A professional landscape designer shows home owners exactly how to assess a site and explains the options for landscape elements, both hardscape and plant life. The core of the book details how to implement the plan, including step-by-step instructions on how to estimate the costs, purchase tools and plants, and how to accomplish the work. Color photos.
Pocket Gardens: Contemporary Japanese Miniature Designs
Called tsubo-niwa after a unit of measurement that is two person-sized tatami mats placed side by side, the pocket garden has been a part of the Japanese architectural canon for thousands of years. Undergoing a modernization in the last few decades in which a new generation of architects began experimenting with the concept in imaginative ways, the contemporary garden follows a distinct yet global aesthetic, whether as an urban solution to importing nature, as an individual theme set within a larger garden space, or as a buffer between property lines of a house or apartment. Beautifully illustrated and designed with a reflective, contemplative aesthetic, the book offers a broad array of miniature garden designs, including Keno Kuma’s explorations of materials as diverse as andesite and plastic, Takeshi Nagasaki’s art installation gardens with stepping stones of cast glass and bronze, and Yasuhiro Harada’s mobile cube gardens—plantings in stainless-steel trays on wheels that can be stacked and rearranged at will.
The Complete Home Landscape Designer
Every homeowner has felt the impluse to modify of redesign his or her property. But few people know just where to begin. Now an acclaimed expert has provided a simple, thorough, and practical step-by-step program that will enable anyone to create a home landscape that fits his desires, personality, and budget. No prior gardening or landscape experience is required–just a desire to create the most comfortable, livable environment in your outdoor space.
The complete Home Gardening Designer will show you how to design bfore landscaping, taking into account such factors as space, the amount of privacy you want, the things you and your family want to do outdoors, and the kinds of features and plants that you find most appealing. Useful charts and a personalized design worksheet will help you to:
make your landscape fit your personality and family needs
choose your plants for blooming times, fragrance and year-round interest
select, buy and properly use construction materials
reduce costs through energy-conscious design
work effectively with a professional landscape designer, nurseryman or contractor
arrange the right seating, traffic patterns, sculpture, and water features
realize your dreams on a tight budget.
