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Beginner's guide to garden planning and design : 50 simple gardening ideas for adding style & personality to your outdoor space / Helen Yoest ; [foreword by P. Allen Smith].

Yoest, Helen, (author.). Smith, P. Allen, (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

"For first-time gardeners, the decision on what style of garden best suits your lifestyle and aesthetic and how to accomplish it can be daunting. Lifelong outdoor enthusiast, garden stylist, coach, and writer, Helen Yoest, will alleviate your concerns and build your confidence as she guides you through the process with ease with her simple approach to garden planning and design. In her comprehensive guide, Helen provides a chapter-by-chapter overview of 50 different garden elements, styles, tips, and techniques to inspire your creativity and build your gardening confidence."-- Back cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781580116084
  • ISBN: 1580116086
  • Physical Description: 208 pages : color illustrations, color photographs ; 26 cm
  • Edition: Revised and expanded edition.
  • Publisher: Mount Joy, PA : Creative Homeowner, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
"Beginner's Guide to Garden Planning and Design (2024) is a revised and expanded edition of Gardening With Confidence (2012), self-published by Helen Yoest. Revisions include a new title and design and updated text with and new photographs throughout."--Title page verso.
Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword -- Introduction -- Carving out space -- Sketch your idea -- Prepare a plan -- View from the inside -- Rhythm, scale, and balance -- Curb appeal -- Style -- Bulbs -- Container gardens -- Cottage and country gardens -- Formal and informal gardens -- Gardens out front -- Herb gardens -- Moss gardening -- Rock gardening -- Vegetable gardens -- Wildlife gardens -- Adding color to your garden -- Fence follies -- Creating a focal point -- Movement in the garden -- Sound -- Privacy -- Garden seating -- Accenting your garden with art -- Arbors -- Covered porches -- Garden bed edging -- Foundation plantings -- Water-fountains and ponds -- Fragrance in the garden -- Garden gates -- Level changes -- Layers of light -- Mailbox gardens -- The garden path -- Retaining walls -- Garden house -- Trellises -- Kids in the garden -- Attracting birds, bees, and butterflies -- Critter control -- Energy conservation -- Gardening for the seasons -- Layering the landscape -- Ideas for reducing lawn -- Simply sustainable -- Water-wise gardening -- Time -- Gardening with confidence.
Subject:
Gardens > Design.
Landscape gardening.
Genre:
Informational works.

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