The Border Book shows you hundreds of fascinating plant combinations in dozens of original schemes, and makes each as easy to achieve as following a recipe in a cookbook. You can copy a scheme completely, take just a part of it, or go for one of the series of optional plantings shown in clear illustrations. The Border Book presents detailed planting designs for a wide variety of borders, island beds, and corner beds, as well as a collection of bright ideas for "leftover" garden locations that need an especially creative approach. More than 470 exquisite color illustrations and photographs show exactly what you will get when you follow the author's plant choices, cultivation notes, and maintenance advice. The wide range of schemes presented in this book ensures that you will find a practical, beautiful solution for your most persistent garden problems, form damp shade to dry soil, from stony ground to planting by the sea. The Border Book will give both enthusiastic plant lovers and novice gardeners alike the inspiration and the practical information to transform hidden corners and create beds and borders that are an enduring source of pleasure.
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Colorful, imaginative planting designs for every conceivable garden site.
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A Practical Guide to Designing Borders,
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This review is from: The Border Book (Hardcover)
This extremely well-conceived book gives planting plans for a variety of border situations (shady, sunny & stony, poolside, a very narrow space, etc.). It features drawings of each border in two different seasons, showing how the look will change as different plants come into bloom, photographs of each plant, and suggestions for varying each border by substituting plants which will give a different color scheme or look. A lot of information is packed into a concise format full of interesting planting ideas, making this an exceptionally useful and readable book.
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Flowers-and those who love 'em!,
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This review is from: The Border Book (Hardcover)
This is an awsome book to have if you like to decorate your yard with living things! Bushes,flowers,plants- you name it and it can be turned into a beautiful border. I have this in the large paperback version and let me just say...my yard sparkles with life. It is a wonderful and easy to understand guide to creating stunning borders around your home and yard. I bought one for my mother-in-law and she loves it. Can't go wrong with this item!!
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This review is from: Border Book (DK Living) (Paperback)
This is an ideal book to plan out boarders but address all parts of the garden, pathways, pots etc. for all seasons and locations. Well laid out and beautiful illustrations and photographs. My husband had seen it in hardback and I was able to find it here in paperback at a great savings and no compromise for going with paperback. It has been a wonderful resource book.
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