Garden Makeovers : The Complete Guide to Reviving and Replenishing Your Garden

by Dobbs, Liz; Wood, Sarah

• ISBN13: 9780737006094
• ISBN10: 0737006099
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-05-01
• Publisher: Grand Central Pub

Summary

It may be a garden you inherited when you bought a new house. Or it might be the one you've neglected for years. Or perhaps it's one you've simply grown tired of. Garden Makeovers is an indispensable guide to assessing what kind of garden you have, determining what options-and limitations-it offers, sizing up your own level of interest in working on the garden, and creating the best garden space for you.

Table of Contents

Introduction	8	(2)
Taking Stock	10	(32)
First Steps	12	(4)
An Untidy Garden	16	(2)
A Junk-Filled Garden	18	(2)
A Boring Garden	20	(4)
A Time-Consuming Garden	24	(4)
An Unsuitable Garden	28	(4)
A Converted Garden	32	(2)
An Unattractive View	34	(2)
A Troublesome Garden	36	(2)
Drawing Plans	38	(4)
Quick Fixes	42	(34)
Container Gardening	44	(8)
Buying a Large Plant	52	(2)
Simple Quick Pruning	54	(2)
Lawns	56	(2)
Easy Bedding	58	(2)
Screens and Arches	60	(2)
Quick Climbers	62	(2)
Quick Color	64	(2)
Decorating Walls	66	(2)
Garden Ornaments	68	(4)
Adding a Seat	72	(2)
Entertaining	74	(2)
Problem Solving	76	(94)
A Dull Shape	78	(2)
Front Gardens	80	(2)
A High-Maintenance Garden	82	(4)
Seating	86	(2)
Play Areas	88	(2)
Creating Privacy	90	(2)
Wet or Dry Clay Soil	92	(2)
Poor, Sandy Soil	94	(2)
Chalky and Acid Soils	96	(2)
Slopes and Banks	98	(2)
A Hot, Sunny Garden	100	(2)
A Shady Garden	102	(2)
A Windy Garden	104	(2)
A Jungle Garden	106	(2)
Lawns	108	(2)
Hedges	110	(2)
Using Color	112	(2)
A Rose Garden	114	(2)
An Overgrown Shrubbery	116	(4)
Conifers	120	(2)
A Congested Border	122	(2)
An Old Tree	124	(4)
Climbers	128	(2)
Climbing Roses	130	(2)
Fruit Gardens	132	(4)
Vegetable Gardens	136	(4)
Patios	140	(6)
Garden Steps	146	(4)
Ponds	150	(4)
Disused Structures	154	(4)
Garages	158	(2)
Sheds	160	(2)
Greenhouses	162	(2)
Conservatories	164	(2)
Walls and Fences	166	(2)
Junk	168	(2)
Re-Creating a Garden Style	170	(26)
Medieval Style	172	(2)
American Colonial Style	174	(2)
English Cottage Garden	176	(2)
Walled Kitchen Garden	178	(2)
English Country House	180	(2)
Northeast Woodland	182	(2)
Italian Garden Style	184	(2)
Formal Small Garden	186	(2)
Japanese Garden Style	188	(2)
Informal Small Garden	190	(2)
California Style	192	(2)
Neocolonial Style	194	(2)
Gardening Basics	196	(24)
Clearing the Site	198	(2)
Fixing Garden Structures	200	(2)
Preparing the Ground	202	(2)
Planting	204	(4)
Aftercare	208	(2)
Pruning	210	(4)
Weeds and Weeding	214	(2)
Lawn Care	216	(2)
Garden Tools	218	(2)
Index	220	(4)
Acknowledgments	224