Shortcuts for Accenting Your Garden [Paperback]

Marianne Binetti (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 9, 1993

Here are hundreds of exciting and easy techniques to dress up your home landscape in no time at all.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"If you want to avoid disasters and disappointments in your garden, without doing much work, turn to Marianne Binetti." -- Woman's Day Home Ideas

"Marianne Binetti is full of common sense." -- The Grand Rapids Press

From the Back Cover

Take your yard from boring to beautiful!

Here are hundreds of exciting and easy techniques to dress up your home landscape in no time at all.

Following up on her highly successful first book, Tips for Carefree Landscapes, gardening expert Marianne Binetti now offers quick landscape fix-ups to help anyone have an impressive garden.

Filled with anecdotes, real-life garden solutions, and thoughtful savvy, Shortcuts for Accenting Your Garden has a wealth of ideas for making the most of your landscape. Topics include:
* Garden vistas
* Showcase plants
* Features and accents
* Borders, paths, and arches
* Porches and courtyards

Plus, an entire chapter is devoted to the all-important finishing touch: adding humor, whimsy, and personality to your garden.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 9, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882668293
• ISBN-13: 978-0882668291
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,438,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Gardening Goodies, July 28, 1998

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Marlys ([e-mail]) "majaho" (Black Diamond, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shortcuts for Accenting Your Garden (Paperback)

Want your garden to be unique, one that neighbors and friends "ooh and ahh" over? Read Marianne Binetti's Shortcuts for Accenting Your Garden. Learn how to create focal points and to showcase your favorite plants. If you've always wanted an archway, Marianne gives you great ideas. And you'll gain the confidence you need to add walkways, a bird bath, or garden ornaments to your yard. Best of all, this book gives easy and inexpensive gardening tips (over 500) that help spark your creativity no matter what your starting point is. What more can you ask for in this easy-to-read book! And you'll enjoy the fun that Marianne has with words. I know I'm going to refer often to Marianne's book for inspiring gardening ideas.