Maximize the beauty, privacy, and property value while reducing the maintenance, labor, and costs of your outdoor living space with BarCharts' new Landscape Design Techniques QuickStudy* guide. As companion title to the QuickStudy* Gardening guide, this guide takes a total-property, long-term approach to establishing goals and strategies to help you develop your vision for your property's landscape based on its existing natural character, as well...

"The Not-So-English Garden is the story of the author's unexpected move to the Midwest and how she developed gardens that are compatible with the local landscape and climate. With the accumulated wisdom of more than fifty years of gardening in seven different states, she gives the kind of advice your grandmother would offer if she lived next door. Explained are the easiest way to divide a hosta or propagate a geranium, what those mysterious three...

"Award winning garden author Doug Green does it again with this explanation of the techniques, decisions and how-to plants for using in hedges. He starts with the basics, using his recommendations for which plants to use for short or tall formal and informal hedging as well as the more popular flower-hedging plants. Simple but clear recommendations for successful establishment come next along with directions for more advanced techniques such as incorporating...

"Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life."--

"GROW BEAUTIFUL ROSES IN 10 SIMPLE STEPS! The rose has inspired artists, writers, and composers for centuries. Now you can join the ranks of those inspired gardeners who cultivate roses in their home gardens. Whether you're a novice gardener wanting to know the basics or a seasoned horticulturalist looking up tips on improving your blooms, Maggie Oster's expert advice offers all the know-how you'll need. Her ten simple steps ensure beautiful, fragrant...

"Looking for an alternative to a traditional lawn? Covering Ground explores hundreds of wonderful possibilities. Flowering plants, herbs, mosses, ground-hugging shrubs, and heathers, planted singly or in creative combinations, can add interest, elegance, and drama to otherwise dull and ordinary areas. And hardscape options, such as bluestone, crushed gravel, brick, or shredded bark mulch, can create pathways and define borders. You'll be inspired...

"An eye for composition, texture, and color, and a willingness to break ordinary garden "rules." These are just some of the talents artists bring to designing their gardens. Artists are also more apt than most green thumbs to see the garden as a place for artistic expression. Inspired Gardens offers a tour of 24 private gardens in New England while offering eye-opening interviews with the artists who designed them. Lavishly illustrated with photographs...

"In this entertaining guide, Louise Riotte tells you everything you need to know to create a productive pond on your own land, from siting the pond to maintaining water quality and stocking the pond with fish. She also includes plenty of old-time fishing lore and scrumptious recipes for freshly caught fish."--

"Perennials can make a stunning statement in your yard, if you know how to combine and arrange them. In The Perennial Gardener's Design Primer, Stephanie Cohen and Nancy Ondra offer expert advice on how to create gorgeous gardens using these beloved plants. They explain how to choose perennials that suit your site, and combine well with each other, by paying attention to color, shape, size, and texture. They also offer down-to-earth design solutions...

"Succulent plants are easy to grow and design with once you know the basics. And Debra Lee Baldwin, the bestselling author of Designing with Succulents and Succulent Container Gardens, is the ideal guide for gardeners, crafters, and DIYers looking for an introduction to these trendy, low-maintenance plants. Succulents Simplified is a complete primer on choosing, growing and designing with succulents. Along with gorgeous photos packed with design ideas,...