Garden Spaces: Simple Solutions for Planning and Design
Award-winning garden designer George Carter presents an array of imaginative ways to transform the look of an existing garden—or create an entirely new one. With his expert techniques—outlined in explanatory photographs, drawings, and easy-to-follow plans—it’s easy to enliven or disguise unpleasant aspects of a garden’s perimeters, make the most of both light and shade, and choose surface substitutes for grass and paving. There’s also invaluable advice on subdividing even small spaces, and smoothly coordinating a mix of flower and vegetable gardens, play and leisure areas, and storage. Most beautiful of all: his stage-inspired designs for creating theatrical effects. Price: $6.43 (as of Oct 6th, 2023 12:24...
more infoNative Trees Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and Rural America: A Planting Design Manual for Environmental Designers
A basic planting design reference, this book provides the amateur, student, and professional with information that assists in simplifying plant-use decisions where native plants are desired. The characteristics, cultural requirements, and most suitable environmental settings are identified for each plant. Price: $134.05 (as of Jun 19th, 2023 02:52...
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Of all the elements in nature, none is more life affirming than water. We're born into this wonderful world after swimming in the mysterious elixir for nine months, and then we spend the rest of our days seeking out its sustaining powers. When you consider that two-thirds of our bodies are comprised of water, it's no wonder we are so drawn to it. And when nature doesn't place water where we can easily access it, we have no problem bringing water to us in the form of luxurious swimming pools and hot tubs. Price: $5.99 (as of Oct 28th, 2023 01:38...
more infoThe Tropical Freshwater Aquarium Problem Solver: Practical and Expert Advice on Keeping Fish and Plants
Keeping tropical fish is the most popular aquarist hobby. The Tropical Freshwater Aquarium Problem Solver is an invaluable guide to solving problems related to maintaining a freshwater aquarium, with an emphasis on what happens after the aquarium has been established. This book provides readers with advice on planning an aquarium, correct siting, water temperature and quality, decor, diseases and ailments, feeding and breeding, species compatibility, and choosing the right plants. Gina Sandford writes a column for an aquarium magazine and is a respected fishkeeper and journalist with 35 years of practical experience in aquatics. Price: $4.00 (as of Sep 7th, 2023 10:43...
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Randle Siddeley Associates is an internationally known and highly successful firm of garden and landscape architects, whose work, both private and corporate is to be found all over the world. He is a founding member of Sustain, an organization designed to incite and propel global developers to be mindful of their impact on the environment and to commit to enriching local communities. Focusing on gardens this book will both outline the principles adapted in devising and planning solutions, and then discuss and illustrate a series of specific examples, mainly in the UK but also in Russia and the Middle East. Expensive, elegant and fairly formal, these are luxury gardens for the wealthy client, but...
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