HomeSkills. Landscaping : how to use plants, structures & surfaces to transform your yard.
Material type: TextPublisher: Minneapolis, MN : Cool Springs Press, [2013]Description: 128 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1591865824 (softcover)
- 9781591865827 (softcover)
- Home skills. Landscaping
- Landscaping
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 712.6 H767 | Available | Water damage noted. | 33111007209238 | ||||
Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 712.6 H767 | Available | 33111007168327 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
As part of our comprehensive HomeSkills DIY series, HomeSkills: Landscaping will make your lawn space the envy of your neighborhood. Take a quick glance outside your window. What do you see? If it's a sprawling panorama of flawless landscaping design, if it looks uncannily like a postcard, then you're all set! But if, like most of us, your yard is just a bit lacking, then this is your how-to guide to finally achieving the outdoor space you've always wanted. HomeSkills: Landscaping offers a complete look at every aspect of landscaping, from early design to project execution. First, you'll gain an overview of the many options at your disposal, exclusively featuring popular DIY products that are readily available and affordable. You'll learn which design effect will best fit your particular home landscape, be it a flagstone patio, a vinyl fence or a healthy row of perfectly situated arbor vitae. And no matter which direction you take, this hardworking book will seamlessly bring you there by covering all the essential landscaping skills, from proper excavation and boulder transportation to planting shrubs and sand-setting interlocking pavers. Patios, walkways, overhead arbors, windbreaks, fences and gates . . . you'll learn the best techniques for creating all of the beautiful planted and built elements that define any successful home landscape. Best of all, your new space will be cherished by family and friends alike--and the neighbors will quickly forget their jealousy when they're enjoying it alongside you. Check out our five other HomeSkills guides on carpentry, deck building, plumbing, tiling, and wiring.
Landscape design & materials -- Landscape design -- Green landscapes -- Landscape materials -- Tools -- Planting & water management projects -- Landscape beds & edging -- Plant trees & shrubs -- Windbreaks -- Mulch beds -- Rain garden -- Xeriscape -- Drip irrigation -- In-ground sprinkler system -- Building projects -- Design & layout for walkways & steps -- Sandset walkway -- Flagstone walkway -- Simple gravel path -- Pebbled stepping stone path -- Timber garden steps -- Flagstone garden steps -- Fence design & layout -- Wood panel fence -- Split rail fence -- Vinyl panel fence -- Dry stone wall -- Interlocking block retaining wall.