fun. Designs that work, great plants you can find, accurate instructions, and detailed drawings will help you succeed.”
—Nancy Beaubaire, former Editor, Fine Gardening and Country Living Gardener
The Details of the Design
Design Diagrams
Each landscape design comes with a site plan that positions all plants and structures on a scaled grid.
A Closer Look
A rendering of each design shows how the landscaping will look when plants are well established.
Plants & Projects
Every part of the noteworthy qualities of the plants and structures are described in detail.
Find the Perfect Landscaping Guide for Your Location
California
Delaware, Long Island, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia
Pacific Northwest, Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
Texas and Oklahoma
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and British Columbia
Publisher : Creative Homeowner; 3rd ed. edition (August 30, 2010)
Language : English
Paperback : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 1580114997
ISBN-13 : 978-1580114998
Reading age : 10 years and up
Item Weight : 1.8 pounds
Dimensions : 8.4 x 0.6 x 10.7 inches
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