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Home Landscaping: Southeast Region shows how to beautify 23 common landscape situations, such as front and back entries, walkways, borders, slopes, and patios.Design variations incorporate more than 200 of the best plants for the southeastern states.Readers also learn all they need to know to install the paths, fences, walls, arbors, and trellises that make up the designs.Step-by-step instructions show how to tackle each project.Plant descriptions also explain planting and care. ... Read more

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Another wonderful resource
The book covers most of the landscaping issues with easy to understand planting guides.A very good book for planning all or a part of your yard.

Great Idea Book and Reference for Southeast Landscaping
I found this book in the library and after renewing it 3 times figured I'd better just buy it. I've checked out many garden plan books, but this one had the info I needed to plan for different seasons, how the plans would look in a few years, and what I needed to maintain the plants. It's specific to the Southeast so I don't waste time on plants that won't work for me. It's a great idea source and reference.

Excellent! Clear instructions with great diagrams.
This book is an excellent guide for the new or veteran homeowner. It's filled with lots of ideas and a variety of plants including trees, shrubs, perennials, groundcovers and a few annuals. It offers a samples of typicalplanting scenarios for the home landscaper. Identifying each design as goodfor sun or shade and showing the variations is one of the best features.Seasonal variations are also helpful. But the best feature is that itclearly diagrams the placement of each plant including distance from thestructure and distance from each other. Drawings and actual photographs ofplants are also helpful. I highly recommend this book for the new orrenovating landscaper. ... Read more

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This updated, expanded edition provides inspiring ideas for making the Mid-Atlantic home landscape more attractive and functional. Starting with the 200 best plants that thrive in the region, area landscape professionals created 46 outdoor design concepts readers can work with. More than 430 color photographs and drawings complement the easy-to-follow instructions for caring for and installing plants, paths, patios, ponds, and arbors.DE, Long Island, MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV ... Read more

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Full of good ideas
This book is full of good ideas for improving the look of your yard.Plant lists are complete, directions are easy to follow.Illustrations are beautiful.I wish the authors would have put more emphasis on using native plants in their landscaping. ... Read more

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In Landscaping Your Home, some of the best designers in the field show how to do a complete makeover of front, back, and side yards. The book is packed with fresh ideas for entrances, foundation plantings, and pathways, and explains how to use landscaping to better situate a house, thereby increasing its property value. Lavish illustrations make this practical approach to landscaping easy to follow. ... Read more

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Great book!
I am loving this book!It has so many helpful instructions on landscaping your home.Plus the beautiful pictures are great.It's a book that truly lives up to the Taunton tradition of excellent gardening material.

Advanced garden design reading
A cut above the typical home-center landscape book.Not another do-it-yourself guide but a collection of design considerations and approaches by multiple garden/landscape designers.Excellent for those interested in learning more about various principles of garden design.

A lot of help.
Great for helping you to relize the importance of a layout.
Planing ahead is something I didn't usually do.

A must for design start
What a great rescource for someone trying to make those needed changes. Just getting started is aleays the most difficult of any task. This book assists in getting anyone well on their way. ... Read more

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Another always-popular volume in Sunsets line of outdoor building books, Landscaping with Stone is a fundamental resource for realizing the potential of virtually any garden. Thats because stone is resilient, organic, and colorfulits versatility is legendary. This essential book helps gardeners make the most of stone, with design ideas and step-by-step how-to instructions for everything from paths to walls to waterfalls. Features nPhoto galleries feature updated approaches to enhance gardens with stone, from traditional to contemporary nDetailed step-by-step instructions for projects including paths, walls, and water features nHelpful lists identify appropriate plants for specific situations, such as when creating gravel or stepping-stone paths nTrade Secrets and Design Tips give professional hints on using stones most effectively to enhance your garden ... Read more

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Amazing
We landscaped our backyard last year complete with flagstone patio, gardens and a rock retaining wall. This book was straight forward and extremely helpful. I would highly recommend it to anyone.

A Good Start
Sunset does a good job here of providing basic information on using stones in landscaping, including a very nice part on pebble mosaics. This book is better than the Taunton book on the same topic. Taunton suffers from sloppy editing, e.g., too much duplication on garden paths, and insufficient explanation for the DIYer. The main criticism here that I have is 1) lack of modernism. There is almost no coverage for modernist applications of stonework in architectural landscaping. 2) An adversion to including significant "commercial" installations. For example, the garden at the Getty Center, or any similiar garden, could have been included for inspiration and ideas. Overall though, its worth the money, and better than the Tauton competition. ... Read more

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Inspirational ideas of how to incorporate stonework into current landscapes.

