California Home Landscaping, Fourth Edition: 48 Landscape Designs 200+ Plants & Flowers Best Suited to the Region (Creative Homeowner) Over 400 Photos, Native Plant Profiles, and Outdoor DIY Projects

ISBN: 1580115977

Author: Holmes, Roger

Condition: New

" ... like having a team of professional garden designers on hand."-Country Living GardenerFind inspiring ideas to make your California home landscape more attractive and functional! 48 beautiful designs created by landscape professionals specifically for California Over 200 plants picked for your region, with detailed descriptions and all you need to know to plant and maintain them 400 color photos and illustrations to help envision your results Step-by-step instructions for landscape projects like paths, patios, ponds, walls, fences, arbors, and trellises Creative solutions for front entries, foundation plantings, raised entries, steep slopes, and more Native plants, the impact of climate change, updated plant profiles, creating pollinator and wildfire landscapes, and more updates in this editionExplore the complete guide to landscaping specifically within California!California Home Landscaping, Fourth Edition is an updated edition of Creative Homeowner's award-winning book on landscaping CA-style.Inside, you'll find inspiring ideas for making your home landscape more attractive and functional. The 48 featured designs are created by landscape professionals from the region and use more than 200 dependable annuals, perennials, trees, and shrubs that thrive in California. Each design considers the unique climate and environment of the area, featuring creative solutions for front entries, back entries, foundation plantings, patios, steep slopes, narrow side yards, backyards, property boundaries, and much more.This updated edition within the Creative Homeowner's award-winning series of regional home landscaping books includes detailed instructions for building structures such as paths, patios, ponds, and arbors, concise information for gardening techniques, and easy-to-follow plans. More than 400 full-color photos and paintings are complemented by easy, step-by-step instructions that take the fear out of landscaping for Californian homeowners.Updates to this edition include an emphasis on the importance of native plants and those most suitable to the region, updated plant profiles, the impact of climate change and how to adjust your garden for it, the challenge of planting natives in California landscaping, how to create pollinator and wildfire landscapes, current heat and hardiness zone maps, and more.Your landscape will be in full bloom with California Home Landscaping, Fourth Edition!"The Home Landscaping series takes the fear out of gardening by skillfully combining a wide range of attractive, dependable plants with clear, concise information on the techniques of gardening and easy-to-follow plans."-Thomas Fischer, Executive Editor, Horticulture