Record details

• ISBN: 9781600858222
• Physical Description: 217 pages : color illustrations, color map, charts, plans ; 28 cm
• Publisher: Newtown, Conn. : Taunton Press, [2012]
• Copyright: ©2012

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Make the most of what you've got -- Weave a garden with geometry and color -- Create unity in the garden -- Spontaneous design -- Mass plantings make a bold statement -- Love your shade -- How to reduce maintenance -- Perfect edges -- Ways to remove sod -- Build a bed without breaking your back -- Remake a bed -- Put your garden to bed -- Simple fixes can make a big difference -- Perennials for the edge -- Gordon Hayward's tips for shaping the lawn to fit the garden -- Mix it up with see-through plants -- Create a great first impression -- Stand out without sticking out -- Streetwise plantings -- Andrew Schulmans's mailbox garden tips -- The herb garden redefined -- A no-nonsense approach to design -- Design a border with strong plant shapes -- The long border -- Good looks begin at the edge -- Andrew Schulman's tips for driveway strips -- The best plants for sunny borders -- A border with a tropical punch -- A border that pleases all summer long -- Stephen Gabor's poolside planting tips -- Jazz up a border with shrubs -- Focus on trees and shrubs -- Tuck a bog into a border -- Play with color and form -- Plants and a pathway control the view -- Blur the line between garden and woods -- Color makes a planting come together -- Fantastic foliage lights up the shade -- An exciting bed for a high-profile area -- A deer-resistant bed that shines in fall and winter -- An Asian garden that flaunts some fancy shrubs -- A fantastic fall planting that's drought tolerant too -- A purposeful poolside planting.

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Beds (Gardens)
Garden borders.
Landscape gardening.