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Contents
ОглавлениеGarden geometry transforms a small front yard.
Make a pleasant passage to your front door.
Give your curbside strip a new look.
Beautify a boundary with easy-care plants.
Provide a perennial setting for the daily mail.
Striking structure and plants make a handsome entry.
Reclaim a narrow side yard for a shade garden.
Dress up the family’s everyday entrance.
Make a back-door garden in a sheltered niche.
A colorful two-tier garden replaces a bland slope.
A terraced planting transforms a steep site.
Flowers and a fence make a traditional design.
Harmonize your deck with its surroundings.
Create a planting with several attractive faces.
A patio garden provides privacy and pleasure.
Add a formal touch to your backyard.
Build a cozy retreat in a corner of your yard.
Create a wooded retreat in your backyard.
A Big Splash with a Small Pond
Add an extra dimension to your landscape.
Create a cozy garden in a cool spot.
Create a shrub border for nearby woods.
Descriptions of all the plants shown in the Portfolio of Designs, plus information on how to plant and care for them
Introducing the tasks involved in a landscape installation; how to organize them for best results
Removing turf, weeds, and other unwanted material
Choosing materials, preparing the base, installing edgings, laying the surface
Employing the same materials and techniques as for walks and paths; ensuring proper drainage
Siting, excavating, installing a flexible liner or fiberglass shell; growing pond plants
Laying out, excavating, and assembling a precast modular wall system and steps
Preparing the Soil for Planting
Digging and improving the soil; edging for beds
Where to go, what to look for, how to get the best quality and price
When to plant, steps in the planting process, spacing; annuals as fillers
Plants in containers, balled-and-burlapped plants, bare-root plants, ground covers, and bulbs
Mulches and fertilizers; controlling weeds; watering
Basic pruning for trees, shrubs, vines, and roses; making a hedge
Routine care, pruning, dividing
Understanding common problems with animal and insect pests and diseases; winter damage
