The Black & Decker Complete Guide to Landscape Construction: 60 Step-by-step Projects for Creating a Perfect ...1 review Editors of creative Publishing Creative Publishing international, 2006 Excellent Landscaping Book I compared several landscaping books before buying this one. I viewed them in bookstores and at home depot. This one has excellent ideas and instructions, and I especially like the photographs which are very detailed and add clarity to the instructions with visual aids. I am very happy with my ...             The Complete Book of Edible Landscaping: Home Landscaping with Food-Bearing Plants and Resource-Saving ...7 reviews Rosalind Creasy Sierra Club Books, 1982 A great resource for planning and DOING + Integrate beauty and function into your self-sustaining garden... + sure would love a new edition + Good Introduction to Landscaping, good reference             Classic Garden Structures : 18 Elegant Projects to Enhance Your Garden7 reviews Jan Gertley Taunton, 1998 power tools not necessary + Beautiful Projects + I love this book + Great Book for the Gardening Woodworker             Making Concrete Garden Ornaments23 reviews Sherri Warner Hunter Lark Books, 2002 Exciting! + Great projects, easy directions, highly recommend + Try Ralph C. Davison's book instead for Concrete Pottery + excellent starting book to learn with! + Great manual!             A Japanese Touch for Your Garden12 reviews Kiyoshi Seike Kodansha International, 1993 Just what you need + Not a coffee table book, but practical guide + The Fundamental of Building Japanese Garden! + Wonderful book             The Natural Shade Garden18 reviews Ken Druse Clarkson Potter, 1992 inspiring and practical + Beautiful Shade Garden book + A must have book for every gardener If you have a shady garden space, this book will make you feel like the luckiest gardener in the world. Ken Druse structured the book around the organization of natural woodland plants: understory, middle layer, and overstory. (Note that this is not the right book for you if you are looking to ...             Designing And Maintaining Your Edible Landscape Naturally3 reviews Robert Kourik Permanent Publications, 2005 A Library Within This Book + On par with popular permaculture/sustainable living books One of my most-used books; I'm buying this copy for a wedding. Two negatives -- The cost is high, and even as I wish for more color photographs, I ponder how much the price would rise with them. Also, as a new gardener, I struggled with five-syllable foreign terms and phrases. But he compensates ...             Designing with Plants6 reviews Piet Oudolf, Noel Kingsbury Timber Press, Incorporated, 1999 Wow + Great perspective and photos + Inspiration and Implementation + Refreshing and Inspiring + Tremendous inspiration             Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls5 reviews Nigel Dunnett, Noel Kingsbury Timber Press, Incorporated, 2004 Organic Architecture with Plants + interesting text, important information, original photographs + A serious attempt on a difficult subject Greenroof professionals and enthusiasts alike will be delighted with the easy reading and scope of content offered in "Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls" by Nigel Dunnett and Noël Kingsbury. Very well organized, the book's forte and major value is as an essential resource - especially in terms ...             California Home Landscaping6 reviews Roger Holmes, Lance Walheim Creative Homeowner, 2005 Great ideas for California gardeners.... + Perfect book! + Plant By Numbers! + Visually very interesting. + Sunset Books are always a must.             Walks, Walls & Patios: Plan, Design & Build6 reviews Editors of Creative Homeowner Creative Homeowner, 2004 A very usefull material + Inspired + Motivating! + Great Illustrations             Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens: Design Principles, Aesthetic Values5 reviews David A. Slawson Kodansha International, 1991 An invaluable and in-depth resource + The Best Book on Japanese Garden Design Theory + Inspiration and perspiration for an aspiring garden designer I have, over the years, collected a number of books on the art of Japanese Gardens. Most rely on glossy photos and provide very little written content on the complexities of Japanese garden composition. What sets this work apart is its depth and focus on unraveling the underlying design principles ...             Rock Garden Design and Construction4 reviews Timber Press, Incorporated, 2003 Comprehensive + Great Guide for Making a Alpine Rock Garden + Great Book This is a well-planned book that addresses all the major aspects of rock gardening and has ideas to offer gardeners from all parts of North America. One of its strengths is that the writers understand, through experience, the differences in soil and climate that influence rock gardening in ...             On Garden Style8 reviews Bunny Williams, Nancy Drew Simon & Schuster, 1998 A great garden design book in plain and simple English + A Walk with Nature + On Garden Style You can look at a garden in many different ways. As a renown interior designer and president of one of the country's leading interior design firm, Bunny Williams views gardens as outdoor rooms. She applies the universal design principles that are common to architecture, landscape architecture and ...             Rosemary Verey's Garden Plans1 review Rosemary Verey Frances Lincoln, 2006 One of the best garden design books out there "Garden Plans" is one of the two most inspiring garden plan books on the market (the other is Barbara Damrosch's "Theme Gardens"). Ms. Verey has an amazing eye for color and design, and takes the readers through a wide variety of her gardens. My very favorite is the ornamental vegetable garden. ...             Taunton's Deck & Patio Idea Book1 review Julie Stillman, Jane Gitlin Taunton, 2003 Was hoping for more practical designs.... This book has some good designs, but not what I was expecting. I am looking to build a new deck (my first), and want ideas... This book had some fancy ideas, but not too many practical ideas... So if you are looking at a book like this, you are most likely going to pay someone else to do the job... ...             Sunset Building Barbecues & Outdoor Kitchens9 reviews Sunset Books Inc, 2001 Gives all the details + Gotta get started!! This gives details from the concrete support to tiling the countertops. It even shows how to brick a patio or walkway for an outdoor grilling area. The only problem is picking out a design from the many listed.             Dream Gardens: 100 Inspirational Gardens5 reviews Tania Compton, Andrew Lawson Merrell, 2007 Any seeking an inspirational gardening guide will find DREAM GARDENS a welcome pick. + Review of book "Dream Gardens" + Dream Gardens: 100 Inspirational Gardens Libraries seeking a sourcebook of modern inspirational gardens designs will want to include DREAM GARDENS in their collection: it gathers modern gardens from around the world of all styles, and provides a range of lovely locations from large complex gardens to small, minimalist city gardens. The ...             Sunset Hillside Landscaping8 reviews Susan Lang, Sunset Books Sunset Books, 2002 A pillow-book for gardeners + Helpful and infomative Book. + Great Book + Very useful resource             Designing California Native Gardens: The Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecological Gardens9 reviews Glenn Keator, Alrie Middlebrook University of California Press, 2007 The Perfect Book for Any Californian Who Wants to Save the Environment in Their Own Backyard + must have for the bookshelf + Fantasticly useful + Practical Orientation to Natives