Texas Home Landscaping, 3rd edition [Paperback]

Texas Home Landscaping is an updated, expanded edition of Creative Homeowner's award-winning best seller on landscaping Texas-style. Readers will find inspiring ideas for making the home landscape more attractive and functional. The 48 featured designs are created by landscape professionals from the region and use more than 200 plants that thrive in the southeast. Detailed instructions for projects such as paths, patios, ponds, and arbors are also included. Nearly 400 full-color photos and paintings are complemented by easy, step-by-step instructions. The Lone Star state will be in full bloom with Texas Home Landscaping.

48 designs created by landscape professionals from Texas and featuring 200 region-specific plants. Nearly 400 color photos and drawings.

TEXAS HOME LANDSCAPING

Table of Contents

About This Book 8 Seasons in Your Landscape 12 As Your Landscape Grows 16

PORTFOLIO OF DESIGNS

First Impressions 20 Make a pleasant passage to your front door

An Entry Oasis 24 Extend a friendly desert welcome

A Foundation with Flair 26 Flowers and foliage create a front garden

Fancy Foundation 30 Create a striking entry garden

Up Front Informal 32 Turn a small front yard into a welcoming garden

An Eye-Catching Corner 36 Beautify a boundary with easy-care plants

Backyard Makeover 40 Getting a lot out of a small, frost-free lot

Streetwise and Stylish 42 Give your curbside strip a new look

Landscape a Low Wall 46 A two-tiered garden replaces a bland slope

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