Midwest Home Landscaping, 3rd Edition: Including South-central Canada - Softcover

Holmes, Roger; Buchanan, Rita

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580114970 ISBN 13: 9781580114974

Verlag: CREATIVE HOMEOWNER PR, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Midwest Home Landscaping, Including Southern Canada, third edition, shows how to beautify 23 common landscape situations, such as front and back entries, walkways, borders, slopes, and patios. Each situation is presented with a variation, for a total of 46 designs. In addition, the book explains how to install and care for the plants, ponds, walls, and fences involved in the landscape designs. Plants that are proven performers in the Midwest are used in the designs and described in full detail. Step-by-step instructions provide the essential knowledge to tackle each project.
United States: IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI
Canada: Ontario (southern)

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Co-author Roger Holmes is the founding editor of Fine Gardening magazine. He co-edited the monumental Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening and other highly regarded gardening books, and produced the landscaping series of which this book is part. He also co-wrote Creative Homeowner's Creating Good Gardens.

Roger Holmes is the founding editor of Fine Gardening magazine. He co-edited the monumental Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening and other highly regarded gardening books, and produced the seven-book regional landscaping series of which this book is part.

Rita Buchanan is a lifelong gardener with degrees in botany and an encyclopedic knowledge of plants. She worked with Roger Holmes to edit Fine Gardening magazine and co-edit several books, including Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening. She is the author of numerous award-winning books and is a contributor to many gardening magazines.

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• 46 designs created by landscape professionals specifically for the Midwest—featuring creative solutions for front entries, foundation plantings, patios, steep slopes, and much more
• Detailed descriptions of more than 200 plants picked for your region, plus all you need to know to plant and maintain them
• Step-by-step instructions for building structures, such as paths, patios, ponds, walls, fences, arbors, and trellises
• Over 470 color photos and illustrations
Praise for the First Edition “... like having a team of professional garden designers on hand.”
—Country Living Gardener “... you’ll turn to these beautifully rendered design possibilities again and again.”
—Elanore Lewis, Woman’s Day Garden Planner & Practical Guide “This idea-filled book takes the guesswork out of landscaping so you can focus on the fun. Designs that work, great plants you can find, accurate instructions, and detailed drawings will help you succeed.”
—Nancy Beaubaire, former Editor Fine Gardening and Country Living Gardener“The Home Landscaping series takes the fear out of gardening by skillfully combining a wide range of attractive, dependable plants with clear, concise information on the techniques of gardening and easy-to-follow plans.”
—Thomas Fischer, Executive Editor, Horticulture

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CREATIVE HOMEOWNER PR
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1580114970
• ISBN 13: 9781580114974
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 223
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Design Originals; https://foxchapelpublishing.com/; ; 903 Square Street; Mount Joy; PA; 17552; USA
• Verantwortliche Person: Nicht verfügbar