Anyone Can Landscape!,9781883052270

Anyone Can Landscape!

by Lerner, Joel M.
ISBN13: 9781883052270
ISBN10: 1883052270
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-06-01
Publisher(s): Independent Pub Group
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
PART 1 THE BEGINNING LANDSCAPE 1(72)
The Beginning Landscape
3(20)
Design by Concept
4(1)
Artistic Principles of Design
4(11)
Creating Comfort through Design
15(3)
Sustaining Interest through Design
18(5)
Planning before Planting
23(24)
Know Your Zone
23(2)
Design within a Budget
25(1)
Design by Concept
26(1)
Determine Your Personality
27(1)
Determine Your Home's Personality
28(1)
The Checklist
28(7)
Where to Get Design Ideas
35(3)
Free Information
38(4)
Hiring the Professional
42(5)
Drafting Your Design
47(10)
Use Your Tax Plat
47(1)
Basic Drafting Supplies
48(1)
Creating Your Draft
48(6)
Drawings for Permits
54(1)
Perspective Drawings
54(3)
Site Preparation
57(4)
Test Soil
57(1)
pH Levels
58(1)
Prepare Your Beds
58(1)
Prepare Your New Lawn
59(1)
Site Considerations
59(1)
Choosing People Places
60(1)
Tools and Maintenance
61(8)
Choosing a Lawn Mower
61(1)
Spreaders and Sprayers
62(1)
Pruners
63(1)
Garden Tools
64(2)
Maintenance Guidelines
66(3)
Acquiring Plants and Materials
69(4)
Mail Order
69(1)
Garden Centers and Nurseries
70(1)
Home Improvement Stores
71(1)
Flower Shows and Plant Sales
71(1)
Pass-on Plants
71(1)
Sources for Free Amendments
72(1)
PART 2 THE PRACTICAL LANDSCAPE 73(94)
The Practical Landscape
75(4)
Meeting a Budget
79(6)
Budgeting Plantings
80(1)
Shopping for Plants
81(1)
Budgeting Hardscapes
81(4)
Athletic Activities
85(4)
Playgrounds
85(1)
Athletic Areas
86(3)
Composting and Recycling
89(6)
Making Your Own Compost
89(3)
Amending the Soil
92(1)
Green Composting
93(2)
Disabled Access Design
95(4)
Design for Accessibility
95(3)
Softening Structures
98(1)
Pet Areas
99(4)
Dogs
99(2)
Cats
101(1)
Exotic Pets
102(1)
Energy Efficiency and Physical Comfort
103(4)
Sun
103(1)
Wind
104(3)
Irrigation
107(4)
Drainage
111(4)
Surface Drainage
111(2)
Soil Percolation
113(2)
Screening and Noise Abatement
115(6)
Screening for Privacy
115(3)
Screening Noise
118(3)
Slope Enhancement
121(6)
Ornamental Design
121(3)
Erosion Control
124(3)
Shade
127(6)
Shade-Tolerant Plants
129(3)
Spring Bulbs
132(1)
Seating
133(8)
Aesthetic Seating
134(3)
Types of Seating
137(4)
Lighting
141(8)
Lighting Techniques
141(6)
Lighting Water Features
147(1)
Security
148(1)
Place Carefully
148(1)
Security and Safety
149(6)
Thorny Thickets
149(1)
Walls
150(1)
Lighting
151(1)
Protecting Plants
152(1)
Other Measures
152(1)
Safety
152(3)
Storage
155(6)
Concealed Storage
155(1)
Sheds
156(2)
Deck Storage
158(1)
Other Storage
158(3)
Utility and Service Areas
161(6)
Locating Utilities and Utility Lines
161(1)
Screening Utilities
162(1)
Clotheslines
162(1)
Driveways and Parking
163(1)
Garages
164(1)
Pets
165(1)
Firewood
165(1)
Potting Tables
165(1)
Compost Areas
166(1)
PART 3 THE CONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPE 167(84)
The Constructed Landscape
169(2)
Shelters
171(6)
Types of Shelters
172(2)
Smooth Indoor/Outdoor Relationship
174(3)
Trellises
177(8)
Functions of Trellises
178(1)
Types of Trellises
179(3)
Plants and Trellises
182(3)
Fences and Walls
185(12)