Detailed instructions for popular stonework projects, including stone veneers.

Concise, easy-to-follow text that gives do-it-yourselfers confidence to accomplish great results.

Tips and illustrations that add fun to projects and explain the expert techniques that do-it-yourselfers want to learn. ... Read more

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Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas contains photographs, maps, and charts that provide guidelines for species selection and planting, ongoing maintenance, landscape design, and water and energy conservation. Plant descriptions and photographs provide detailed habitat requirements and illustrate how each plant looks and responds to landscape conditions. New and experienced gardeners alike will find the facts and advice needed to choose the plants best adapted for their particular landscape design and climate. ... Read more

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Landscaping Book
Order was quickly received.Book was a gift and the person really likes it.

Great Resource
I love this book. I took it to the nursery with me to pick out my plants. I have started my native garden and all the plants are doing marvelously well- exactly as the book stated. I look forward to years of developing my Texas garden. I strongly recommend this book. I am a beginner gardener and really have no idea what I'm doing, but this book has helped me immensely. ... Read more

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The definitive and strongly recommended reference for any Wisconsin gardener or landscaper
Beautifully illustrated throughout with full-color photography, "Landscape With Native Plants Of Wisconsin" by Lynn M. Steiner (one of the Midwest's most respected garden writers with a life-long interest in native plants) is an essential instructional guide to successful native-plant gardening in Wisconsin. This is the first gardening and landscaping guidebook to focus specifically on the use of Wisconsin's native plants and native-plant communities in home gardens and landscapes. All the basic information is provided, including how to determine what level of native-plant landscaping is appropriate for where the garden is to be located in the Badger state. This thoroughly "user friendly" compendium of expert advice on the process of designing, implementing, and maintaining a natural garden includes plant lists, solutions to commonly encountered landscaping issues ranging from deer-resistant plants, to shade gardens, to water-wise gardens, what native plants work best in different garden styles, water gardens, rock gardens, humming bird gardens, butterfly gardens, and so much more. With descriptions of some 500 Wisconsin native-plant species, varieties, and cultivars of flowers, trees, shrubs, vines, evergreens, grasses, ferns, and groundcovers, "Landscape With Native Plants Of Wisconsin" is the definitive and strongly recommended reference for any Wisconsin gardener or landscaper wanting to utilize and incorporate Wisconsin native plants. ... Read more

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Landscaping: Principles and Practice is the book serious horticulturists need in order to prepare themselves for success in this industry. They will come to understand how to expertly run a landscape business. From interviewing clients and prospective employees to quoting jobs, this book covers all tasks related to the landscaping business. And, when it comes to teaching landscape design and installation, this book is second to none. Readers will learn such critical skills as graphic arts, interior plantscape design techniques, irrigation system design and lawn and plant installation to assure themselves and their clients a superb job every time. ... Read more

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Midwest Home Landscaping, Including Southern Canada, shows how to beautify 23 common landscape situations, such as front and back entries, walkways, borders, slopes, and patios. After presenting 46 design variations, 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.US: IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, WICanada: Ontario (southern) ... Read more

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Excellent book
I'm not a gardener but then again I have never had a house to HAVE a garden.We are moving onto a brand new house and I found this book by accident.

It is outstanding.

It will give you ideas on what to plant in the shade, sun part sun and what I like most are the diagrams.I have no eye for what a garden will look like in 2 months and how I should plant a garden that looks lush and well thought out.I would have planted a garden with random flowers spaced too far apart.

Perfect book for somebody that wants a garden that looks like they knew what they were doing.

