- ISBN13: 9781580113151
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Texas Home Landscaping is an updated, expanded edition of Creative Homeowner’s award-winning best seller on landscaping Texas-style. Readers will find inspiring ideas for making the home landscape more attractive and functional. The 54 featured designs are created by landscape professionals from the region and use more than 200 plants that thrive in the southeast. Detailed instructions for projects such as paths, patios, ponds, and arbors are also included. O… More >>
#1 by Lindsey L. Wilhite on May 15, 2010 - 10:12 pm
has a lot of ideas, but its more for specific shaped house and gardens that go wit those houses. shows a picture of a house and then the garden to go with it. i dont know of any houses in the DFW area that looked like any of those, so it was kinda a wash
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by Katherine Hudson on May 15, 2010 - 10:16 pm
I was a little disappointed in this book. While it does have some really nice plans for new gardens it doesn’t have enough emphasis on using native TX/OK plants. I’ve tried using some of the cultivars listed in the plans but they don’t do as well as the mother plants so I hesitate to recommend this book to anyone but a newbie gardener who really wants their gardens to look like those in the book. Once you’ve been working in your own gardens a few years, I think you’ll see the limitations of this book.
I do like the way the pictures show time progression from first planting to a few years down the road. I think this will help a lot of people avoid crowding their new plants too much and will give new gardeners something to look forward to as their landscape matures.
I would suggest that unless you’re a newbie gardener, skip this book and invest in one with focus on native TX plants that are much able to withstand TX summers and water restrictions.
Rating: 3 / 5
#3 by mrl on May 16, 2010 - 12:41 am
This landscape guide is an excellent tool for your Texas landscape. One of the best items (other than full color renderings), is that the book show you what plants will look like from initial planting to full-grown plants. I would highly recommend it.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by J. Fox on May 16, 2010 - 2:36 am
New edition is a wealth of knowledge for each area of Texas. Sections on walkways and paths and sections on specific plants for your area are the best I’ve read.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Ahab on May 16, 2010 - 4:52 am
Having recently purchased my first home I picked up five different gardening books. I don’t even know where the other four have gone, but now I have two of this one. It’s a great guide which covers everything from plants that should thrive in the area (including care, size, and how to select), to various designs for commonly-found areas around your home.
It even covers various landscape construction projects such as fences, walks, and patios, and is well-written and illustrated throughout.
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Rating: 5 / 5