Stone Landscaping: Ideas and Techniques for Stonework

by Better Homes and Gardens (Editor)

Inspirational ideas of how to incorporate stonework into current landscapes. Detailed instructions for popular stonework projects, including stone veneers. Concise, easy-to-follow text that gives do-it-yourselfers confidence to accomplish great results. Tips and illustrations that add fun to projects and explain the expert techniques that do-it-yourselfers want to learn.

Genres: Gardening, Landscaping, Plants

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Better Homes and Gardens is the fourth best selling magazine in the United States. Better Homes and Gardens focuses on interests regarding homes, cooking, gardening, crafts, healthy living, decorating, and entertaining. The magazine is published 12 times per year by the Meredith Corporation. It was founded in 1922 by Edwin Meredith, who had previously been the United States Secretary of Agriculture under Woodrow Wilson.

Better Homes and Gardens is one of the "Seven Sisters", a group of women's service magazines.

Reviews

[emyrose8 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of diagrams and detailed instructions. I like that it breaks down the depth you need to dig for specific pathways/patios based on temperature zones. The beginning few chapters are basic idea-generating pages. The latter half of the book was more helpful. There's a chapter at the end (just a few pages) noting plant options for filling cracks/retaining walls/water features.

[Tim Gannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Found it rather jumbling and confusing in the way they presented how to use different stone types in different situations. Did have a couple very useful examples, formulas and short cuts though for estimating cubic yards of gravel, sand and tons of stone. Some of the pictures were quite pretty and could provide starting points for your own projects.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of pictures, lots of great ideas for using stone in your landscaping. It's not very clear on ways to execute these ideas beyond the basics, and I would probably still hire a professional, but it does give you a good jumping off point for the planning stages.