A first-rate, comprehensive resource for homeowners of all background, regardless of past experience in gardening or landscaping
Written by the founding editor of "Gardening" magazine Roger Holmes and award-winning author Rita Buchanan, and now in a new and expanded edition featuring information on more plants and additional suggested designs, Midwest Home Landscaping Including Southern Canada is a comprehensive guide to making one's home landscape more attractive and functional. Chapters address how to skillfully plan a design for one's yard, how to organize one's project and perform tasks ranging from clearing the site to fences and trellises to the planting process, and profiles of a variety of landscaping plants ideal for homes situated in the upper Midwest and Southern Canada. Step-by-step instructions and full-color photography and diagrams walk the reader through each task, and the text covers both ideas for selecting and coordinating themes as well as practical nitty-gritty details. Midwest Home Landscaping is a first-rate, comprehensive resource for homeowners of all background, regardless of past experience in gardening or landscaping. ... Read more

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Landscape professionals regard trees, shrubs, and hedges as the "bones," or essential framework, of any landscape design. The trick is to select the best plants for your growing conditions - plants that also look good together. This book shows you how to- Select plants that will improve your property's appearance and value- Design for four-season interest, color, and beauty- Create harmonious relationships of color, scale, and texture- Save money over the long term by selecting cultivars engineered for your conditions- Improve soil and growing conditions- Plant and transplant with confidence- Prune and shear plants for beauty and long lifeFull-color throughout, this truly groundbreaking guide clearly illustrates all procedures, while also providing descriptions of over 1,000 of the best plants - "best" because they're beautiful, low-maintenance, pest- and disease-resistant, and available at local nurseries and home centers. ... Read more

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excellent, well-illustrated, and right-to-the-point book
This is an excellent book, which helped me decide on which trees and shrubs would benefit my landscape.Many of the trees and shrubs in the book are now in my yard, and there are trees described in the book to accomodate anyone's lanscaping aspirations.The colored illustrations, easily understood culture requirements for the trees and shrubs mentioned, and the organization of each section makes this book an essential tool for every gardener, whether they are beginners, or are expereinced gardeners.Trees and shrubs for every locale and region are mentioned, so every gardener will find this book extremely helpful.

Excellent
This is an excellent book for anyone with a yard or garden. The book starts out explaining basic design principles, helping you decide where toplace plants. Size, shape, balance & lighting conditions are alsodiscussed here.

Next are detailed illustrations, charts &step-by-step instructions on selecting, planting, transplanting,fertilizing, mulching, composting, pruning & training the plants. Sitepreparation & soil testing are also included.

Profiles of over 50tree groups (such as the maples or birches) follow.In each group thereare clear photos of several species. General information is given onhabitat, size, shape, zones, soil, pH, moisture & lightrequirements.

Plants are indexed by both botanical & common namemaking them easy to find. A chart helps find the right tree for flowers,fruits, bark, fall color, or winter interest. This is a great book to helpbeautify any outdoor area. ... Read more

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Great Garden book
Beautiful photos and great discriptions. So many ideals for your landscaping. Lots of questions answered. ... Read more

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This is the definitive guide to the best of the best among the native plants of Arizona and New Mexico. Covering wildflowers, shrubs, trees, vines, groundcovers, and cacti, this comprehensive, richly illustrated book identifies the species whose ornamental qualities, growth habit, adaptability, maintenance needs, and beauty add up to the highest landscape value. Illustrations, maps, and charts provide guidelines for species selection and planting, ongoing maintenance, landscape design, and water and energy conservation. In-depth plant profiles describe the habitat requirements for more than 350 native plant species, subspecies, and varieties, with lush photographs illustrating how each plant looks and responds to landscape conditions. ... Read more

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An invaluable reference.
Any residing or gardening in the southwest will find Landscaping with Native Plants of the Southwest an invaluable reference, as will libraries catering to Southwest residents. It covers not just domestic plants but wildflowers, trees, and cacti, offering a compendium of 'top picks' chosen and rated for their best ornamental and growth qualities and including maps and charts as guidelines for planting, maintenance and landscape design. Over 350 native plant species, subspecies and varieties are detailed and as interest in xeriscaping arises, any area interested in low-water planting will find it of interest.

