Better Homes and Gardens Step by Step Landscaping: Planning, Planting, Building

by Better Homes and Gardens

Book Overview

500 color photos and more than 100 illustrations.All techniques for designing and shaping a landscape plan and common outdoor structures.Includes plant identification photos and charts. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0696025582
• ISBN13: 9780696025587
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Meredith Corporation
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 2.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.1" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

very good with good ideas easy to make

It is an in teresting book with very good ideas easy to do. Actually is one of the best books I have bought about making a good garden. There is a lot of plans well explained with the real photo. There are also make yourself suggestions and plants for different situations. In my opinion it is a good shopping. I would recommeded it to my friends!

Great book that covers everything around the house

This book covers pretty much all the projects around the house. Has a section that covers the names of plants, flower, and trees with pictures to give you an idea what they look like.

Great book

Book arrived ahead of schedule and in great condition. This one has many useful ideas.

A excellent buy; very good structure and content.

This book walks you through the processes of landscaping, from planning to installation, in a very readable, understandable and enjoyable manner. As a landscape designer, I'm always searching for references of any type to use when creating "yard spaces" and presenting those ideas to my customers. With books, I'm usually disappointed either with the graphic and/or written content regarding the details of landscaping, particularly those publications sold at the Home Depots et al. This was different. Technical to the point that's necessary and not too "flowery" in it's narrative, it just provides well written ideas and executions for many landscaping tasks. The illustrations & photography in many books I've seen work OK but give the books an "old" feel, because, in many cases, they are old in date and style. With few exceptions, the artwork and landscape "styling" in this book appear current and appropriate. That made it a more believable book too.All said and done, this book is an excellent value for those seeking general-to-semi-technical information for a wide variety of landscaping tasks. With its emphasis on extensive and educated planning, this book is an asset to the homeowner and the landscape professional alike. In my opinion, one of the book's greatest achievements may be that homeowners, after reading it, can decide better whether to tackle a project themselves or work with professionals.