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Lance Walheim. Landscaping For Dummies
Landscaping For Dummies® To view this book's Cheat Sheet, simply go to www.dummies.com and search for “Landscaping For Dummies Cheat Sheet” in the Search box. Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Illustrations
Guide
Pages
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond This Book
Where to Go from Here
Getting Started with Landscaping
Designing Your Landscape: The Birth of Your Design
Starting with Dreams — Create Your Wish List
Gathering good ideas
Plan weekend outings to nurseries
Visit local botanical gardens and arboretums
Join a garden club or plant society
Tour your neighbors’ yards
Go online
Subscribe to garden magazines or trawl their websites
Chat with a Master Gardener
THINKING LONG TERM
Use this book
Drawing within the Lines: Living with Practical Issues
Making sure you know where your property lines are
Verifying whether you need permits
Considering children and pets’ safety
Addressing water issues
Designating storage areas
Site Analysis — Understanding What You Have
Drawing your site analysis
Knowing how much of your yard you can use
A DAY IN THE LIFE
Your front yard
Your backyard
Your side yard
Walking through the space
Focusing on privacy
Knowing when you’ll use your landscape
MULTIPURPOSE LANDSCAPING
Designing a Low-Maintenance Landscape
Thinking like a Designer
Achieving Unity, Blessed Unity, in Your Landscaping Design
Focusing on Repetition in Your Design
Playing with Color
Getting Some Rhythm
Adding Décor to Your Design: How Many Pink Flamingos Are Enough?
Paying Attention to Hardscape
Keeping an Eye on the Details
The Goldilocks Theory: Choosing Plants That Fit
Layering Plants to Add Interest
Forming a Working Plan: Getting Serious about Your Design
Knowing What’s Already There — Making a Base Map
Ensuring you have the supplies to draw
Drawing your own base map
Overlaying Your Ideas
THE PHOTO METHOD
PLANNING OR ENVISIONING A LANDSCAPE ON A COMPUTER
Putting Your Ideas on the Ground
Big deals: Designating space for large elements
Filling in the rest
Creating a Final Plan
Making a Shopping List
Step 1: List plants and determine their cost
Step 2: List and calculate the supplies
Step 3: Get hardscape estimates
Make your own calculations
Use an online calculator
Step 4: Make an itemized checklist
Step 5: Consider tools you may need to buy
Step 6: Take a breath
PENNY-PINCHING IDEAS
Getting Ready
Cutting your project into bite-sized pieces
Taking action before you break ground
Dealing with City Hall
Calling before you dig
Keeping the neighbors happy
Preparing your property
Doing It Yourself or Calling in the Big Guns
WHO YOU GONNA CALL?
Building Hardscape into Your Yard
Taming Your Site
Focusing on Construction Basics
Looking at site challenges
Ramping up — a checklist
Understanding wood and its alternatives
About wood
About wood alternatives
Identifying tools and supplies
Keeping safety front and center
Grading Your Property
Laying Out Straight Lines and Shapes
Stringing lines — The hub and tack method
Stringing out the rest of a shape
Working with Slopes
Understanding challenges unique to installing retaining walls
Positioning a retaining wall
Installing a retaining wall
Timber retaining wall
Concrete block retaining wall
Stacked-stone retaining wall
Dealing with Water
Routing Water and Improving Drainage
Focusing on surface drainage
Installing subsurface drainage
Returning water to the land — rain gardens
Recognizing the Different Options of Watering Systems
Watering cans
Rain barrels
GRAY WATER CAN SAVE THE DAY
Hoses of all kinds
Irrigation systems
In-ground systems
Aboveground micro-irrigation
Old-fashioned sprinklers
INSTALLING WATER-SUPPLY LINES
All Things Fences, Walls, and Gates
Fabricating Fences
Knowing what to consider before beginning
Choosing fence materials
Considering wood or composite fencing
Going with vinyl fencing
Recognizing metal options
GOING THE NATURAL ROUTE WITH YOUR FENCE
Building a basic fence
THE MAGIC OF WILLOW FENCING
Laying out post-hole locations
Installing posts
CONSIDERING CONCRETE FOOTINGS FOR FENCE POSTS
Building the framework
Installing the fencing
CHECKING OUT PRIVACY PANELS
Working with Walls
Building a stacked stone wall
Building a mortared stone wall
Building a brick wall
Building a concrete block wall
Going for Gates
Creating Paths and Walkways
Getting Started
Considering design and use
Deciding on materials and dimensions
Building Paths
Creating a gravel or crushed stone path
Identifying the differences between pea gravel and crushed stone
Getting to work with your gravel or stone path
Making a walkway with bricks or pavers
Installing a concrete walk
Building a flagstone path
Stepping in Style
Calculating step dimensions
Planning your steps
Building steps
Installing a ramp
Figuring out the dimensions
Constructing a basic shed ramp
Constructing Decks
Understanding a Deck’s Components
Starting with Building a Deck
Developing a good deck plan
Selecting a site for your deck
Designing the deck plan
Choosing decking material
Getting the Site Ready
Preparing to attach the ledger board
Installing the ledger board
Prepping footings and piers
Completing footings and piers
Installing posts and beams
Installing the joists
Laying decking boards
Adding deck stairs
Adding deck railings
Finishing Your Deck
Sides and undersides
Protective finishes
Building Patios
Selecting Materials
Recognizing factors to evaluate
Considering your choices
ADDING BORDERS: YES OR NO?
