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Erler's sprawling, all-you-need-to-know reference targets not the landscape designers of palatial estates but the suburbanite or city dweller who wants to create an attractive landscape but doesn't have unlimited funds or time. Scintillating reading this isn't, but it's certainly comprehensive. Erler, author of Complete Home Landscaping (2000), explains how to use design elements to create a landscape plan, then offers tips on adding structures such as fences, walkways, steps, patios, and ponds or other water features to a yard. Her final section tackles trees, shrubs, lawns, ground covers, flowers and even organic vegetables and herbs. Throughout, Erler mixes grand design overviews with step-by-step projects, which she helpfully rates as easy, moderate or challenging. The book's pages are chock-a-block with color photos, charts, graphs, maps and other resources. Although the overwhelming amount of detailed and useful information will surely appeal to do-it-yourselfers, Erler may occasionally annoy readers, as when she painfully states the obvious (e.g., "Place water features where you can enjoy them"). Those willing to slog through the morass of dull, textbook-like prose will come away from this book with plenty of unique ideas for landscaping their home.
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Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Creative Homeowner; 2nd edition (February 1, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1580111823
ISBN-13: 978-1580111829
Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 9 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #340,271 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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New Complete Home Landscaping is designed to take the mystery out of home landscaping. Read the first page

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plant resistant cultivars, semiripe cuttings, new feeder roots, seasonal cleanup, rigid liners, tropical water lilies, trellis screen, succession planting, mowing strip, heirloom vegetables, thatch buildup, ornamental grasses, raised pool, floating row, aged manure, scratch coat, annual rye, marginal plants, landscape fabric, maiden grass

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Difficulty Level, New England, North America, Autumn Zones, Cooperative Extension Service, San Diego, Sunny Season, Courtesy of Malibu Lights, New Zealand, Rosalind Creasy, Rosemary Verey, The Lawn Institute

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Trees and Shrubs (Questions and Answers) by Jim Hole on page 339
Theme Gardens: Revised Edition by Barbara Damrosch on page 94
The Wild Garden by William Robinson on page 28
Bold Romantic Gardens: The New World Landscape of Oehme and Van Sweden by Wolfgang Oehme on page 31
Water Gardens by Jacqueline Heriteau on page 110

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5.0 out of 5 stars A step-by-step guide for amateur & professional landscapers, February 10, 2005

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Over 950 photographs and watercolor paintings illustrate New Complete Home Landscaping, a step-by-step guide for amateur and professional landscapers alike. Internationally recognized garden writer Catriona Tudor Erler discusses how to choose the right plants for one's climate and soil conditions, how to install a fence, when to fertilize and what fertilizer to use, fighting common diseases, how to transplant large trees and shrubs, and much more. Packed with pages and pages of detail and explicit constructions, New Complete Home Landscaping lives up to its title as an indispensable and well-rounded resource for anyone seriously contemplating a landscaping project.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely complete, May 18, 2006

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This book touched on all aspects of gardening and landscaping - design elements and plans, water features, walls & fences, gazebos, decks and patios. It offers suggestions on plants and flowers appropriate for specific areas and climates. There is also a section with solutions to common problems. I highly recommend this book. The text gave me a lot of knowledge, while the pictures inspired me to start working on my own yard!

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4.0 out of 5 stars New Complete Home Landscaping, January 3, 2007

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There are some interesting and workable ideas in the book. Before purchasing you might want to check out your local library first. I'm not disappointed with it however I think the layouts are more for the professional landscape/design area. There is even a section for making your own pesticides. It is a nice book to have on hand.

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