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9780470540275 0470540273 A highly illustrated, plant-by-numbers guide to planning and planting your ideal gardenWhether you're planning your first garden or want to try something new without all the trial and error, "Beds and Borders "provides easy, step-by-step, illustrated plans for more than ninety garden projects. Each project comes complete with an inspirational color photo and an overhead-plan-view planting plan with a planting grid to show correct spacing and plant size. A plant list accompanies each project and doubles as a shopping list, making it simple and easy to gather all your supplies and plants in one quick trip to your local garden supply store. Features more than ninety garden projects and more than 300 photos and illustrationsIncludes simple, well-illustrated, step-by-step instructionsProvides informative tips and hints, including descriptions of the best plants for specific circumstances, regional notes for ways to adapt gardens for various regions across the country, and frugal gardening suggestions.Offers problem-solution features that detail regional notes to explain the best plants for particular regions and garden plans for difficult-to-landscape features like slopes and shadeFor first-timers and green thumbs alike, "Beds and Borders "offers something for every gardener., A highly visual plant-by-numbers guide to planning and planting a garden. Complete with illustrations, photos, and helpful lists and problem-solution sections, this book will appeal to gardeners of all skill levels in every region of the country. More than 90 garden projects and over 300 photos and illustrations. Each garden project comes complete with a color photo, and overhead plan-view planting plan, an illustration, and a plant list for easy shopping. Each garden project has a plan shown as a photograph, illustrated in elevation, and as a plan-view with a planting grid to show correct spacing and plant size. Each garden project includes a plant list indicating how many of each type of plant is needed in the plan, which can benefit as a shopping list for consumers. Informative sidebars are categorized as "Garden Smarter" tips; "Plant Superstars" describing the best plant for specific circumstances; "BHG Regional Notes" for ways to adapt the garden for various regions across the country; and "BHG Money Saver" wtih frugal gardening tips. Color-coded headers quickly identify the garden as best suited for sun or shade, drought tolerant, or adapted to other special sites or situations. Special features include problem-solution sections for hard-to-landscape areas, such as slopes, shade, and dry spots.
9780470540275 0470540273 A highly illustrated, plant-by-numbers guide to planning and planting your ideal gardenWhether you're planning your first garden or want to try something new without all the trial and error, "Beds and Borders "provides easy, step-by-step, illustrated plans for more than ninety garden projects. Each project comes complete with an inspirational color photo and an overhead-plan-view planting plan with a planting grid to show correct spacing and plant size. A plant list accompanies each project and doubles as a shopping list, making it simple and easy to gather all your supplies and plants in one quick trip to your local garden supply store. Features more than ninety garden projects and more than 300 photos and illustrationsIncludes simple, well-illustrated, step-by-step instructionsProvides informative tips and hints, including descriptions of the best plants for specific circumstances, regional notes for ways to adapt gardens for various regions across the country, and frugal gardening suggestions.Offers problem-solution features that detail regional notes to explain the best plants for particular regions and garden plans for difficult-to-landscape features like slopes and shadeFor first-timers and green thumbs alike, "Beds and Borders "offers something for every gardener., A highly visual plant-by-numbers guide to planning and planting a garden. Complete with illustrations, photos, and helpful lists and problem-solution sections, this book will appeal to gardeners of all skill levels in every region of the country. More than 90 garden projects and over 300 photos and illustrations. Each garden project comes complete with a color photo, and overhead plan-view planting plan, an illustration, and a plant list for easy shopping. Each garden project has a plan shown as a photograph, illustrated in elevation, and as a plan-view with a planting grid to show correct spacing and plant size. Each garden project includes a plant list indicating how many of each type of plant is needed in the plan, which can benefit as a shopping list for consumers. Informative sidebars are categorized as "Garden Smarter" tips; "Plant Superstars" describing the best plant for specific circumstances; "BHG Regional Notes" for ways to adapt the garden for various regions across the country; and "BHG Money Saver" wtih frugal gardening tips. Color-coded headers quickly identify the garden as best suited for sun or shade, drought tolerant, or adapted to other special sites or situations. Special features include problem-solution sections for hard-to-landscape areas, such as slopes, shade, and dry spots.