Calculating how much material you’ll need
Building the Base
Installing the Surface
Installing brick, pavers, or flagstones
Installing a concrete slab patio
Enhancing Your Landscape
Adding a Raised Bed to Your Landscape
Recognizing the details
Building the raised bed
Making a Built-in Bench
An elegant, low bench
Masonry benches
Building (or Buying) a Planter
Going with a wooden planter
Going with a masonry planter
Considering Hot Ideas
Installing a chimenea or fire pit
Chimeneas
Fire pits
Installing an outdoor brick or stone oven
Planning a cooking center
Installing Lighting
Illuminating your landscape
Incorporating decorative lighting
Adding Wooden Support Structures
Growing up: Trellises
Putting arbors in their place
Installing a pergola or overhead
Utilizing a Shed
Storage sheds
She sheds
Potting sheds
Pondering Water Features
The Planting o’ the Green
Barking Up the Right Tree
Choosing the Perfect Tree
Considering important details before making the purchase
Finding a healthy tree at the nursery
GETTING COOL WITH TREES
Making the case for native trees
Discovering Some Favorite Trees
Naming our shade tree faves
Listing our favorite flowering trees
Tagging top trees for small spaces
Planting some fruit trees
CONSIDER AN ESPALIER OPTION
Looking at evergreen trees
Steering clear of these trees
IN DEFENSE OF GINKGO
Demystifying Tree Planting
Shopping for trees — pro tips
Planting a tree in five easy steps
Bulking Up with Shrubs and Vines
Finding Out about Shrubs
Looking at design considerations
Making the case for native shrubs
SHRUB REHAB
Discovering Some Favorite Shrubs
Considering Characteristics
Colorful shrubs
Drought-tolerant shrubs
Evergreen shrubs
Fruiting shrubs
Shopping: Finding High-Quality Shrubs
Planting Shrubs and Hedges
Getting new shrubs into the ground
Betting on hedges
Using Vines in Your Landscape
Selecting a vine with a spot in mind
CLIMBING THE WALLS — BE CAREFUL
Choosing a vine with a purpose in mind
Selecting some fine vines
Considering some annual vines
Shopping for Vines
Planting Vines
Providing sturdy support
Pruning and training your vines
GETTING RID OF INVASIVE VINES
Adding Color and Texture This Season with Annuals
Knowing What An Annual Is
Cool dudes
When it’s hot, they’re hot
ANNUALS FOR FOLIAGE-ONLY USE
Understanding Your Options When Buying and Planting Annuals
Transplanting your annual seedlings
Creating splashy flowerbeds
Foodscaping: Vegetables are the new annuals
DEADHEADING AND SELF-CLEANING TO GIVE YOUR PLANTS NEW LIFE
Striving For Long-Lasting Beauty with Perennials and Bulbs
Creating a Perennial Border
Listing Perennials by Season
Spring bloomers
Summer stars
Autumn stalwarts
The best long-bloomers
Growing native perennials
Discovering ornamental grasses
Shopping For Perennials
Buying locally
Purchasing through a mail-order supplier
Planting and Pampering Your Perennials
Packing Beauty into Bulbs
Discovering Some Great Bulbs
Buying and Taking Care of Your Bulbs
Planting bulbs
Getting ready to plant your bulbs
Planting a bulb, easy as 1-2-3
Giving your bulbs some TLC
Fertilizing bulbs
THE LOWDOWN ON NATURALIZING
Including Succulents and Containers for More Color and Texture
Including Super Succulents
Eyeing the many plusses that make succulents so easy to love
Discovering favorite low-growing succulents
Creating fun and fabulous vignettes
Displaying in containers
Shopping and planting tips
Planting your succulents in a container
Planting your succulents in the ground
Caring for succulents
Examining the Containerized Landscape
Tapping into the joys of container gardening
Picking pots
Potting plants in containers
Working with thrillers, fillers, and spillers
Caring for potted plants
Covering Lots of Ground
Getting a Fresh Start: Clearing the Way
MUCH ADO ABOUT MULCH
Calling Groundcovers to the Rescue
Top groundcover choices for sun
Top groundcover choices for shade
Top groundcover choices for slopes
Top groundcover choices for wet areas
Top choices between paving stones
Shrubby plants to cover the ground
Planting groundcovers
Putting the groundcovers in the ground
Controlling weeds until the groundcover is established
Considering How Much Lawn You Need
Recognizing what having a lawn means
Choosing a lower-maintenance, lower-impact lawn
Putting In a New Lawn
Choosing grass types
Cool-season grasses
Warm-season grasses
Seeding your lawn
Installing sod
Watering efficiently
Buffering the borders
ROLLING IN CLOVER? SPARING DANDELIONS?
