The Complete Guide to Landscape Projects: Stonework, Plantings, Water Features, Carpentry, Fences

by Black & Decker

Complete step-by-step instructions help you achieve a sustainable, efficient, and attractive yard.

The Black & Decker Complete Guide to Landscape Projects is a hardworking, comprehensive manual for renovating, building, and "greening up" your landscape. Inside, you'll find complete directions for time-tested landscape building projects as well as new environmentally sustainable projects. From designing your landscape to putting the finishing touches on an arbor or custom gate, everything you need for landscaping success is right here.

Learn how to make and install: compost bins, garden walls, dry beds, rain gardens, water features and irrigation, patios and walkways, all the most popular styles of fencing, and more. You can build a sustainable, low-cost yard with the most efficient, cost-effective methods and products with the help of this book. Just because you live in the city and don't own a half-acre plot doesn't mean you can't have a spectacular landscape. In this updated, new edition you will find a special section just for small yards and urban settings. Jump right in and build the landscape of your dreams!

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2015

About the author

Black & Decker Corporation is an American manufacturer of power tools, accessories, hardware, home improvement products and technology based fastening systems headquartered in Towson, Maryland.


Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Yaaresse · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Black & Decker books are consistently solid on how-to information. Where they vary wildly is in the area of design and examples of finished projects. I found this one very much geared toward larger yards and what I call the "Great American Suburban Clone Yard" look. Doesn't mean it's not useful. It's just not idea-packed for those with very small yards or in urban areas or who don't think grass is a great idea in drought-prone areas.

[Mskychick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice section on rain garden!
Also good section on planning pathways

[Erich Thalacker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good guides and examples to imagine a new backyard

[Nancy Costello]

This book gives me do many great ideas. Thanks