Helps determine the yard type and its needs by examining privacy and security, sun and shade, patios and decks, and service areas, and provides detailed instructions on landscaping it

A new edition of Better Homes and Gardens(r) best-selling landscaping book. Packed with 408 pages of all-new material from the editors of Better Homes and Gardens(r) books, this complete landscaping guide has everything you need to know transform your yard. More than 700 stunning photographs and 100 complete step-by-step projects

Offers readers easy guidelines for brightening every area of a garden, combining helpful text and tips with more than two hundred demonstrative photographs and providing an encyclopedia of 150 annual plants. Original.

Presents a common-sense approach to lawn care that features advice on how to account for budget, lifestyle, and time constraints; covering such topics as installation, routine maintenance, fixing problems, fertilizer, pests, disease, and soil types. Original.

Dozens of start-to-finish landscapes, from plans and site prep to defining a landscape backbone, outdoor rooms, and decorative accents.Step-by-step plans for patios, edging, walls, fences, water gardens, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, garden sculpture, and more.Cost estimate, time needed to complete, skill level, and material list included with every project.Hundreds of inspiring