Paths Walkways Garden Walls

Homeowners today are saving money by doing landscape projects themselves, and the most popular backyard projects to tackle are the path or walkway, followed by the fence or wall. Rich with inspirational photography and step-by step building instruction, the Sunset Outdoor Design & Build Guide: Paths, Walkways and Garden Walls will take homeowners by the hand to select their ideal outdoor project and make it a reality. This comprehensive book guides readers through the full process of creating their ideal path, walkway or garden wall-starting with an inspirational gallery of photos, followed by clear how-to instructions, and finishing with advice on adding the final touches to create the look they desire. Outdoor Design & Build Guide: Paths, Walkways and Garden Walls includes: Step-by-step building instruction that makes it easy for readers to achieve the design that's right for their style Detailed shopping lists for each project More than two dozen approachable projects that fit within every budget Professional advice throughout to help readers build the landscape projects of their dreams

"Designs for beautiful and functional garden paths and walls, plus detailed instructions on building them yourself"--P. [4] of cover.

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.

In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native species; providing habitats that shelter baby animals, as well as birds, bees, and butterflies; creating safe zones in the garden; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes and evolution in the garden. The Humane Gardener fills a unique niche in describing simple principles for both attracting wildlife and peacefully resolving conflicts with all the creatures that share our world.

Shows how paths are used in different gardens, offers design ideas and concepts, and provides detailed instructions for creating a garden path

Provides information for incorporating natural stone in a landscape and step-by-step instructions for a number of popular stone projects. Contains more than 335 color photos and 40 illustrations.

A complete DIY guide to enhance your home with walkways, garden walls, and patios, Ultimate Guide: Walks, Patios & Walls, 2nd Edition features all the information needed to integrate popular hardscape designs into your overall home landscape. Included are dozens of design ideas with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for a variety of landscape projects. With hundreds of building tips and construction drawings for projects, also included in this updated edition is new content on hardscaping design and materials, choices to consider that combat climate change, pervious versus impervious surfaces, terracing, and other elements that influence stormwater runoff and site planning, and more.

Handle stonescaping with professional results. Learn how to: plan, choose tools, mix mortar & improve aesthetics, along with jointing, excavating & providing drainage. Outstanding projects include a walkway, an archway & a stone pond.

“Gardentopia is that rare marriage of the art of landscaping and the technical knowledge of how to compose a landscape—boiled down to readily understood and easily executed actions. This book puts you in the driver’s seat and shows you how to chart the course to your own personal garden utopia.” - Margie Grace, Grace Design Associates Any backyard has the potential to refresh and inspire if you know what to do. Jan Johnsen’s new book, Gardentopia: Design Basics for Creating Beautiful Outdoor Spaces, will delight all garden lovers with over 130 lushly illustrated landscape design and planting suggestions. Ms. Johnsen is an admired designer and popular speaker whose hands-on approach to “co-creating with nature” will have you saying, “I can do that!’ This info-packed, sumptuous book offers individual tips for enhancing any size landscape using ‘real world’ solutions. The suggestions are grouped into five categories that include Garden Design and Artful Accents, Walls, Patios, and Steps and Plants and Planting, among others. Whether you are an experienced gardener or a landscaping novice, Gardentopia will inspire you with tips such as ‘Soften a Corner”, “Paint it Black”, and “Hide and Reveal”.