Table of Contents

Introduction.

PART I: Designing Your Landscape.

Chapter 1: Plotting Your Landscape Design.

Chapter 2: Thinking Like a Designer.

Chapter 3: Getting Serious about Your Design.

PART II: Building Hardscape into Your Yard.

Chapter 4: Taming Your Site.

Chapter 5: Fences, Walls, Gates, and Paths.

Chapter 6: Building Decks and Patios.

Chapter 7: Creating an Outdoor Room.

PART III: The Planting o' the Green.

Chapter 8: Barking Up the Right Tree.

Chapter 9: Landscaping with Shrubs and Vines.

Chapter 10: Using Plants for Color and Texture.

Chapter 11: Covering Lots of Ground.

Chapter 12: Solutions for Your Landscape Problems.

PART IV: Putting It All Together.

Chapter 13: Plans for Your Whole Lot.

Chapter 14: Plans for Special Situations.

Chapter 15: Plans for "Theme" Landscapes.

PART V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Make Your Surroundings Unique.

Chapter 17: Tens Ways to Conserve Energy.

Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Increase Your Home's Resale Value.

Appendix: Landscaping Resources.

Index.

Book Registration Information.

About the Author

Phillip Giroux owns a landscape design firm. Home improvement authority Bob Beckstrom and garden expert Lance Wallheim are veteran authors. The National Gardening Association is America's largest nonprofit gardening organization.