California Home Landscaping (English and English Edition) [Paperback]

Roger Holmes Mr. (Author), Lance Walheim Mr. (Author)

Book Description

Series: Home Landscaping | Publication Date: December 15, 2005

Make a Californian home landscape more attractive and functional with California Home Landscaping. Like the other titles in this series, this book contains three parts: Design Portfolio, Guide to Installations, and Plant Portraits. In the "Design Portfolio" section, readers will find 48 designs created by landscape professionals in California. "Guide to Installations" explains how to install the plants, paths, patios, and arbors used in the designs. More than 200 of the best plants for the region are fully described in "Plant Portraits". Clearly written in a friendly style and with 470 color photographs and paintings, California Home Landscaping provides everything readers need to know to landscape like a pro.

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Book Description

Make a Californian home landscape more attractive and functional with California Home Landscaping. Like the other titles in this series, this book contains three parts: Design Portfolio, Guide to Installations, and Plant Portraits. In the "Design Portfolio" section, readers will find 48 designs created by landscape professionals in California. "Guide to Installations" explains how to install the plants, paths, patios, and arbors used in the designs. More than 200 of the best plants for the region are fully described in "Plant Portraits". Clearly written in a friendly style and with 470 color photographs and paintings, California Home Landscaping provides everything Californians need to know to landscape like a pro.

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California Home Landscaping

• Approximately 400 full-color photos and illustrations

• 48 designs covering the most common situations, such as front entries, foundation plantings, patios, and steep slopes.

• Detailed descriptions of more than 200 plants that will grow well in your region, plus all you need to know to select, plant, and care for them.

• Step-by-step instructions for building structures, such as paths, patios, ponds, walls, fences, arbors, and trellises.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Creative Homeowner; 2nd edition (December 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580112544
• ISBN-13: 978-1580112543
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #421,226 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Detailed and Divine!, March 27, 2007

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S. Torres (Marysville, CA) - See all my reviews
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I recently moved to Northern California and have been looking for a landscaping book that provides geographically suited plants, shrubs and perennials. This book provides ideas, alternatives for shady and sunny spots, planting graphs for annual growth and great arbor ideas. Well worth the price, packed full of ideas for the beginner and expert gardener. You won't be disappointed.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book!, June 15, 2008

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Carol Townsend "Carol" (Walnut Creek, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: California Home Landscaping (English and English Edition) (Paperback)

If a person were limited to only one book of this type, "California Home Landscaping" would be my choice. Twenty-four different landscaping situations are presented in detail with variations and the plants illustrated are identified by name. The mid-section of the book discusses hardscaping,water delivery and basic care of plants and the last section contains plant profiles with color photographs. All in all, a great resource!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Visually very interesting., February 8, 2008

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linda gurtler (san jose, ca United States) - See all my reviews
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For anyone who is planning some garden design, this is a great book. Wonderful photography and display of before and after pictures. A very good quality book for the price.