Discover inspiring ideas for making your Mid-Atlantic home landscape more attractive and functional!
46 beautiful designs created by landscape professionals specifically for the Mid-Atlantic region, each taking into consideration the unique climate and environmentOver 200 plants picked for your region, with detailed descriptions and all you need to know to plant and maintain them, plus which invasive species to avoid400 photos and full-color illustrations of plants, gardens, and finished projects to help you envision your resultsStep-by-step instructions for building structures, such as paths, patios, ponds, walls, fences, arbors, and trellisesCreative solutions for entries, foundation plantings, patios, steep slopes, and moreUpdated edition includes information on native plants to support conservation, advice on updating your garden for the changing climate, and more
This must-have guide is an updated, expanded edition of Creative Homeowner’s award-winning book in the regional home landscaping series that shows you how to enhance your Mid-Atlantic landscape.
Inside, homeowners will find an inspiring collection of 46 outdoor design concepts to beautify and optimize your garden and landscape design, including front and back entries, walkways, borders, slopes, and patios.
The featured designs are created by landscape professionals from the region and incorporate more than 200 region-specific plants that thrive in the Mid-Atlantic. Included are detailed instructions to caring for and installing the plants, and building the paths, fences, walls, arbors, trellises, and other structures that make up the designs, concise information for gardening techniques, and easy-to-follow plans.
Over 400 full-color photos and drawings are complemented by easy, step-by-step instructions showing how to tackle each outdoor DIY project. Each plant profile contains a description and explains cultivation and care of the plant, taking the uncertainty out of gardening.
The updated fourth edition of this complete landscaping guide includes up-to-date information on ecologically sound native plant selections, guidance on avoiding invasive plants, how to landscape in an unpredictable climate, updated terminology and current gardening practices throughout the book and in the glossary, and more!
If you live in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Long Island, New York, Virginia, or West Virginia, this complete guide on how to landscape in your region is for you!
“…like having a team of professional garden designers on hand.”
—Country Living Gardener
“… you’ll turn to these beautifully rendered design possibilities again and again.”
—Eleanore Lewis, Woman’s Day Garden Planner & Practical Guide
“This idea-filled book takes the guesswork out of landscaping so you can focus on the fun. Designs that work, great plants you can find, accurate instructions, and detailed drawings will help you succeed.”
—Nancy Beaubaire, former Editor Fine Gardening and Country Living Gardener
“The Home Landscaping series takes the fear out of gardening by skillfully combining a wide range of attractive, dependable plants with clear, concise information on the techniques of gardening and easy-to-follow plans.”
—Thomas Fischer, Executive Editor, Horticulture
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Creative Homeowner is the preeminent publisher of books on all aspects of decorating and design, home repair and improvement, house plans, gardening and landscaping, and grilling!
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Publisher : Creative Homeowner; 4th edition (July 18, 2023)
Language : English
Paperback : 232 pages
ISBN-10 : 1580115861
ISBN-13 : 978-1580115865
Item Weight : 1.4 pounds
Dimensions : 8.9 x 0.9 x 10.6 inches
