Designing with Plants

by FINE GARDENING EDITORS

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

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction	3	(4)
PART 1: Design Techniques	4	(28)
Design Techniques for Picturesque Plantings	6	(8)
Douglas Ruhren
Mass Plantings Make a Bold Statement	14	(6)
Ruth Adams
A Tapestry of Textures	20	(6)
Marilyn Raff
Sculpting Trees and Shrubs	26	(6)
Jim Work
PART 2: Working with Color	32	(30)
A Painterly Approach to Planting	34	(6)
Sydney Eddison
A Home for Hot Colors	40	(8)
Elisabeth Sheldon
Design for Drama with Colorful Foliage	48	(8)
Marietta O'Byrne
Coloring the Garden	56	(6)
Keeyla Meadows
PART 3: Special Plantings	62	(52)
Covering Ground with Creeping Plants	64	(6)
Erica Glasener
Planted Rickets Give Life to Stone Walls	70	(8)
Jeni Webber
Anchor Your Garden with Striking Annuals	78	(6)
Barbara Blossom Ashmun
Creating an Allee	84	(8)
Judith R. Gries
Planted Paths Define Garden Spaces	92	(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