Homeowners spend billions of hours--and dollars--watering, mowing, and maintaining their lawns. Free yourself with this colorful, accessible guide to the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, low-water, money-saving options.

Few people understand palms as well as Jason Dewees, horticulturalist at Flora Grubb Gardens and at East West Trees, the leading wholesale source of palms in the United States. In this comprehensive guide, he shares the many ways palms can transform courtyards, gardens, and landscapes. Detailing the most important species and highlighted by striking photography, Designing with Palms imports vital advice on making the most of these statement-making...

- Brilliant photo essay highlight 44 before-and-after gardens - How-to info includes garden designs, plans, and hands-on tips and techniques - Special features on adding lawns, installing flagstone paths, and building raised beds - Ideal for total redesigns or for specific areas, including decks, courtyards, and entryways - Gives the boost you need to tackle that all-important first step toward creating the garden you've always wanted

Take a quick glance outside your window. What do you see? If it's a sprawling panorama of flawless landscaping design, if it looks uncannily like a postcard, then you're all set! But if you are like most of us, and your yard is just a bit lacking, then this book is your ticket to finally achieving the outdoor space you've always wanted; HomeSkills: Landscaping offers a complete look at every aspect of landscaping, from early design to project execution....

Landscaping with Trees in the Midwest: A Guide for Residential and Commercial Properties describes sixty-five desirable tree species, their characteristics, and their uses. More than 325 color photographs illustrate the appearance of each species through the seasons - including height, shape, bark, flowers, and fall colors - as well as other factors that influence selection and siting in order to help the landscape professional or homeowner make informed...

Offers advice, techniques, and instructions on the process of designing a home garden, including layouts, illustrated listings of plants, and simple construction projects.

"Landscaping with native plants has encouraged Midwesterners to embark on a profound scientific, ecological, and emotional partnership with nature. Benjamin Vogt shares his years of expertise with prairie plants in a full-color guide aimed at gardeners, homeowners, and landscape designers. Step-by-step blueprints point readers to plant groupings that not only attract pollinators and please the eye but minimize maintenance and ensure years of healthy...

Tips include erosion control, patch bare spots, planting ground-cover, weeds, vinegar weed killer, lawn mowing tips, deer issues, ant problems, border blocks, compost and many, many more.

Even urbanites can tap into natural water sources to create lovely gardens that help prevent water pollution. Based on field tests and workshops they presented in Oakland, CA, Woelfle-Erskine, a hydrologist, pairs with ecological designer/LEED professional Uncapher to explain the water cycle, and the rationale and methods for planting rain gardens. The guide includes case studies, project ideas and worksheets, illustrations, and a resource list. Annotation...