Ortho's All about Creating Natural Landscapes

Ortho's All about Creating Natural Landscapes
Author: Meredith Books
Publisher: Ortho Books
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2003
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780897214902

Gardening is a way of communing with nature and a personal way to make a positive contribution to the environment. This complete guide shows gardeners how to create a harmonious atmosphere, maintain a healthy landscape, and design with nature. 170 photos & 25 illustrations.

All About Building Waterfalls, Ponds, and Streams

All About Building Waterfalls, Ponds, and Streams
Author: Ortho
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-01-18
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780897215145

• A practical, easy-to-understand guide to adding both still (ponds) and moving (waterfalls and streams) water features to any garden. • Includes complete, easy-to-follow instructions on designing, establishing, and caring for a variety of eye-pleasing water projects. • More than 220 vivid photographs and illustrations, plus detailed instructions, make this guide a must-have for garden enthusiasts looking to plan and build a water feature. • Expert advice on selecting the right fish and plants for embellishing any backyard aquatic paradise. • Solution-based format will inspire you to confidently create water havens in your own yard.

All About Creating Japanese Gardens

All About Creating Japanese Gardens
Author: Alvin Horton
Publisher: Meredith Books
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2003-01-21
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780897214896

Getting started -- Designing a Japanese garden -- Elements of Japanese gardens -- Plants for Japanese gardens.

All About Palms

All About Palms
Author: Ortho
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-02-19
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780696236044

Discover the beauty and practicality of palms with this book. • Solution-based, easy to understand, expert advice and winning techniques to growing subtropical plants and palms. • Learn which plants are best for you from the over 200 palms and other palm-like plants in the illustrated plant encyclopedia. • Rich with step-by-step information and instructions for every gardener, regardless of your experience level.

Backyard Water Gardens

Backyard Water Gardens
Author: Veronica Fowler
Publisher: Strange Chemistry
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2013-04-08
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1591865530

Backyard Water Gardens is a complete overview of everything you need to know in order to create a backyard water feature, from ideas, to installation, to maintaining, to stocking with plants and fish.

The Greater Perfection

The Greater Perfection
Author: Francis H. Cabot
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2001
Genre: Garden structures
ISBN: 9780393041897

The story behind the creation of one of the world's most breathtaking public gardens--Les Quatre Vents in Charlevoix County, Quebec. Featuring photos by five of today's leading garden photographers, this is one of the most beautiful books on gardens to appear in years. Over 400 photos.

Ortho's All about Landscaping

Ortho's All about Landscaping
Author: Jo Kellum
Publisher: Ortho Books
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1999
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780897214346

Offers instructions for landscape design, plant descriptions and recommendations, and installation techniques.

Gardening in Dry Climates

Gardening in Dry Climates
Author: Scott Millard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1989
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780897211956

A guide to arid climate gardening provides tips for growing a variety of landscape plants and gardens in areas with alkaline soil, strong winds, temperature extremes, and little water.

Creating Japanese Gardens

Creating Japanese Gardens
Author: Alvin Horton
Publisher: Ortho Books
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1989
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780897211482

Includes an overview of the history and symbolism of Japanese garden styles; directions for designing Japanese-style gardens; step-by-step instructions for building features including ponds, bridges, and gates.

Ortho's All about Building Waterfalls, Pools, and Streams

Ortho's All about Building Waterfalls, Pools, and Streams
Author: Charles M. Thomas
Publisher: Ortho Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9780897214735

Explains how to install and maintain water garden features, discussing design considerations, equipment, materials, and techniques that ensure professional-looking results.