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1  Cover

2  Title Page

3  Copyright

4  Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond This Book Where to Go from Here

5  Part 1: Getting Started with Landscaping Chapter 1: Designing Your Landscape: The Birth of Your Design Starting with Dreams — Create Your Wish List Drawing within the Lines: Living with Practical Issues Site Analysis — Understanding What You Have Designing a Low-Maintenance Landscape Chapter 2: 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 Chapter 3: Forming a Working Plan: Getting Serious about Your Design Knowing What’s Already There — Making a Base Map Overlaying Your Ideas Putting Your Ideas on the Ground Creating a Final Plan Making a Shopping List Getting Ready Doing It Yourself or Calling in the Big Guns

6  Part 2: Building Hardscape into Your Yard Chapter 4: Taming Your Site Focusing on Construction Basics Grading Your Property Laying Out Straight Lines and Shapes Working with Slopes Chapter 5: Dealing with Water Routing Water and Improving Drainage Recognizing the Different Options of Watering Systems Chapter 6: All Things Fences, Walls, and Gates Fabricating Fences Working with Walls Going for Gates Chapter 7: Creating Paths and Walkways Getting Started Building Paths Stepping in Style Chapter 8: Constructing Decks Understanding a Deck’s Components Starting with Building a Deck Getting the Site Ready Finishing Your Deck Chapter 9: Building Patios Selecting Materials Building the Base Installing the Surface Chapter 10: Enhancing Your Landscape Adding a Raised Bed to Your Landscape Making a Built-in Bench Building (or Buying) a Planter Considering Hot Ideas Installing Lighting Adding Wooden Support Structures Utilizing a Shed Pondering Water Features

7  Part 3: The Planting o’ the Green Chapter 11: Barking Up the Right Tree Choosing the Perfect Tree Discovering Some Favorite Trees Demystifying Tree Planting Chapter 12: Bulking Up with Shrubs and Vines Finding Out about Shrubs Discovering Some Favorite Shrubs Considering Characteristics Shopping: Finding High-Quality Shrubs Planting Shrubs and Hedges Using Vines in Your Landscape Shopping for Vines Planting Vines Chapter 13: Adding Color and Texture This Season with Annuals Knowing What An Annual Is Understanding Your Options When Buying and Planting Annuals Chapter 14: Striving For Long-Lasting Beauty with Perennials and Bulbs Creating a Perennial Border Listing Perennials by Season Shopping For Perennials Planting and Pampering Your Perennials Packing Beauty into Bulbs Discovering Some Great Bulbs Buying and Taking Care of Your Bulbs Chapter 15: Including Succulents and Containers for More Color and Texture Including Super Succulents Examining the Containerized Landscape Chapter 16: Covering Lots of Ground Getting a Fresh Start: Clearing the Way Calling Groundcovers to the Rescue Considering How Much Lawn You Need Putting In a New Lawn

8  Part 4: Outside Factors You Can and Can’t Control Chapter 17: Maintaining Your Landscape Bettering Your Soil Composting 101: Making Black Gold Feeding Your Plants — Which Type of Fertilizer to Use? Giving Your Plants a Trim — Pruning 101 Editing Your Landscape Chapter 18: Dealing with Critters, Weeds, and Other Common Problems Discovering Natural Pest Control Coping with Small Rodents Dealing with Doe, a Deer Grappling with Weeds Handling Disease Problems Chapter 19: Coping with Mother Nature and Weather Peeking at Zone Maps Surviving Hot Summers Surviving Cold Winters Gardening in a Warmer World

9  Part 5: Time to Add Flair to Your Landscape Chapter 20: Contemplating Plans for Special Situations Planting for Privacy Adding a Low-Water Garden Getting Ready for a Dip — around a Pool Designing a Hillside Rock Garden Considering Shade When Gardening Chapter 21: Considering Theme Landscapes Attracting and Nurturing Wild Creatures Providing a Garden Space for Kids Putting in a Kitchen Garden Incorporating an Herb Garden Establishing a Meadow Garden Composing a Cottage Garden Finding Your Meditation Area with a Retreat Garden Making an Enchanting Evening Garden

10  Part 6: The Part of Tens Chapter 22: 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 Chapter 23: 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

11  Appendix A: Landscaping Resources Reading for Ideas and Knowledge Finding Specific Help Exploring Learning Opportunities Viewing Other Gardens and Landscapes

12  Appendix B: English-Metric Conversion Tables

13  Index

14  About the Authors

15  Supplemental Images

16  Connect with Dummies

17  End User License Agreement