2Gardentopia is that rare marriage of the art of landscaping and the technical knowledge of how to compose a landscape-boiled down to readily understood and easily executed actions. This book puts you in the driver's seat and shows you how to chart the course to your own personal garden utopia.3 - Margie Grace, Grace Design Associates Any backyard has the potential to refresh and inspire if you know what to do. Jan Johnsen's new book, Gardentopia:...

In the foreword of Planning & Designing Your First Garden: 50 Ways to Add Style for Personal Creativity, P. Allen Smith states, "Helen has outlined 50 ways to add style to express one's personal creativity in the garden--when in fact her 50 will inspire at least 50 more ideas." Rather than force her own creative ideas on you, author, gardener, and horticulturalist, Helen Yoest teaches you how to recognize and act on your own creativity. Sections include...

Wingate, a garden writer, shows homeowners how to landscape their yards, balconies, and rooftops to enhance privacy. She explains how to create buffers to noise, pollution, sun, wind, kids, and dogs with berms or groups of small trees; barriers that deter invasion like living and permanent fences; and screens that will block unwanted sights using hedges. She includes a list of plants and other materials and many color photos. Annotation ©2012 Book...

This unique concept has pre-planned, fully envisioned templates--40 designs, representing specific styles. Down to the last detail, from layout to a wide range of plants. Illustrated with over 500 full-color photos, easy-to-follow drawings, dynamic tips, and mix-and-match features to adapt each design to suit your own space.

Shows how to wake up boring beds, make a cramped garden feel bigger, bring a sense of intimacy to an expansive area, downplay eyesores, create moods ranging from serene to stimulating, add four-seasons interest, decide which plants to keep and which to pull, and thoughtfully integrate hardscaping, structures and accessories.

Written by Denney McKeown a leading gardening expert in the state of Ohio, this proven format has helped gardeners experience more success and enjoyment from their gardens. The trend in gardening books is toward regional titles, and book retailers are well aware of this. The Gardener's Guide series provides credible information on the plants that perform best in specific states. Gardeners will find information they can trust and use successfully...

"Midwest Home Landscaping, 4th Edition will show you how to beautifully enhance 23 common landscaping situations specifically for the Midwest region. From front and back entries to walkways, borders, slopes, and patios, each situation is presented with a variation for a total of 46 inspiring landscape designs. In addition, detailed descriptions of more than 200 native plants are provided, as well as explanations how to install and care for the plants,...

The Garden Awakening is a garden design book with a difference. Drawing inspiration from long-forgotten Irish gardening traditions, Mary Reynolds re-imagines gardens as spaces that work in harmony with nature. Under Mary's gentle guidance you can awaken your garden, nuturing the land to become a beautiful natural space. The Garden Awakening provides: inspiration for garden designs that are in harmony with nature, practical ideas and guidance for creating...