Landscaping with Native Plants of the Southwest
As an environmental horticulturist in the Coachella Valley of California, I can strongly recommend this book as a very helpful desert garden guide.The plants and suggestions in the book are very good if one keeps in mind their location, elevation and soil type.I especially like that Miller gives the minimum water tolerance of individual plant species as most desert guides written in Arizona/New Mexico recommend too little water for sandy soils of the Coachella valley.California is not included as part of the southwest but those of us gardening in southeastern California know that we have much more in common horticulturally with southern Arizona than with the rest of our State.This book is one of only a half dozen good desert garden guides.Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes

Stick with your own kind...
This softcover Southwest Native Plant guide encourages the use of native plants for landscaping and contains information on landscaping for various purposes, such as attracting wildlife, and energy and water conservation. Great photos and contains lots of gardening advice. ... Read more

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Northeast Home Landscaping, Including Southeast Canada, shows how to beautify 27 common landscape situations, such as front and back entries, walkways, borders, slopes, and patios.54 design variations incorporate more than 200 of the best plants for the region.Readers also learn all they need to know to install the paths, fences, walls, arbors, and trellises that make up the designs.Step-by-step instructions show how to tackle each project.Plant descriptions also explain planting and care. ... Read more

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A great gardening book for beginners...
I live in the Northeast and am a novice gardener. This book is great because it gives you a lot of different garden plans, and let's you see what plants look good together and work well together in similar conditions. I also like that it shows a lot of the garden plans in different seasons, and in some cases shows you what your garden will look like when you plant it, then in five years, or ten years down the road.

The book has a great index so you can cross reference and see the same plant in different gardens, and there's a great reference section at the end that tells you all about each plant. It also has one of the best sections I've seen on preparing your garden for planting. ... Read more

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This book describes every type of regional flora--from seaside foliage and wildflowers to grassy meadows, shrubs, vines and aquatic gardens. ... Read more

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Beautiful & Knowledgeable
Great book. Shows many pictures of native plants, trees, shrubs, flowers, vines, etc.
Also talks about how they grow, best areas, etc.
While this book will show you all the native plants in Florida, it does not touch (of course) on plants that WILL grow in Flrodai, of which would be an even bigger book.
Still very useful & will stay on my shelf for many years.

Native Florida Plants
I am the co-author of "Native Florida Plants".The new revised edition was printed in early 2004.The new book is not listed on www.amazon.comI think the problem may be the different ISBN number. The new ISBN number is 1-58979-051-0.The book is available from National Books Network at 1-800-462-6420.We hope to see our book on www.amazon.com very soon.This is a great site to get new and used books.I am a customer.Robert Haehle

New Edition
Native Florida Plants is NOT out of print! A new, updated edition was published early this year, and includes additional plants, an updated source list, and a list of family names. Hope it appears onAmazon's website ASAP. (I am the co-author.)

Native Florida Plants: Low Maintenance Landscaping and Garde
As a fairly new resident of Florida I look forward to Robert Haehle's NGA email each month, with his great advise & tips.This book is a "must have" for anyone new to tropical gardening, as well as, the Southern natives. The information & beautiful photos are especially helpful in identifying what is in my yard & what I would like to add.

Phenomenal Book
This was very helpful.It organizes plants by type, but gives enough information so you know where they best grow.It has lots of color pictures and also some landscape designs that make it easy for you to create something for your own yard (especially if you are a beginner).I wish there were something like this for the Pacific Northwest (now that I've moved). ... Read more

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Hardly about desert plants
I returned this book because it was full of advice about how to plant and maintain plants that are not native to the desert: bermuda grass, citrus, grapes, tomatoes, mums...
Almost nothing about the native plants of the desert Southwest. I would not recommend it.

EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING
THIS BOOK APPEARED TO BE WRITTEN IN THE EARLY 1900'S. THE ILLUSTRATIONS WERE SMALL, OR POOR QUALITY, AND IN BLACK AND WHITE.NOT A SINGLE COLOR PHOTO! COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUCTIONS ON SOIL PREPARATION, I.E.LEVELING THE SOIL ETC. VERY LITTLE ON ANUALS, COLOR, BALANCE, OR ANYTHING ESTHEITCALLY PLEASING. THIS BOOK WAS A CHORE TO LOOK THROUGH.

very good book
I like this book because it has a lot of information if you are starting out or just adding or changing things.There was a lot of information on soils and fertilizers and ways to plant and what to look for and ways to water and how to save money and on and on.I would have liked a list of plants and information about them but that is all I can think of that isn't here.

