Customer Reviews

Stonescaping Idea Book (Taunton's Idea Book Series)

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This book has color pictures on almost every page with almost every type of stonework imaginable. If you need ideas or just pictures of different types of stonework, this book should cover that information. Topics covered include paths and steps, terraces, patios, garden spaces, poolside spaces, dry and mortared stone walls, benches, landscaping features, sculptures, pools, ponds, streams and waterfalls, water fountains, entryways, driveways, and borders. A nice book to own for creating an abundance of ideas, however, this is not the book you want if you are looking for step by step do it yourself instructions.

I loaned this book to my friend [we're both rockaholics]and she's having a hard time giving it back [maybe I should buy one for her]. I have acquired several books on stonescaping, building with rock, etc., this is one of the good ones, wonderful pictures too.

I needed ideas for myself as well as my job as a landscape designer. This book is super.

While this has great photospreads of some elaborate and a few simple rock and stonework pieces, it has a very broad scope and a lot of it is work that would have to be done by a mason or contracted. I was hoping for a comparison of the different types of stone used in rock work and masonry, the use of firebrick, the difference between concretes and slate, granite stone, and all I found was a paragraph on types of cobblestone not available in my area, and bricklaying patterns that are in my Sunset landscaping book.
There are TWO outdoor fireplaces, and a handful of firepits and water pieces. I was hoping for multiple examples of all types of rock and stone work, I can glean about as much information out of a Sunset Magazine or Better Home and Gardens issue as was provided here.
It amounts to a pretty coffee table book for someoen with lots and lots of money to have someone else do the stone work for them.

I got this book for my husband, who enjoys landscapping with stone. He really enjoys it, and got a lot of ideas from it.

Lots of pictures, mortar and dry-stone, a little bit of everything. Makes you look at your yard with different eyes.

The book is FILLED with great pictures and ideas. We have duplicated several of the projects displayed and love the outcome.

This was a gift for a family member who bought a house in a desert area. Although many of their neighbors had a lawn, water is very expensive, and they wanted to try something else. They're very happy with the book, and intend to implement some of the ideas.

As always, Taunton press has turned out a very helpful 'idea book'.

This is a book I refer to over and over again, not only for tips I may have missed on stonescaping, but just for the sheer pleasure of looking at the gorgeous photos that appear throughout.
Anna Marie Fritz, author of Funny Feline Fotos & other books on Amazon

Purchased for new homeowner with lots of rocks in the untouched "yard to be". Great ideas for using those rocks in a beautiful way.