Landscaping with Stone, 2nd Edition

Author: Pat Sagui
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607653974
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 403

Book Description
Landscaping with Stone, 2nd Edition, is a combination landscape design and project book in one, whcih has been updated with all new photographs. The first section of the book provides readers with a framework for incorporating stone in their landscape designs, including a look at the different types of stone used in landscapes, sources of inspiration, and ways to think about stone in relation to other landscape elements. The second part provides readers with tips on working with stone, from transporting to cutting and setting. There is also step-by-step instruction on some of the most popular stone projects, including patios, walls, and rock gardens.

Sunset Landscaping with Stone

Author: Editors of Sunset Books
Publisher: Oxmoor House
ISBN: 9780376034786
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Great ideas and professional advice on the art and craft of building stone into your garden landscapes. Photo galleries showcase timeless designs for stone patios, stairs, pathways, retaining walls pebbles mosaics, and more. Creative design tips and step-by-step explanations guide you through the process of building your own features. Materials guides advise on the selection on stepping-stones, flagstone, fieldstone, cut stone, and more.

Landscaping with Stone

Author: Pat Sagui
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781580111126
Category : Landscape architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
You'll learn the basic of designing and working with stone and how to use stone in walkways, patios, and garden walls, and as a focal point in your landscape.

Ideas and How-to

Author: Better Homes & Gardens
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 9780696236082
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
This book offers inspiring and creative ideas for using stone in the landscape, including water features and rock gardens, fireplaces and fire pits, and archways and grottos. Materials comparisons, construction specifications, and the basic techniques of working with stone are presented in detail in an easy-to-follow final chapter. Large and small projects are covered, from columns to sheds and pool houses. The process of choosing and managing landscaping professionals is also covered in detail.

Natural Stonescapes

Author: Richard L. Dubé
Publisher: Storey Publishing
ISBN: 9781580170925
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Explains how to design arrangements that highlight the natural beauty of the chosen stone, adapt designs to showcase a particular site, and then set the stones in place

Hillside Landscaping

Author: Susan Lang
Publisher: Sunset Books/Sunset Publishing Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
This all-inclusive volume explores landscaping solutions and provides easy-to-follow guidelines for designing plant beds and terraces, private steps and paths, serene seating areas, and soothing waterfalls on slopes of varying degrees. A guide to planting covers plant selection and installation, and includes advice on erosion control, and plants for walls and crevices. 200 photos. 80 illustrations.

Western Home Landscaping

Author: Roger Holmes
Publisher: Landscaping
ISBN: 9781580114868
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Collection of 42 designs created by area landscape professionals, with over 200 plants that are proven performers in the areas covered. Some designs provide "green" landscaping tips, including ways to conserve water and the use of native plants. Also shows how to install and care for plants, paths, fences, walls.

Young House Love

Author: Sherry Petersik
Publisher: Artisan
ISBN: 1579656765
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.

Planting Design for Dry Gardens

Author: Olivier Filippi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780993389207
Category : Drought-tolerant plants
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
First published in French as Alternatives au gazon in 2011.

Getting Started with Mortared Stonework

Author: Cody Macfie
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781579906658
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
Stone is one of the most beautiful, enduring building materials available. This book offers information on the basics, from tools to mortar and site preparation to pattern design. It features a selection of photographs and illustrations that show various steps of the 20 attractive projects.