Stonescaping: A Guide to Using Stone in Your Garden

WHITNER, Jan Kowalczewski

ISBN 10: 0882667556 / ISBN 13: 9780882667553

Published by Storey Communications, 1992

About this Item

162pp. 4to in wraps. B&W illustrations. Light shelfwear. Signed by author on half-title.

Seller Inventory # 122488

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stonescaping: A Guide to Using Stone in Your Garden
• Publisher: Storey Communications
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0882667556
• ISBN 13: 9780882667553
• Binding: PAPERBACK
• Edition: 2nd edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • GARDENING

About this title

Synopsis

Teaches readers how to incorporate stone into many garden features including paths, steps, walls, ponds, and rock gardens. Features 20 basic designs.

From the Back Cover

Whether used as a natural ornamental feature, or cut and dressed to make walls, paving, and terraces, stone acts as the "bones" of a garden, giving it an atmosphere of permanence and time-worn distinction.

Stonescaping shows readers how to apply Asian, European, and contemporary design approaches at home, using stone features to solve common site problems and beautify their gardens. Chapters on building walls, paths, terraces, stone-rimmed ponds, rockeries, and troughs provide step-by-step instructions for creating these and other design features using basic hand tools.

In addition to its practical and detailed directions for selecting, finding, and working with stone, Stonescaping explains how to incorporate the beauty and strength of stone into a number of traditional and modern garden styles, including:

* An Herb Garden

* A Cottage Garden

* A Large Formal Garden

* A Romantic Garden

* A Wildlife-Attracting Garden

* Low-Maintenance Gardens

* Xeriscape Gardens

* Small Urban Spaces

* A Garden Renovation

Many of these plans also feature "pocket garden" variations, designed especially for the home gardener who wants to make a big impact in a limited amount of space.