A Place In The Rain: Designing The West Coast Garden : Advice From Over 40 Experts
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Book Description
This design workbook will help both novice and seasoned gardeners in the Pacific Northwest -- before they even begin -- plan or renovate their landscape. It provides gardeners of average means with useful information and valuable tips on how to plan landscapes properly, including: - Assessing the garden site - How to use the landscape to best advantage - Creating a realistic design that reflects personal taste.
A Place in the Rain illustrates and explains design aesthetics, installation techniques, long-term maintenance considerations and organic options.
Topics include: - Bulletproof plants for the 'Gardening Impaired' - Trees in the urban landscape - Designing with spring bulbs and bedding - Designing with winter garden plants - Irrigation made simple and installing a healthy lawn - Using structures and lighting - Container gardening and gardening in large spaces - Water gardening and gardening with native plants - Pesticide-free gardening and edible landscaping.
A Place in the Rain is a unique window on Pacific Northwest garden design and showcases the talented horticulturists of the region.
About the Author
Michael Lascelle has over twenty-three years experience as an estate gardener, landscape foreman, garden designer and nursery manager.
A Place In The Rain: Designing The West Coast Garden : Advice From Over 40 Experts,Michael K. Lascelle,Whitecap Books,1552855198,Garden Design,Gardening,Gardening / Horticulture,Gardening/Plants,Landscape,Regional - Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)
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