Northeast Home Landscaping, 3rd edition: Including Southeast Canada [Paperback]

Roger Holmes Mr. (Author), Rita Buchanan (Author), Landscaping (Author), How-To (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 5, 2011 | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Landscaping

Northeast Home Landscaping shows how to beautify 27 common landscape situations, such as front and back entries, walkways, borders, slopes, and patios. 54 design variations incorporate more than 200 of the best plants for the region. Readers also learn all they need to know to install the paths, fences, walls, arbors, and trellises that make up the designs. Step-by-step instructions show how to tackle each project. Plant descriptions also explain planting and care.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

Northeast Home Landscaping shows how to beautify common landscape situations, such as front and back entries, walkways, borders, slopes, and patios. Design variations incorporate the best plants for the region. Readers also learn all they need to know to install the paths, fences, walls, arbors, and trellises that make up the designs. Step-by-step instructions show how to tackle each project. Plant descriptions also explain planting and care.

- 170 color photos and 260 full-color illustrations
- 54 designs covering 27 of 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 readers 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
- Includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont in the U.S. and New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec in southeastern Canada

From the Back Cover

- 54 designs created by landscape professionals specifically for the Northeast—featuring creative solutions for front entries, foundation plantings, patios, steep slopes, and more

- Detailed descriptions of more than 200 plants picked for your region, plus all you need to know to plant and maintain them

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

- Approximately 400 full-color photos and illustrations

Praise for the First Edition
“... like having a team of professional garden designers on hand.”
—Country Living Gardener

“... you’ll turn to these beautifully rendered design possibilities again and again.”
—Eleanore Lewis, Woman’s Day Garden Planner & Practical Guide

“This idea-filled book takes the guesswork out of landscaping so you can focus on the fun. Designs
that work, great plants you can find, accurate instructions, and detailed drawings will help you succeed.”
—Nancy Beaubaire, former Editor Fine Gardening and Country Living Gardener

“The Home Landscaping series takes the fear out of gardening by skillfully combining a wide range of attractive,
dependable plants with clear, concise information on the techniques of gardening and easy-to-follow plans.”
—Thomas Fischer, Executive Editor, Horticulture

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Creative Homeowner; Third edition (December 5, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580115152
• ISBN-13: 978-1580115155
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great gardening book for beginners..., June 17, 2007

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JGC (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Northeast Home Landscaping: Including Southeast Canada (Paperback)

I live in the Northeast and am a novice gardener. This book is great because it gives you a lot of different garden plans, and let's you see what plants look good together and work well together in similar conditions. I also like that it shows a lot of the garden plans in different seasons, and in some cases shows you what your garden will look like when you plant it, then in five years, or ten years down the road.

The book has a great index so you can cross reference and see the same plant in different gardens, and there's a great reference section at the end that tells you all about each plant. It also has one of the best sections I've seen on preparing your garden for planting.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for us New Englanders, May 8, 2009

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B. Kauff (North Shore, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Northeast Home Landscaping: Including Southeast Canada (Paperback)

This is by far the best gardening book that I have in my collection. Of the over 25 gardening books in my library (I know, I have a problem...) this is the most helpful by miles. So many garden books are based in the South, or in California, where they are blessed with favorable weather and enviable USDA zones. This one is specific to us hardy souls who patiently stare out the window at the mounds of snow and dream about what will arrive come Spring. The plant suggestions are realistic. The layout ideas are numerous, well illustrated and in some cases shown during the different seasons. The glossary of plants is great -- pictures, descriptions, instructions and what to expect. Also included are detailed project plans and directions (walkways, patios, arbors, etc...) that are inspiring. I lent it to my dad, who "doesn't believe" in gardening books and I have been informed that I may well not be getting it back. In case it's not clear, I love this book. Highly recommended for gardeners in the Northeast.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful source of home landscaping information!, July 2, 2008

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Linda Holden Bryant "lhbryant" (Yonkers, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Northeast Home Landscaping: Including Southeast Canada (Paperback)

I am currently in the midst of a major home landscaping project (the installation of terraces, shrubs, flowers, tall trees and irrigation combined with masonry and outdoor lighting) and had no idea what my landscape architect was talking about until I purchased this book. It's a simple and easy reference guide that really gives a novice a thorough education of home landscaping. This book will tell you "what" to have planted "where" and "why". The garden design layouts are also very helpful for anyone seeking site design guidance. My landscape architect was very impressed with my newfound knowledge of plantings and it's completely due to this book. This is a must purchase if you're looking to do any type of landscaping in the Northeast!