Garden Guru for the Desert
A man of the soil.Brookbank has turned this lowly phrase into a highcompliment. If any gardener takes these words too lightly without diggingdeep into the properties of the soil, let him/her beware. For atonement lethim be given the task of counting the millions of microbes in a merehandful. With suchdetailed knowledge of the chemistry of plant lifeBrookbank is a desert gardening guru......Advice on what to plant, how tomake a soil probe, and exactly how to install an irrigation system, isclearly presented. There are wonderful illustrations throughout the book.Are you sure you know how and when to use fertilizer? Read how plantsextract nutrients from the soil-- these are valuable words that must beread with close attention for a real understanding of what's going on belowvisible plant life. You will stop thinking of soil as mere dirt.....A hardlesson for many gardeners to learn: don't fight nature. The advice on"What to Do When Things Go Wrong" will solve many problems.Recognize your poor gardening decisions. "Had you done the rightthing," Brookbank says, "there wouldn't be anyproblem.".....Read on and learn: establishing year round color, caringfor hedges, lawns, roses, palm trees, wildflowers, cacti, and how to dig upplants and move them. Vital to know re cacti. Everything is here and everygardener, novice or expert, will benefit.....I'll be leaving Atlanta andmoving to Tucson this Fall so the chapter "When You Move into andEmpty House" gave me good advice. The key is to take your time, lookaround and make notes as you observe. "Don't prune yet and don'tremove the plants that irritate you." This comment really got to me.The man understands that some plants are just un-standable. One man'smarigold is another man's poison ivy!.....Brookbank closes with a veryuseful monthly reminder list of what chores need your attention now. TakeNovemeber: "Chart garden tempera- tures in various areas so you knowhow to act when a frost warning is issued. With a chart of your grounds youcan see whether you are colder or warmer than the weatherman's predic-tions.A few degrees do make a big difference."Landscaping is anever-ending learning process. To be a man or woman of the soil is anhonorable achievement. --by Nellie Nicholsmadytodd@mindspring.com ... Read more

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Filled With Landscaping Ideas & Methods For The Mid-Atlantic Region, Designs Covering 23 Of The Most Common Situations, Such As Front Entries, Foundation Platings, Patios, & Steep Slopes, Detailed Descriptions Of More Than 200 Plants. ... Read more

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Loved It
This book was wonderful because it had lots of picture to draw ideas from.It also had information on different seasons and how the plants would be affected.It was so helpful to me.

Wonderful resource.
This book is a wonderful resource.The book is full of design ideas shown in site plans, 3-D renderings, and with great close up photos of the flowers, scrubs, and trees.Many designs are shown in each season and in a progression of how it will look in three to five years and then in ten to fifteen years. I found this book to be very helpful in designing flower beds, in picking plantings, and in knowing how to care for each planting.

Good use of Native Species
I'm not under 13, but I didn't want to give my name and email.

This book is great. It takes advantage of some great underused native plants from the Mid Atlantic. It is very helpful because it provides plant spacing and maintenance. Most plants are low maintenance, all year interest.

I have used the landscape plans in my yard and will continue to use this book as my number one reference.

Great Book!
I am new to gardening and I am have cleared out my backyard, I had no idea what I was doing or what kind of plants to put where until I read this book.It also has good ideas for building patios... great illustrationstoo! ... Read more

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The second in a series of John Deere books published by Quayside, John Deere 52 Backyard Landscaping Projects is the perfect companion and follow-up to John Deere Landscaping and Lawn Care. Once homeowners have a handle on what they need to do to their yard and when the need to do it in order to keep their lawn and landscape green and healthy, they will want to learn how to improve upon it.John Deere 52 Backyard Landscaping Projects provides simple projects that are relevant to today's homeowners. While most books cover, design, building, planting with an extensive gardening section devoted to plant care, types, etc. this book is unique in that it offers simple weekend landscaping projects and it carried the John Deere stamp of approval.