Styles of Fencing
186(3)
Installing Fences
189(3)
Planting Fences
192(1)
Retaining Walls
193(4)
Entries
197(8)
Enhancing the Front Entry
198(3)
Garden Entries
201(2)
Ramps and Steps
203(2)
Sculpture
205(6)
Using Sculpture
206(1)
Types of Sculpture
207(4)
Decks
211(4)
Benefits
211(1)
Something Different
212(1)
Construction
213(2)
Paths, Stairs, and Patios
215(14)
Paths
215(3)
Stairs and Ramps
218(2)
Patios
220(2)
Paving Materials
222(4)
Installing a Patio or Walk
226(3)
Driveways
229(6)
Aesthetic Considerations
229(1)
Measurements
230(2)
Local Approval
232(1)
Materials
233(2)
Swimming Pools and Water Gardens
235(10)
Swimming Pools
235(6)
Other Water Features
241(4)
Rocks in the Landscape
245(6)
Getting Rocks
246(1)
Uses in the Landscape
247(2)
Stone Mulch
249(2)
PART 4 THE WELL-PLANTED LANDSCAPE 251(136)
The Well-Planted Landscape
253(2)
Trees and Shrubs
255(18)
Deciduous Trees
256(5)
Evergreen Trees
261(1)
Planting Trees
262(1)
Shrubs
263(10)
Groundcover
273(6)
Selecting Groundcover Plants
273(2)
Site Preparation
275(1)
Maintenance
276(1)
Groundcovers to Consider
276(3)
Lawn
279(14)
Designing
280(1)
Selecting Grass
280(2)
Cool-Season Lawns
282(1)
Warm-Season Lawns
283(2)
Planting Your Lawn
285(3)
Maintaining Your Lawn
288(5)
Flowering Perennials and Biennials
293(12)
Perennials
293(7)
Biennials
300(1)
Bulbs
301(2)
Ornamental Grasses
303(2)
Annuals
305(8)
What Are Annuals?
305(2)
Designing with Annuals
307(6)
Roses
313(6)
Types of Roses
313(4)
Using Roses
317(1)
Planting and Care
318(1)
Wildflower Meadows
319(10)
Site Preparation
320(1)
Seeding the Site
321(1)
Starting with Plants
322(7)
Container and Basket Planting
329(12)
Using Containers
331(1)
Planting
332(1)
Growing
333(6)
Hanging Baskets
339(2)
Edible Landscape
341(6)
The Vegetable Garden
341(1)
Edible Flowers
342(1)
Other Edibles
343(1)
For More Information
344(3)
Fragrance
347(6)
Fragrant Plants
347(1)
Fragrant Herbs
348(1)
Hypoallergenic Gardening
349(4)
Wildlife in the Garden
353(10)
Birds
353(1)
Hummingbirds
354(1)
Bees
354(1)
Butterflies
355(3)
Reptiles and Amphibians
358(1)
Attraction or Pest?
358(1)
Repelling Deer
359(4)
Xeriscape Design
363(6)
Mulching
363(1)
Composting
364(1)
Zoning
364(1)
Watering
364(1)
Lawns
365(1)
Selecting Plants
366(3)
Year-Round Interest
369(12)
Hardscape
369(3)
Home Greenhouses
372(2)
Softscape
374(2)
The Winter Garden
376(5)
Pruning and Training
381(6)
Trees
381(1)
Shrubs
382(2)
Vines
384(1)
Roses
384(1)
Espalier
384(1)
Topiary
385(2)
Appendix A Common Name-Botanical Name Cross-Reference 387(8)
Appendix B Deciduous Groundcovers 395(2)
Appendix C Evergreen Groundcovers 397(2)
Appendix D Annuals 399(4)
Appendix E Perennials 403(8)
Appendix F Vines 411(2)
Appendix G Deciduous Shrubs (Three to Ten Feet) 413(4)
Appendix H Deciduous Shrubs/Hedges (Five to Fifteen Feet) 417(2)
Appendix I Deciduous Specimen Trees (Under Forty Feet) 419(4)
Appendix J Shade Trees over Forty Feet 423(2)
Appendix K Evergreen Shrubs (Three to Ten Feet) 425(4)
Appendix L Evergreen Shrubs/Hedges (Five to Twenty-five Feet) 429(2)
Appendix M Evergreen Trees over Fifteen Feet 431(4)
Appendix N Coordinating Plants for Twelve-Month Interest 435(8)
Bibliography 443(2)
Index 445(12)
About the Author 457

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