landscape gardening

"Maud is a talented garden historian and devoted mother to daughters Ella and Louise. Motivated to reinvigorate her career and escape her troubled marriage, she accepts a summer job restoring the garden of a lush, nineteenth-century Hudson Valley estate. While waiting for her daughters to join her at the end of their school year, Maud meets coworker and archaelogist Gabriel Crews, whose passion for landscape history matches her own. When their immediate and intense friendship ignites, it sets in motion a seismic shock that will profoundly change Maud's life, as well as the lives of everyone she cares about"--Back cover.

Today Juanito is accompanying his father who is in the landscaping business, and he takes his sketchbook along to draw anything that catches his eye, and gets to help his father plan an entire garden--and then help plant it. Includes an autobiographical note.

Today Juanito is accompanying his father who is in the landscaping business, and he takes his sketchbook along to draw anything that catches his eye, and gets to help his father plan an entire garden--and then help plant it. Features autobiographical note from author.

"Adam Frost, BBC Gardeners' World presenter and winner of multiple Chelsea Flower Show gold medals, [shows] . . . how you can design your dream garden, whether it's a small urban garden, a classic cottage garden, a suburban front garden, a low-maintenance space or a city roof terrace. His practical, no-nonsense approach strips away complex garden design concepts and focuses on your needs and preferred garden style to help you plan and build a garden that works for you. . . Adam takes you step-by-step through the whole process, inspiring you with simple garden design ideas to tackle a full garden makeover or a simple revamp of just one part of your garden. . . Learn how to design a garden that reflects your practical needs, lifestyle, budget, personality, soil, and climate. Build it yourself following the clear, uncomplicated step-by-step instructions that show you everything from laying turf to terraces, planting trees or building a raised bed or water feature. Enjoy it month by month with his simple checklist of what to do when to keep your garden in shape"--Provided by publisher.

A guide to landscape design and gardening.

Offers advice and instructions for creating, designing, and installing a landscape; features a landscape plant guide that provides descriptions of vines, trees, shrubs, ground covers, lawn grasses, and tropical plants; and includes photographs, illustrations, and design grids.

A guide to creating a garden landscape, including step-by-step instructions for garden installation and remodeling.

Contains 33 sample landscape plans for all styles of homes, a guide to drawing your own landscape plans, and listings of plants for all regions of the United States.