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Designing with Plants

by FINE GARDENING EDITORS

ISBN13: 9781561584727
ISBN10: 156158472X
Format: Trade Paper
Copyright: 2000-12-01
Publisher: Taunton

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Summary

Gardening enthusiasts will be inspired by this series of garden design books from more than 50 of America's best gardeners, landscape architects, horticulturists, and nursery owners. They'll discover a wealth of information on everything from planting perennial borders and garden rooms to landscape layout and gardening in harmony with nature.Designing with Plants features proven techniques for using color, shape, and texture in the garden; planting design techniques; ideas for using mass plantings, ground covers, and scented shrubs; and tips for extending the season.

Introduction

(4)

PART 1: Design Techniques

(28)

Design Techniques for Picturesque Plantings

(8)

Douglas Ruhren

Mass Plantings Make a Bold Statement

(6)

Ruth Adams

A Tapestry of Textures

(6)

Marilyn Raff

Sculpting Trees and Shrubs

(6)

Jim Work

PART 2: Working with Color

(30)

A Painterly Approach to Planting

(6)

Sydney Eddison

A Home for Hot Colors

(8)

Elisabeth Sheldon

Design for Drama with Colorful Foliage

(8)

Marietta O'Byrne

Coloring the Garden

(6)

Keeyla Meadows

PART 3: Special Plantings

(52)

Covering Ground with Creeping Plants

(6)

Erica Glasener

Planted Rickets Give Life to Stone Walls

(8)

Jeni Webber

Anchor Your Garden with Striking Annuals

(6)

Barbara Blossom Ashmun

Creating an Allee

(8)

Judith R. Gries

Planted Paths Define Garden Spaces

(8)

Isis Spinola-Schwartz

Perennials for Wet Places

100

(6)

Barbara Blossom Ashmun

An Espalier for Every Garden

106

(8)

Peter Thevenot

PART 4: Year-Round Interest

114

(54)

Odd Pods & Sensational Seedheads

116

(8)

Carole Ottesen

Scented Shrubs fir All Seasons

124

(6)

Erica Glasener

Composing with Conifers

130

(8)

Nancy Britz

Make Winter a Wonderland

138

(8)

Ken Twombly

Fill Winter with Flowers

146

(6)

Nancy Goodwin

Grasses Waken the Winter Garden

152

(8)

Steve Schmidt

Autumn's Blazing Beauties

160

(8)

Sydney Eddison

Credits

168

(1)

Index

169

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