Outside Factors You Can and Can’t Control
Maintaining Your Landscape
Bettering Your Soil
NO MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, YOUR SOIL NEEDS LOVE
BREAKING DOWN THE LAYERS OF SOIL
Cultivating living soil
Identifying the three main types of soil
Adding organic matter to your soil
Putting your soil to the test
Adjusting soil pH
Incorporating amendments
DOUBLE-DIGGING: BIG EFFORT, BUT BIG BENEFITS!
Gardening with no-till methods
DRESSING YOUR PLANTS
Composting 101: Making Black Gold
Step 1: Locate a suitable spot
Step 2: Get a bin
Step 3: Set up your compost pile
Step 4: Start making deposits
Step 5: Layer
Step 6: Stir it up
Step 7: Harvest from below
Feeding Your Plants — Which Type of Fertilizer to Use?
Finding out what they need
Figuring out the finer points of fertilizer
Recognizing the types of fertilizer
CHEMICAL OR SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS
ORGANIC FERTILIZERS
HOMEMADE FERTILIZERS
Knowing how much and when to apply fertilizer
Deciding which choice is best: Going natural
Giving Your Plants a Trim — Pruning 101
Editing Your Landscape
Improving rather than replacing a plant
Knowing when take out a plant
Taking out a plant
Calling in a professional
DIVIDE AND CONQUER
Dealing with Critters, Weeds, and Other Common Problems
Discovering Natural Pest Control
Avoid using pesticides
Know thy enemy
Be aware of the enemies of your enemy
Combat with care
Coping with Small Rodents
Dealing with Doe, a Deer
Choosing plants to deter deer
Trying home remedies
Considering anti-deer products
Fencing them out
Grappling with Weeds
Avoiding the biggest mistake
Patrolling, inspecting, and suspecting
Considering alternatives to spraying — Try natural weed control
MAKE YOUR OWN WEEDKILLER?
Considering other ways to fight weeds
Handling Disease Problems
Preventing common diseases
Taking care of sick plants
Coping with Mother Nature and Weather
Peeking at Zone Maps
WEATHERING WESTERN WEATHER
Surviving Hot Summers
Surviving Cold Winters
Maximizing winter hardiness for plants
Identifying and mitigating winter plant injuries
Frost injury
Low temperature injury
Winter drought
Soggy ground
Frost-heaving
Sunscald
Frost cracks
Physical damage from snow and ice
Being proactive with other winter-protection tactics
Gardening in a Warmer World
Firescaping
Anticipating and recovering from flooding
Preparing for new plant choices and challenges
Time to Add Flair to Your Landscape
Contemplating Plans for Special Situations
Planting for Privacy
Deciduous plants for screening
Evergreen plants for screening
Adding a Low-Water Garden
Trees that require less water
Shrubby plants that require less water
Drought-tolerant flowers
Getting Ready for a Dip — around a Pool
Designing a Hillside Rock Garden
Small trees for a rock garden
Dwarf shrubs for a rock garden
Small perennials for a rock garden
Considering Shade When Gardening
Shade-loving plants
Trees for shady landscapes
Shrubs for shade
Vines for shade
Annual flowers for shade
Flowering perennials for shade
Flowering bulbs for shade
Lawns and groundcovers for shade
DON’T FORGET FERNS
Considering Theme Landscapes
Attracting and Nurturing Wild Creatures
DO EVEN MORE TO BE WELCOMING
Providing a Garden Space for Kids
Putting in a Kitchen Garden
Incorporating an Herb Garden
Establishing a Meadow Garden
WILDFLOWER GARDENS THAT COME BACK FROM SEED
Composing a Cottage Garden
Finding Your Meditation Area with a Retreat Garden
Making an Enchanting Evening Garden
The Part of Tens
Ten Ways to Make Your Surroundings Unique
Work on Your Front Yard
Reflect the Architecture of Your Home
Go Native
Coordinate with Neighbors
Design a Secret Garden
Bring the Inside Out
Have Fun with Accessories
Pick a Color Theme and Go For It!
Mix Ornamentals and Edibles
Add the Element of Sound
Tens Ways to a Greener Landscape
Plant Trees for Shade
Compost
Wean from Garden Pesticides and Herbicides
Use Solar Lighting
Conserve Water
Match Plant Choices to Climate and Soil
Welcome/Tolerate Wildlife
Reduce or Eliminate Your Lawn
Use Tools That Don’t Require Fossil Fuel
Stay Away from Sphagnum Moss
Landscaping Resources
Reading for Ideas and Knowledge
Finding Specific Help
Exploring Learning Opportunities
Classes, lectures, presentations
Going to school for landscaping
Blogs, podcasts, websites
Viewing Other Gardens and Landscapes
Garden tours, near and far
Flower and garden shows
GARDENING INFORMATION FROM THE AUTHORS
English-Metric Conversion Tables
Index. Symbols
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About the Authors
Dedication
Author’s Acknowledgements
WILEY END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