• Easy to follow step-by-step instructions
• All projects can be completed in a weekend's time

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The guru of earth ponds explains how to site, design, shape, and plant these beloved fixtures of rural landscapes—and make them fit your property and your life. In the decades since he wrote his acclaimed Earth Ponds, Tim Matson has designed scores of ponds, each unique to its site and its owners. In Landscaping Earth Ponds, he shares what he has learned to make these captivating ponds truly fit into their landscapes and into the lives and lifestyles of their owners. Ponds have long been valued for their charm and utility: how else can you simultaneously enliven your landscape, create recreational opportunities, help the environment, and increase your property value? Earth ponds are increasingly recognized for the full range of gardening, landscaping, and ecological promise they hold. As pond-building methods have been perfected, more homeowners are restoring existing ponds or digging new ones. With dozens of color photographs, Matson shows you how to site a pond in right relation to your house, offering surprisingly simple ways to visually link the two. His proven methods and designs reflect the many moods water evokes. Screen your pond for privacy, create a sandy beach and natural diving platform, encourage wetland gardens, line the shores with moisture-loving perennials, or design your gardens and paths to create a sense of mystery and adventure. ... Read more

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Repairing Dam on Earth Pond (Lake)
My dam on the lake collapsed on April 1st 2005.
I have been looking for a book with information on how to build (re-build) an earthen dam.This book has a lot of good ideas on how to build an earthen dam and it doesn't hurt to know that the author has been building them for over 20 years.The neighbors said that the dam has been re-built 2 times, and they still have not learned from their mistakes.With this book I can point out the problems and try to rebuild it to last longer than 2 years.Can't wait to try his techniques.

Strongly recommended for anyone searching for an all-inclusive instructional guide to pond building
Tim Watson draws upon more than 25 years of experience and expertise building ponds and developing wetlands in Landscaping Earth Ponds: The Complete Guide. Here is a informative, step-by-step, profusely illustrated reference for creating a more lively and beautifying diverse landscapes and home-area garden areas with ponds. Providing "user friendly" information on how ponds work to enhance a landscape, create recreational opportunities, help the environment, and increase property values, Landscaping Earth Ponds offers a complete and readily accessible account of a variety of methods and techniques to employ in the creation of a pond. An important addition to any personal, professional, or community library reference collection, Landscaping Earth Ponds is very strongly recommended for anyone searching for an all-inclusive instructional guide to pond building and encouraging natural beauty through the development of a customized pond appropriate to the rest of the landscaping environment.
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Best Rose Book Period!
I must have 30-40 books on Roses, and this is my very favorite!The practical approach to planting and growing roses, plus the realistic, yet beautiful photographs are just two of the reasons every rose grower MUST have this book among their collection.I especially enjoyed the landscaping listing of disease-resistant selections.Jeff Cox knows his roses!

bueno para aficionados
Al comprar este libro pensé que sería más serio, más profesional. Tiene lindas fotos, pero la información técnica sobre, por ejemplo, variedades de rosas en el mundo, no está actualizada, es bastante antigua. Además los tópicos de landscaping alcanzan apenas para señoras aficionadas a su jardín, no más que eso. Es lindo, pero liviano.

Great book for rose information you can't find in other places
I love this book, and have found tons of inspiration in it.It's filled with ideas, technical answers, and beautiful photos.The book has tons information and is not just a glossary of popular roses.

The only drawback I found with this book is that almost all of the photos are of pink roses.I was hoping to find more photos of inspiring landscapes with yellow and red roses.However, that's only a minor detail, and all in all this book is fabulous.Highly recommended!

Practical and Useful
There are many books about roses but this is one of the better ones. Written by well-known garden host (HGTV and PBS) Jeff Cox, it is a beautiful yet practical book that delivers exactly what the title promises.

The first couple of hundred pages give you ideas for using roses in a whole range of different garden settings. The remainder explains how to buy, plant and care for roses. The advice is excellent for the novice or intermediate gardener.I give the writer full marks for not just providing a "directory of roses" - a cop-out all too often used to fill pages in garden books. Instead he shows how different types of roses can be used in the landscape.

The book has plenty of colour photographs showing roses used in different settings. I have to say that I was turned off by the hype on the cover. This is not a "ground-breaking book", the effects are not "dazzling" and as a guide it was useful rather than "inspirational". However, the writer has produced a practical, workman-like guide to effective landscape design using roses.

The book is well-designed and easy to read. I would recommend it to anyone who was thinkinf of incorporating roses into their garden.

Incorporate the rose bush into a variety of landscaping goal
This isn't your usual all-encompassing guide to rose varieties: instead it tells how to incorporate the rose bush into a variety of landscaping goals; from walkways and arbors to container gardening. Tips on choosing and growing the newer, hardier, low-maintenance breeds blend with those on how to arrange roses in conjunction with shrubs and other perennials for maximum effect. ... Read more