"...includes: Beautifully photographed directory of wildlife friendly plants; Helpful step-by-step projects for planting, pruning and dividing; Extended backflap with a guide to the symbols used throughout the book. Many of these plants are perfect for use in small spaces, such as a patio, terrace or window box."--from publisher description.
"One of the wonders of the world" Harold Nicolson From its humble origins, Bodnant (which in Welsh means 'dwelling by the stream'), this historic Grade 1 listed garden has become a must-visit attraction for garden lovers around the globe. Nestled in the Conwy Valley, in the foothills of Snowdonia, the climate and soil - as well as the vision of five generations of one family - have shaped this garden into a world-class masterpiece. With eighty acres that include elegant terraces, glade...
There is nothing like a pond. What else can simultaneously increase your aesthetic pleasure, offer recreational opportunities, help the environment, and increase the value of your property? Earth Ponds is the standard resource for building and maintaining these important and lovely landscape features. For thirty years now Earth Ponds, with some 100,000 copies in print, has guided an entire generation of pond makers on everything from site planning to soil sampling to drainage and wildlife manage...
Contains full-colour images with step-by-step instructions, which provide concise practical information and advice. Perfect for the beginner or busy gardener who wants to get results.
When English Pleasure Gardens was first published a century ago, it was instantly acclaimed as a resource for gardeners, tourists, and history lovers alike. This new edition will introduce a new generation to the pageantry of Britains garden heritage and to the redoubtable Rose S. Nichols, who was among our earliest professional garden designers. Her gardens have disappeared but her legacy survives in her writings.
The Low-Water No-Water Garden: Gardening for Drought and Heat the Mediterranean Way. How to create a low-maintenance Mediterranean-style garden, wherever you live. A practical guide with 500 stunning colour photographs
Gardens should be spaces that invite gathering, entertaining, and relaxing. Gardens are for living. This is the philosophy behind Judy Kameon's design, and it reflects a shift in the way people today relate to the areas around their homes. Kameon has developed a unique style of creating rooms outside. By extending interior design to the exterior, she shows how to effectively expand the space of the home. What's more, gardens provide opportunities to engage with our surroundings and with each oth...
Packed with planting schemes for beds of almost every shape, size and site. The end result is a garden rich in colour, form and texture. Plant choices, cultivation notes and a maintenance guide ensures that the ideas are as simple to follow as possible. Detailed photographs and plans show seasonal changes and the effects of alternative plant combinations.
"The Well-Designed Mixed Garden" is a design book with a difference. Written for gardeners who are passionate about plants of all kinds (hence the 'mixed garden' of the title), it reflects decades of professional experience and artistic innovation. As with her bestselling book, "The Well-Tended Perennial Garden", master designer and plantswoman Tracy DiSabato-Aust provides not only inspiration but also scrupulously organized information on design and connoisseur plants - all from original resear...
The Complete Guide to Choosing Landscape Plants (Black & Decker Outdoor Home S.)
by Robert J Dolezal
Opportunities for Amphibians and Reptiles in the Designed Landscape (English nature science, #30)
The first decades of the twentieth century in Denmark saw many attempts to raise garden design to the level of an art form. Two distinct approaches emerged, in a more naturalistic style, or in a pared down, modernist, architectural manner. Gudmund Nyeland Brandt, through his deep understanding of classical tradition and considerable practical experience of horticulture and planting, achieved a synthesis of the two approaches that was innovative and became characteristic of Danish, even Scandinav...
Timeless Landscape Design
by Mary Palmer Dargan and Hugh Graham Dargan
In Timeless Landscape Design: The Four - Part Master Plan, renowned landscape architects Hugh and Mary Palmer Dargan share the secret to creating an unforgettable landscape with the "Four - Part Master Plan" - a unique method they've perfected over the past two - and - a - half decades of creating award - winning gardens and yards for clients.
Maximize the beauty, privacy, and property value while reducing the maintenance, labor, and costs of your outdoor living space with BarCharts' new Landscape Design Techniques QuickStudy (R) guide. As companion title to the QuickStudy (R) Gardening guide, this guide takes a total-property, long-term approach to establishing goals and strategies to help you develop your vision for your property's landscape based on its existing natural character, as well as your life experiences and values.