Author: Pat Sagui
Publisher: Creative Homeowner
Keywords: landscaping, home, stone
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2005-02-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1580111122
ISBN-13: 9781580111126

Landscaping with Stone is a combination landscape design and project book in one. The first section provides readers with a framework for incorporating stone in their landscape designs, including a look at the different types of stone used in landscapes, sources of inspiration, and ways to think about stone in relation to other landscape elements. The second part of the book provides readers with tips on working with stone, from transporting to cutting and setting. There is also step-by-step instruction on some of the most popular stone projects, including patios, walls, and rock gardens.

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Publisher: Sierra Club/Counterpoint
Keywords: landscaping, edible
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2010-11-01
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1578051541
ISBN-13: 9781578051540

Since Rosalind Creasy popularized the concept of landscaping with edibles a quarter-century ago, interest in eating healthy, fresh, locally grown foods has swept across the nation. More and more Americans are looking to grow clean, delicious produce at home, saving money and natural resources at the same time. And food plants have been freed from the backyard, gracing the finest landscapes—even the White House grounds!Creasy’s expertise on edibles and how to incorporate them in beautifully designed outdoor environments was first showcased in the original edition of Edible Landscaping (Sierr

Author: Pat Sagui
Publisher: Creative Homeowner
Keywords: stone, landscaping
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2009-03-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1580114466
ISBN-13: 9781580114462

Discover practical ways to create your perfect garden with this one-stop guide to landscaping with stone. Stonescaping is one of the most the most popular outdoor design trends today. Now, you too can learn the tricks for creating stunning stone based design for your garden with this one-stop guide. Featuring more than 290 full-colour photographs and 40 full-colour illustrations, "Landscaping with Stone" provides readers with everything they need to know - including how to incorporate stone into a garden design, choosing the right kind of stone and finding inspiration for your design. It also

Author: James Adams
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
Keywords: herbs, landscaping
Number of Pages: 247
Published: 2001-06-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0881925144
ISBN-13: 9780881925142

This book is a veritable treasure-trove of garden, landscaping and herbal information and lore, presenting a variety of landscaping designs complete with layout plans. James Adams includes descriptions of the more than 600 herbs incorporated in the plans, recipes, medicinal uses, cultural requirements, herbs for a fragrant garden, useful charts and tables, and splendid line drawings and illustrations. This is a book that herb enthusiasts as well as general gardeners will want to have on their shelves.

Author: Jack Ingels
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Keywords: practices, principles, landscaping
Number of Pages: 573
Published: 2009-01-09
List price: $130.95
ISBN-10: 1428376410
ISBN-13: 9781428376410

LANDSCAPING: PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES, 7th Edition, provides the basic knowledge and industry information needed to be successful in the field of landscape design and architecture. Focusing on three areas of professional practice; design, contracting, and management, traditional topics such as design, plant installation, and pricing, as well as topics not found in most other resources, such as interior landscaping, xeriscaping, water gardens, and safety are discussed. Extensive color illustrations and photos aid in comprehension of design concepts.

Author: Jack Ingels
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Keywords: practices, principles, landscaping
Number of Pages: 494
Published: 2003-03-26
List price: $194.95
ISBN-10: 1401834108
ISBN-13: 9781401834104

Text introduces the skills needed in today’s landscaping industry. Acquaints the reader with the three major areas of practice within the business: design, installation, and management. Features new information on interviewing clients and new technologies. Extensive illustrations with color insert. Previous edition: c1997. DLC: Landscape architecture.

Author: Owen E. Dell
Publisher: For Dummies
Keywords: dummies, landscaping, sustainable
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 2009-02-09
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 047041149X
ISBN-13: 9780470411490

Sustainable Landscaping For Dummies provides hands-on, how-to instruction for realizing the benefits of a sustainable landscape, from selecting sutainable hardscape materials to installing a rain-water catchment system to choosing native plants.