Trellises, Arbors & Pergolas

Trellises, Arbors & Pergolas

Author: Larry Johnston

Publisher: Meredith Books

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780696217586

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Detailed, illustrated plans to build more than 50 garden structures, with construction drawings and lists of materials Expert construction advice—how to use tools, prepare sites, buy lumber, and apply outdoor finishes Tips for selecting plants that are compatible with the structures featured


Trellises, Planters & Raised Beds

Trellises, Planters & Raised Beds

Author: Editors of Cool Springs Press

Publisher: Cool Springs Press

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1610587405

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A step-by-step guide that gives any gardener all the information needed to make garden furnishings that are both simple and beautiful. This book includes 50 complete plans for trellises, raised beds, planters, window boxes, and just about any imaginable project you can make to train and display plants in your garden and around your home. Featured projects are created using a host of easily found materials, including wood, metal, hypertufa, upcycled barrels, clay pots, sticks, latticework, copper tubing, re-rod, wire, landscape timbers, retaining wall block, and natural stone. Each plan includes photographs, a scaled plan drawing, cutting and shopping lists, and thorough step-by-step instructions.


Garden Up! Smart Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces

Garden Up! Smart Vertical Gardening for Small and Large Spaces

Author: Susan Morrison

Publisher: Cool Springs Press

Published: 2011-03-22

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1610598245

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Vertical gardening is the latest, most talked about trend in gardening. Outdoor living walls planted with anything from succulents to vegetables, are springing up in urban and suburban areas and even commercial spaces. Home gardeners are now ready to take advantage of the vertical spaces in their own gardens. Ornamental gardeners searching for help with narrow planting beds or choosing the appropriate trellis, small space gardeners in need of specific solutions, edible gardeners interested in creative ways to mix edibles with ornamentals will find the help they need. Garden Up! offers inspiration and how-to information for enhancing any outdoor space. Authors Susan Lee Morrison, and Rebecca Sweet offer advice on plant selection across the country, and include easy do-it-yourself projects than add unique touches to any garden. This innovative book was named to the Top 10 Home & Garden list for Amazon's Best Books of 2011!


Making Arbors & Trellises

Making Arbors & Trellises

Author: Marcianne Miller

Publisher: Lark Books

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9781579904364

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“A collection of 25 beautiful and functional structures that will surely appeal to gardeners and outdoor designers. There is something here for every garden—the designs range from a rustic trellis to a formal arbor. Easy to follow and supplemented by excellent photos and drawings, the instructions are within the skill level of most....Recommended.”—Library Journal.


Groundbreaking Food Gardens

Groundbreaking Food Gardens

Author: Niki Jabbour

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Published: 2014-03-25

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1603428445

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Follow your zany muse and get creative with your vegetable garden. Niki Jabbour brings you 73 novel and inspiring food garden designs that include a cocktail garden featuring all the ingredients for your favorite drinks, a spicy retreat comprising 24 varieties of chile peppers, and a garden that’s devoted to supplying year-round salad greens. Created by celebrated gardeners, each unique design is accompanied by both plant lists and charming anecdotes. This fully illustrated collection glitters with off-beat personality and quirkiness.


The New American Front Yard

The New American Front Yard

Author: Sarah Carolyn Sutton

Publisher: Karin Hoffman

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780983158714

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The Complete Guide for Creating a Beautiful, Eco-friendly, Water-Wise, Low Maintenance Front Yard With increased drought conditions and water restrictions, many homeowners are choosing to let their lawns die, but do not know what to do next. People are seeking green and "green" alternatives that are attractive, affordable and easy to maintain. This book is designed to provide the reader with a recipe for designing their own custom, beautiful and eco-friendly front yard. Like a recipe, there can be limitless variations in ingredients, flavors and presentation but the basic steps always apply. The author takes the reader from Getting Started, where she shows how to create a base plan, drawn to scale on grid paper, which will become the foundation for Defining Your Vision, Creating Your Design, Selecting Your Plants, Accessorizing Your Yard, and finally, Installing Your Design.


Pergolas, Arbours and Arches

Pergolas, Arbours and Arches

Author: Paul Edwards

Publisher: Barn Elms Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781899531066

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This title offers both the history of the pergola - how it has been used and enjoyed over the centuries - and a manual of design and planting for today's gardener. It begins with chapters featuring the various periods when pergolas and arbours have been key elements in the garden. It then looks at four of the very best pergolas found today. It also looks at the principles of design and the choice and care of suitable plants, before giving detailed drawings for six structures. The book seeks to be both fun and instructive.


Trellises & Arbors

Trellises & Arbors

Author: William H. Hylton

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781580110860

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A guide to selecting and constructing trellises and arbors to accent a yard or garden.


Making Bentwood Trellises, Arbors, Gates & Fences

Making Bentwood Trellises, Arbors, Gates & Fences

Author: Jim Long

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Published: 1998-01-05

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781580170512

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Turn discarded branches from your routine pruning into sturdy and beautiful bentwood projects for your lawn and garden. With Jim Long’s easy step-by-step instructions for creating durable fences and picturesque trellises from salvaged tree limbs, you’ll be inspired to build your own unique landscape features. Add life to your creation with one of many suggested climbing plants and watch as your structure becomes a vibrant, blooming sculpture. You’ll soon be enjoying a lazy afternoon resting in the dappled shade of your homemade bentwood arbor.