Mid-Atlantic Home Landscaping, 3rd Edition (Creative Homeowner) 400+ Color Photos & Drawings, 200 Plants, & 46 Outdoor Design Concepts to Make Your Landscape More Attractive & Functional - Softcover

Roger Holmes Mr.; Rita Buchanan; Landscaping; How-To

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580114989 ISBN 13: 9781580114981

Publisher: Design Originals, 2010

Synopsis

Mid-Atlantic Home Landscaping, 3rd Edition provides inspiring ideas for making the Mid-Atlantic home landscape more attractive and functional:

• 46 designs created by landscape professionals specifically for the Mid-Atlantic region
• 400+ full-color photos and illustrations
• Descriptions of more than 200 plants picked for the Mid-Atlantic region, plus all you need to know to plant and maintain them
• Step-by-step instructions for building structures, such as paths, patios, ponds, walls, fences, arbors, and trellises
• Creative solutions for entries, foundation plantings, patios, steep slopes, and more

Starting with the 200 best plants that thrive in the region, area landscape professionals created 46 outdoor design concepts that you can work with.

More than 430 color photographs and drawings complement the easy-to-follow instructions for caring for and installing plants, paths, patios, ponds, and arbors.

States: DE, NY (Long Island only), MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV

About this title

Book Description

This updated, expanded edition provides inspiring ideas for making the Mid-Atlantic home landscape more attractive and functional. Starting with the 200 best plants that thrive in the region, area landscape professionals created 46 outdoor design concepts readers can work with. More than 430 color photographs and drawings complement the easy-to-follow instructions for caring for and installing plants, paths, patios, ponds, and arbors.
DE, Long Island, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV

From the Back Cover

· 46 designs created by landscape professionals specifically for the Mid-Atlantic region—featuring creative solutions for entries, foundation plantings, patios, steep slopes, and more

· Descriptions of more than 200 plants picked for your region, plus all you need to know to plant and maintain them

· Step-by-step instructions for building structures, such as paths, patios, ponds, walls, fences, arbors, and trellises

· Approximately 400 full-color photos and illustrations

 

Praise for the First Edition

  “... 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   “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 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

Edition details

• Publisher: Design Originals
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1580114989
• ISBN 13: 9781580114981
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 224