The natural companion to Sunset's acclaimed Western Garden Book, this much-needed volume is organized by region, featuring descriptions of native and naturally adapted plants throughout. Beautifully rendered illustrations highlight entry gardens, innovative borders, and artistic structural accents. 350 color photos. 300 landscape plans.
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53 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
All western landscapes types, many photos & diagrams,
By Regena Shell (Talking Rock, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sunset Western Landscaping Book (Paperback)
This is a very comprehensive book describing all western regions including the low and high desert, the Pacific Northwest and southern California. The book includes many landscape ideas with diagrams and suggested plant types and many plant photos. Ideas for special needs such as privacy, patio & small spaces , desert areas, swimming pools, decks, lots for shade, low water and other requirements are covered. Types of fencing and decking are also covered. If you are starting out with a bare backyard, as I am, this is the book for you!
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Get the magazine,
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This review is from: Western Landscaping Book: Companion to the Best-Selling Western Garden Book (Paperback)
If you get Sunset the magazine, you probably don't need this book. The book has some beautiful pictures of varied landscape types in varied climates and some general planting suggestions (like the magazine). But, also like the magazine, unless you have $50K-$100K lying around, good luck pulling any of these things off. I say get the magazine because you can get the landscaping ideas, seasonally relevant planting suggestions along with some nice recipes, gardening and traveling tips.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's for inspiration / Pictures,
By Horse (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Western Landscaping Book: Companion to the Best-Selling Western Garden Book (Paperback)
Anytime I am tired of working on my housing projects I can look through this book and get excited again.
I didn't find much useful advice or How-To in here, so if that's what you want there are much better books out there. For my purposes it is perfect: Inspiration and beautiful pictures. The info in there is OK, but don't buy it for that or you will be disappointed.
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In the late 1930s, western landscape architect Thomas "Tommy" Church and his contemporaries began engineering a profound break from centuries of landscaping traditions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
framing connectors, flannel bush, tial shade, desert marigold, root fungus, gloriosa daisy, landscape professionals, garden art, outdoor surfaces, landscape fabric, low retaining walls, lavender cotton, concrete pavers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Zealand, Pacific Northwest, Sunset Western Garden Book, Santa Barbara, The Image Bank, Sun Late, Rocky Mountain, San Diego, Cooperative Extension Service, Northern California, Western Garden Styles, Yellow Pages, Paul Serra New!
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In the late 1930s, western landscape architect Thomas "Tommy" Church and his contemporaries began engineering a profound break from centuries of landscaping traditions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
framing connectors, flannel bush, tial shade, desert marigold, root fungus, gloriosa daisy, landscape professionals, garden art, outdoor surfaces, landscape fabric, low retaining walls, lavender cotton, concrete pavers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Zealand, Pacific Northwest, Sunset Western Garden Book, Santa Barbara, The Image Bank, Sun Late, Rocky Mountain, San Diego, Cooperative Extension Service, Northern California, Western Garden Styles, Yellow Pages, Paul Serra New!
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- Native Americans (Researching American History) by Pat Perrin on page 10
- Prince Valiant, Vol. 12: The New World by Harold Foster on page 35
- Landscaping for Dummies by Phillip Giroux in Back Matter
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