Book Review: Beginner’s Guide to Garden Planning and Design
Karen Meyers Helen Yoest’s book, Beginner’s Guide to Garden Planning and Design, presents a multitude of ways to add style to the garden and create a unique personal paradise whether it is…
Perennials with Fine Textured Foliage for Shade
Karen When designing a garden shady areas present problems and many are best solved by the use of plants with handsome foliage to make up or the dearth of flowers. The…
Book Review: The French Country Garden
Most American can conjure up a picture of an English garden but how many can do the same for a French garden, especially a French country garden. Louisa Jones’ book,…
Book Review: Mediterranean Landscape Design
In her book, Mediterranean Landscape Design, author Louisa Jones explores gardens and landscapes in France, Greece, Italy, Morocco and Spain to explore the relationship between man and nature in the…
Book Review: Gardenista
We are all coming to realize that outdoor spaces can be made into extensions of our home and thereby enhance the quality of our lives. Michelle Slatalla, in her book…
Book Review: Heaven is a Garden
Gardens traditionally have been said to be a piece of paradise for their owners but have you ever tried to create such a paradise for yourself? It is not easy…
Book Review: Planting: A New Perspective
A changing gardening aesthetic has embraced a naturalistic approach to garden design and Piet Oudolf is at the fore of the movement. In the book, Planting: A New Perspective, Noel…
Book Review: Planting in a Post Wild-World
Changing conditions and attitudes effect all aspects of life including gardening and new, fresh ideas about how to plant our urban and suburban landscapes are emerging. Planting in a Post-World…
Book Review: RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Design
Whether you want to redesign an existing garden or create a whole new garden, The RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Design can guide you through the process. Filled with ideas and…
Book Review: Dream Plants for the Natural Garden
The allure of small, low maintenance gardens combined with water shortages and a desire for sustainability has led to a growing interest in “natural gardens”. Author’s Piet Oudolf and Henk…