Landscaping with Nature : Using Nature's Design to Plan Your Yard. [Partners with nature; Learning from nature; Features of the landscape; Creating the natural landscape; Plants in the natural landscape; Elements of the natural garden; Wildlife & wa

Authors Jeff and Marilyn Cox present a complete workbook for garden transformation with ways for readers to change their landscape from sterile and boring to lush and vividly alive. Includes detailed instructions on doing everything from making a natural path, garden pool or wildwood meadow to custom-coloring concrete and aging wood. 80 full-color photos; 75 illustrations.

"Natural" landscaping has recently enjoyed a renaissance, becoming a major trend among English and American gardeners. In this informative and attractive book, the Coxes, authors of Flowers for All Seasons ( LJ 2/1/88) and The Perennial Garden ( LJ 9/15/85) present their ideas for creating ornamental gardens inspired by natural landscapes. In addition to describing the basic principles of garden design, they offer plans and suggestions for using natural and manufactured elements in specific situations, showing, for example, how to plant miniature woods. As the authors consider regional variations in climate, soils, etc., this useful book is recommended for gardening collections, which should also have Ken Druse's The Natural Garden (Crown, 1989).
- Richard Shot well, Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, Mass.
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