Mid-Atlantic Home Landscaping, 3rd Edition - Softcover

Holmes, Roger; Buchanan, Rita

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580114989 ISBN 13: 9781580114981

Publisher: Creative Homeowner, 2010

Synopsis

This larger-format 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 that 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.
States: DE, NY (Long Island only), MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV

About this title

From the Back Cover:

- 46 designs created by landscape professionals specifically for the Mid-Atlantic region--featuring creative solutions for entries, foundation plantings, patios, steep slopes, and more

- Descriptions of more than 200 plants picked for your region, plus all you need to know to plant and maintain them

- Step-by-step instructions for building structures, such as paths, patios, ponds, walls, fences, arbors, and trellises

- Approximately 400 full-color photos and illustrations

Praise for the First Edition

..". 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."
--Elanore 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

About the Author:

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.

Rita Buchanan is a lifelong gardener with degrees in botany and an encyclopedic knowledge of plants. She worked with Roger Holmes to edit Fine Gardening magazine and co-edit several books, including Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening. She is the author of numerous award-winning books and is a contributor to many gardening magazines.

About this edition

• Publisher: Creative Homeowner
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1580114989
• ISBN 13: 9781580114981
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 224