Landscaping

Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including the following:

* Living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly called gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beauty within the landscape.
* Natural abiotic elements, such as landforms, terrain shape and elevation, or bodies of water.
* Abstract elements, such as the weather and lighting conditions.

Landscaping requires a certain understanding of horticulture and artistic design, but is not limited to plants and horticulture. Sculpting land to enhance
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Beautiful No-Mow Yards: 50 Amazing Lawn Alternatives
Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes
Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens
Landscaping with Fruit: Strawberry ground covers, blueberry hedges, grape arbors, and 39 other luscious fruits to make your yard an edible paradise. (A Homeowners Guide)
Stone Landscaping: Ideas and Techniques for Stonework
Landscaping With Stone
New Complete Home Landscaping
New Complete Guide to Landscaping: Design, Plant, Build (Better Homes and Gardens(R))
Blue Dahlia (In the Garden, #1)
Lawn Gone!: Low-Maintenance, Sustainable, Attractive Alternatives for Your Yard
Trellises and Arbors
Permaculture: A Designers' Manual
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Sally Wasowski
Gardening With Grasses
The Chef's Choice (The McBains of Grace Harbor, 1)
Regrow your Veggies by Melissa RaupachSmall Plot, Big Harvest by D.K. PublishingThe Vegetable Gardener's Bible by Edward C. SmithThe Midwest Native Plant Primer by Alan BranhagenChoosing Plant Combinations by Cathy Wilkinson Barash
Gardening Book Display
15 books — 1 voter

Tiny Victory Gardens by Acadia TuckerThe Well-Tempered Garden by Christopher  LloydAround the World in 80 Gardens by Monty DonThe Gardens of Gertrude Jekyll by Richard BisgroveItalian Gardens by Monty Don
Garden design and history
26 books — 15 voters
Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs by Michael A. DirrPest Control for Organic Gardening by Amber RichardsThe Well-Tended Perennial Garden by Tracy DiSabato-AustThe Gardens of Gertrude Jekyll by Richard BisgroveThe Collector's Garden by Ken Druse
Best Books for Gardeners
132 books — 50 voters



Douglas W. Tallamy
If we need space to live, we take it -- all of it -- and if that means filling in a ...pond or cutting down a woodlot, then so be it. We feel completely justified in sending the plants and animals that depend on those habitats off to make do someplace else. This is partly because...until recently, there has always been someplace else for nature to thrive. But no longer.
Douglas Tallamy

Harlan Coben
Myron settled back behind a shrub. There were lots of shrubs around here. Everywhere one looked. there were shrubs of various sizes and shapes and purposes. Rich blue bloods must really like shrubs, Myron decided. He wondered if they had any on the Mayflower.
Harlan Coben, Back Spin

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