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California Home Landscaping


  • ISBN13: 9781580112543
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

Product Description
Make a Californian home landscape more attractive and functional with California Home Landscaping. Like the other titles in this series, this book contains three parts: Design Portfolio, Guide to Installations, and Plant Portraits. In the “Design Portfolio” section, readers will find 48 designs created by landscape professionals in California. “Guide to Installations” explains how to install the plants, paths, patios, and arbors used in the designs. More than… More >>

California Home Landscaping

  1. #1 by Brenda on May 15, 2010 - 9:56 pm

    I like it. Has a lot of ideas on gardening in the California wheater. I was quite disapointed becuase I was expecting more native plants on it. There are a few listed, but is not only about native plants. My mistake. I didn’t read the description and other reviews.
    Rating: 4 / 5

  2. #2 by Preston Holmes on May 16, 2010 - 12:31 am

    This book is put together just fine. Certainly geared towards the novice. Covers extremely traditional designs – a bit boring for my tastes. If you want your yard to look like any newly landscaped home or business in CA, this should do fine. If you are looking for design ideas that could help you create a unique design keep looking. Best section is the plant references at the end – but again, these are largely the tried and true and very common species.
    Rating: 3 / 5

  3. #3 by J. Ciriello on May 16, 2010 - 2:25 am

    I bought two books to learn about SoCal plants to help me pic a landscape design for the front of my house. The other book was not nearly as helpful. The diagrams in this book really help you to understand how plants should be paired. Even though the space I had to work with did not resemble any in the book, I did look for sunny spaces similar to mine and plants that were nice looking and easy to care for. I highly recommend the book !
    Rating: 5 / 5

  4. #4 by Rebecca M. Ballesteros on May 16, 2010 - 3:08 am

    It is fantastic to have a book that showcases plants that do well in California instead of having to wade through lots of plants that do not do well here. It’s not perfect since some areas of California do get freezes and the book could do a little better to point out which plants are hardy and which aren’t. But in general, I loved the ideas and all the plant choices. I just wish there were even more example gardens!
    Rating: 5 / 5

  5. #5 by V. Delgado on May 16, 2010 - 5:51 am

    I am a novice gardener. This book is a great starting point for my landscaping projects. I like the fact that they give several options to each layout dependant upon whether it is a sunny or shady location.
    Rating: 4 / 5