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Summary
Summary
Make a Californian home landscape more attractive and functional with California Home Landscaping . Like the other titles in this series, this book contains three parts: Design Portfolio, Guide to Installations, and Plant Portraits. In the "Design Portfolio" section, readers will find 48 designs created by landscape professionals in California. "Guide to Installations" explains how to install the plants, paths, patios, and arbors used in the designs. More than 200 of the best plants for the region are fully described in "Plant Portraits". Clearly written in a friendly style and with 470 color photographs and paintings, California Home Landscaping provides everything readers need to know to landscape like a pro.
Author Notes
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.
Lance Walheim lives in California and has authored or contributed to more than 30 gardening books, including Lawns for Dummies , Roses for Dummies , The Natural Rose Gardener , and Citrus . He has also been a staff editor at Sunset magazine.
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Library Journal Review
Your yard is a blank canvas just waiting for inventive design and plantings. Enter Holmes (founding editor, Fine Gardening magazine), horticultural consultant and photographer Buchanan (A Weaver's Garden), and Walheim (Citrus), who offer a succession of possible landscaping designs in this neat and polished series. Simple projects such as fencing, arbors, and pathways are logically and clearly illustrated. Each volume is broken down into three parts-"Design Portfolio," "Guide to Installations," and "Plant Portraits"-and each features approximately 50 designs, 200 plants, and 430 photos and paintings. Selection and seasonal care are individualized for the region. These lovely volumes are revisions, with first editions published between 1998 and 2001. Highly recommended but purchase according to your location. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| About This Book | p. 8 |
| As Your Landscape Grows | p. 12 |
| Portfolio of Designs | |
| First Impressions | p. 16 |
| Make a pleasant passage to your front door A Foundation with Flair | p. 20 |
| Flowers and foliage create a front garden Up Front and Formal | p. 24 |
| Garden geometry transforms a small front yard An Eye-Catching Corner | p. 28 |
| Beautify a boundary with easy-care plants Streetwise and Stylish | p. 32 |
| Give your curbside strip a new look Landscape a Low Wall | p. 36 |
| A two-tier garden and patio replace a bland slope Beautify a Blank Wall | p. 40 |
| A vertical garden makes the most of a narrow site A Shady Hideaway | p. 44 |
| Build a cozy retreat in a corner of your yard An Outdoor "Living" Room | p. 48 |
| Patio and shady arbor provide open-air opportunities Splash Out | p. 52 |
| Make a water garden the focus of outdoor activities Garden in the Round | p. 56 |
| Create a planting with several attractive faces A Beginning Border | p. 60 |
| Flowers and a wall make a traditional design Back to Nature | p. 64 |
| Create a wooded retreat in your backyard A No-Mow Slope | p. 68 |
| A terraced planting transforms a steep site Under the Old Shade Tree | p. 72 |
| Create a cozy garden in a cool spot A Pleasant Passage | p. 76 |
| Reclaim a narrow side yard for a stroll garden Down to Earth | p. 80 |
| Harmonize your deck with its surroundings Gateway Garden | p. 84 |
| Arbor, fence, and plantings make a handsome entry Front-Door Makeover | p. 88 |
| Enhance your main entry in a weekend An Island Retreat | p. 92 |
| Create a freestanding patio garden An Entry Oasis | p. 96 |
| Extend a friendly desert welcome Backyard Makeover | p. 100 |
| Getting a lot out of a small, frost-free lot Poolside Pleasures | p. 104 |
| Plantings to enhance your swimming pool Planting in the Pines | p. 108 |
| Surround your woodland deck with flowering shrubs | |
| Guide To Installation | |
| Organizing Your Project | p. 114 |
| Introducing the tasks involved in a landscape installation | |
| How to organize them for best results | |
| Clearing the Site | p. 116 |
| Removing turf, weeds, and other unwanted material | |
| Water for Your Plants | p. 118 |
| Water-wise practices | |
| Watering systems | |
| Making Paths and Walkways | p. 120 |
| Choosing materials, preparing the base, installing edgings, laying the surface | |
| Laying a Patio | p. 126 |
| Employing the same materials and techniques as for walks and paths | |
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