The essential garden design workbook / Rosemary Alexander.
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TextPublication details: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2009.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 304 p. : ill. (some col.), plans ; 25 cmISBN: - 0881929751 (alk. paper)
- 9780881929751 (alk. paper)
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Main Library | NonFiction | 712.6 A377 | Available | 33111006441089 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Essential Garden Design Workbook guides the reader through every stage of planning a garden -- how to survey a site, how to choose landscaping materials, and how to develop planting schemes. This fully revised and updated second edition features new U.S. case studies and new photographs. Valuable tips on green gardening are new to this edition, and include how to harvest rainwater, how to design a green roof, tips on sustainable planting, and a guide to composting.
Tailor-made for hands-on gardeners, the workbook approach is accessible, practical, and can be used to create a garden from scratch and to redesign an existing garden. Gardeners will find easy ways to measure large spaces, estimate the height of a tree, and find the right proportions for a deck. They'll also find tips on space, light, and color. Includes hundreds of easy-to-follow line drawings and diagrams.
"Revised and updated with new eco-design tips."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-297) and index.
Research, preparation and design appraisal -- Developing the design: focusing on the ground plane -- Finalizing the garden layout plan -- Creating a planting plan -- Visualizing and constructing the design.
Guides you through every stage of designing a garden. Hundreds of explanatory drawings and quick-reference diagrams make this workbook a vital addition to your garden-planning library.