Better Homes and Gardens Home Landscaping

Better Homes and Gardens Home Landscaping

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Published: 1996

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13:

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Brimming with ideas, encouragement, and detailed how-to instructions, this treasury presents more than 40 popular home landscaping projects, provides complete information on planning and planting each landscape, and shows how to create spaces that effectively showcase features such as flower beds, borders, walls, and more.


Better Homes and Gardens Step-by-Step Ultimate Yard and Garden

Better Homes and Gardens Step-by-Step Ultimate Yard and Garden

Author: Better Homes & Gardens

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2008-02-26

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780696239663

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As you walk through your neighborhood, do you find yourself analyzing your neighbors' yards, trying to figure out how they were able to combine all those plants to create such a beautiful yard, walkway, or garden? Wonder no more! Better Homes and Gardens® Step-by-Step Ultimate Yard & Garden takes you behind the scenes and shows you how it's done. Inside this ultimate book you'll find step-by-step instructions, a comprehensive list of garden ideas, and information for accessorizing and maintaining your new look. And a descriptive and colorful plant guide explains in detail all the best perennials, ferns, and ornamental grasses you can use to enhance the color and fragrance of your new design! • Colorful, detailed photos guide your progress. • Easy-to-follow instructions.


Better Homes and Gardens Step-by-step Landscaping

Better Homes and Gardens Step-by-step Landscaping

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Published: 2007

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 9780696241635

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From the Publisher: A new edition of Better Homes and Gardens(r) best-selling landscaping book. Packed with 408 pages of all-new material from the editors of Better Homes and Gardens(r) books, this complete landscaping guide has everything you need to know transform your yard. More than 700 stunning photographs and 100 complete step-by-step projects show you how to improve grading, plant successfully, build a deck, and much more. Plus an all-new plant encyclopedia with 95 plant photos! It's everything you need to know to improve your view. Step-by-step plans for patios, edging, walls, fences, water gardens, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, garden sculpture, and more. Cost estimate, time needed to complete, skill level, and material list included with every project. Hundreds of inspiring photographs, ideas, and plans.


Better Homes & Gardens Dream Gardens Across America

Better Homes & Gardens Dream Gardens Across America

Author: Better Homes & Gardens

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2010-12-14

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780470878439

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An inspiring collection of brilliant garden ideas from across the country Dream Gardens Across America offers practical instruction and great garden ideas from the most beautiful and creative home gardens in the United States. Perfect for seasoned home gardeners in search of new ideas, this book presents 80 outstanding home garden designs with inspirational stories and helpful advice on putting these ideas to work in your own home garden. The book covers charming country landscapes, cottage style gardens, formal florals, and even Asian-influenced designs. Each entry includes details on why the design works and simple, handy advice on personalizing these designs for your own use. Explores more than 80 beautiful gardens illustrated with more than 250 gorgeous full-color photos Organized by garden style, so it's easy to find the kind of design you're looking for Includes simple, helpful advice for growing your own dream garden based on these wonderful designs No matter what kind of garden you want to grow, Dream Gardens Across America provides the inspiration, insight, and advice you need to succeed spectacularly.


Better Homes & Gardens Water Gardening

Better Homes & Gardens Water Gardening

Author: Better Homes & Gardens

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2011-12-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780470919170

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The complete guide to water gardens, from ponds and pools to streams, fountains, waterfalls, rain gardens, bog gardens, and more There's nothing more calming than a beautiful, tranquil water garden and now, it's easier than ever to plan and create your own water garden at home. Better Homes and Gardens® Water Gardening gives you dozens of projects, complete with handy shopping lists, plant-by-number plans, and easy-to-follow instructions to guide you from inspiration to completion. You'll find comprehensive chapters covering all the basics of water gardening, including tips on selecting materials, simple installation techniques, basic maintenance steps, and much more. Includes more than 325 gorgeous color photos throughout, including step-by-step photos to guide you through the critical steps in projects Includes helpful seasonal-care charts and an encyclopedic listing of water garden and companion plants to help you easily identify where they grow best and how to care for them Features an entire chapter of plant-by-number water garden plans that are easy and simple to make, as well as tips from the Better Homes and Gardens Garden Doctor throughout With this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide, creating your own beautiful, soothing water garden at home has never been easier.


Better Homes & Gardens Gardening Made Simple

Better Homes & Gardens Gardening Made Simple

Author: Better Homes & Gardens

Publisher: Wiley

Published: 2011-12-20

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780470638545

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The ideal guide to getting started for every beginning gardener Gardening Made Simple is a comprehensive step-by-step guide to creating beautiful gardens, including all the basics of planting, growing, and caring for trees, shrubs, flowers, fruits, vegetables, lawns and other greenery. With plenty of clear and explanatory full-color photographs, it gives beginners the inspiration and simple guidance they need to achieve their green-thumb dreams. A helpful introductory section covers basic tools and techniques and shows you how to choose the right garden plans and plants for your Zone, prepare your soil, manage pests, and prune, mulch, fertilize, and water with ease. Includes more than 65 step-by-step gardening projects Features 145 easy-to-grow plants, including sections on container gardening, growing your own vegetables, fruits, and herbs, flower gardening, landscaping with trees, shrubs, vines, and groundcovers, and foolproof houseplants Features more than 1,200 color photographs throughout, including step-by-step photos and shots of finished projects, as well as colorful illustrations and easy plant-by-number diagrams Includes handy Ask the Garden Doctor question-and-answer content, and Better Homes and Gardens Test Garden tips throughout No matter your gardening experience and skill level, Gardening Made Simple provides the inspiration, insight, and advice you need to grow the garden of your dreams.


Better Homes & Gardens Perennial Gardening

Better Homes & Gardens Perennial Gardening

Author: Better Homes & Gardens

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-12-28

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0470878444

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Perennials are permanent fixtures in most home gardens, making this complete guide a perfect fit for any home gardener's library. This book will be a comprehensive and accessible reference for planning, planting, and caring for the most popular perennial plants, from the common hibiscus and peony, to new, must-grow varieties. With an easy-to-navigate package, in-depth coverage of basic techniques, and up-to-date information on new varieties and trends, it is perfect for gardeners of all skill levels, from novice to expert. Filled with colorful diagrams, helpful checklists that make shopping and planning a breeze, and easy-to-follow directions for all kinds of projects, it's the perfect guide to planning and maintaining a beautiful home garden, year after year. Chapters will include a primer on understanding perennials, guidance on selecting the best perennials for your region and situation, inspirational ideas for design, including color combinations and plant pairings. An entire chapter of plant-by-numbers plans will provide step-by-step guidance and inspiration for home garden designs. Special features include lists of top perennial plants and at-a-glance seasonal maintenance charts. More than 700 gorgeous color photos throughout, including a plant encyclopedia that features hundreds of perennials, categorized for convenience.