Taylor's Weekend Gardening Guide to Small Gardens : How to Get the Most Impact from the Least Space

by MORRIS GLENN

• ISBN13: 9780395866436
• ISBN10: 039586643X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Summary

This book introduces the reader to the special problems and joys of small gardens. Glenn Morris, a landscape architect and former editor of "Southern Living" magazine, introduces readers to the special problems and joys of small gardens.

Author Biography

Glen Morris is a landscape architect and former editor of Southern Living magazine.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
The Small-Space Garden	5	(10)
Walls `R' Us	6	(1)
Small Gardens Within a Larger Property	6	(3)
Size and Horticultural Conditions	9	(1)
No Room for Excess Water	10	(1)
Topography	10	(5)
How Size Influences Garden Design	15	(6)
The Need for Focus	16	(1)
Designing to Scale	16	(1)
Under the Magnifying Glass	16	(2)
Measure Maintenance in Minutes	18	(1)
A Place for Personality	18	(3)
Designing Small-Space Gardens	21	(16)
Decide on the Purpose	21	(4)
Walks, Patios, and Privacy	25	(1)
Sketching Garden Ideas	26	(4)
Giving the Garden a Heart	30	(2)
Putting Measurements to Ideas	32	(3)
Construction Priorities	35	(2)
Typical Small-Garden Scenarios	37	(20)
Townhouse Gardens	37	(5)
Side-Yard Gardens	42	(4)
Garden Corners	46	(5)
Courtyard Gardens	51	(6)
Designing with Plants	57	(16)
Shrink the Plants and the Plant List	58	(1)
Utilitarian Plants First	58	(2)
Evergreen or Deciduous?	60	(1)
Designing with Form	60	(2)
Looking at Foliage	62	(4)
Working with Color	66	(4)
Combine for Contrast	70	(1)
Other Effects of Plants	70	(3)
Matching Plants to Particular Places	73	(8)
Plant Hardiness	73	(1)
Site Alignment	74	(2)
Hours of Sunlight	76	(1)
Sizing Plants Up	77	(1)
Is This Plant Too Vigorous?	78	(1)
Special Requirements	79	(1)
Insect and Disease Susceptibility	79	(2)
A Primer on Planting	81	(10)
Sampling Soil	81	(1)
Digging In	82	(1)
Making Good Earth	82	(2)
What to Look for in Plants	84	(1)
Planting	85	(2)
Mulching	87	(2)
Essential Water	89	(2)
Plants for Special Uses	91	(12)
Trees for Small Gardens	91	(3)
Plants as Sculpture or Accents	94	(3)
Looking for Cover	97	(2)
Plants for Architecture	99	(4)
Distinctive Shrubs, Fragrant Plants, and Favored Perennials	103	(12)
Shrubs Adaptable to Small Gardens	103	(4)
Plants with Outstanding Fragrance	107	(5)
A Few Favored Perennials	112	(3)
Hardiness Zone Map	115	(1)
Photo Credits	116	(1)
Index	117