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4 comments about Home Landscaping: Mid-Atlantic Region (Home Landscaping) (Home Landscaping).

1. This book was wonderful because it had lots of picture to draw ideas from. It also had information on different seasons and how the plants would be affected. It was so helpful to me.



2. This book is a wonderful resource. The book is full of design ideas shown in site plans, 3-D renderings, and with great close up photos of the flowers, scrubs, and trees. Many designs are shown in each season and in a progression of how it will look in three to five years and then in ten to fifteen years. I found this book to be very helpful in designing flower beds, in picking plantings, and in knowing how to care for each planting.



3. I'm not under 13, but I didn't want to give my name and email.

   This book is great. It takes advantage of some great underused native plants from the Mid Atlantic. It is very helpful because it provides plant spacing and maintenance. Most plants are low maintenance, all year interest.

   I have used the landscape plans in my yard and will continue to use this book as my number one reference.




4. I am new to gardening and I am have cleared out my backyard, I had no idea what I was doing or what kind of plants to put where until I read this book. It also has good ideas for building patios... great illustrations too!

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2 comments about Le Désert de Retz: A Late Eighteenth-Century French Folly Garden · The Artful Landscape of Monsieur de Monville.

1. Ms. Ketcham has given full breath to the story of Le Desert de Retz, the fanstastic late 18th C. creation of Monsieur de Monville. The place and the book don't quite occupy the space they should in general conciousness, but it's interesting to note by whom Msr de Monville was inspired (Piranesi and others) and who he inspired (Thomas Jefferson's UVA Library). Ms. Ketcham reviews each of the estate's main buildings and follies and creates a picture of how Le Desert came to be, how it nearly came to destruction, and how it was thankfully saved.
   
   The broken column at Desert de Retz is for me, a must see in my lifetime, largely as a result of this book. Do not mistake this for a coffe table book, but do take it for a work of beauty and insight...The reproductions of the vintage etching are very good, and the contemporary photographs by Michael Kenna are excquisite. The vintage photographs from the late 19th & early 20th century are an added bonus. It's easy to see why the surrealists were inspired by Le Desert, my only complaint is that I would have liked to know a bit more about any surrealist adventures (if any) at Le Desert...



2. Intrigued by the cover I bought the book sight unseen online and was very surprised to find it as beautiful inside. Diana has done a remarkable job getting the message across. This book is a pleasure to pick up at any given moment and just fantasize.

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5 comments about The Four-Season Landscape: Easy-Care Plants and Plans for Year-Round Color (A Rodale Garden Book).

1. This is an excellent book for dedicated homeowners and gardeners wanting to create an excellent landscape design that is attractive all year instead of the peak Spring and early Summer periods. When the book arrived, I was concerned as I could see it was "older" and at first, I was disappointed. My fault as I should have looked at the copyright date. However, after digging in, all I can say is Eureka!
   
   I have about 1 1/2 aces in the middle of 18 acres to landscape and did not know where to start. This provides the information on how to build those "garden bones" that many other books tell you is necessary for a great landscape/garden. Ms. Roth provides helpful and creative ideas on how to start building those bones with a pyramid concept; i.e., evergreen tall trees first, then tall deciduous, then understory, followed by shrubs and all the way down to the bulbs.
   
   She provides great plans, plants and ideas for all four seasons. In addition, there are color photos for gardens that shine in each of the four seasons, which is so overlooked in many gardening books today. There are also lists such as best crabapples, Japanese maples, flowering shrubs, showy berries for winter interest, etc.
   
   Ms. Roth does not stick with the popular and safe choices and I was pleased to see recommendations for plants that offer great potential and are seldom used in today's landscapes.
   
   This is a great book for anyone wanting to learn more about landscape design (in a fun way as Ms. Roth has a delicious sense of humor) that encompasses all four seasons and for building a plan from the ground up. For those that just enjoy trees and shrubs, this book is a great reference because of the lists that are provided and the encyclopedia of over 300 of the best evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs and herbaceous plants for four season landscapes. The plants in the encyclopedia only contain those that offer at least two seasons of interest.



2. My wife and I are building a new home on 2+ acres. Our current yard is sort of a four seasons approach, mostly by accident though.
   
   So I purchased a dozen or so books here at amazon to plan the new yard. This one is definitely the best. The approach and suggestions are super. I can really see us doing most of our yard using these suggestions. Thank you Susan! Bob.



3. This book is arranged seasonally; each season has its own chapter. Within each of these chapters are various charts suggesting trees, shrubs, perennials, etc. that offer interesting features during that season. Some of the chapters break it down further: for instance, the "Spring" chapter has different charts for early spring, mid-spring and late spring.

   Near the beginning of the book is a wonderful section on how to put together a "planting pyramid" for four-season interest. (Hint: You don't start with annuals or even perennials, as so many beginning gardeners do.) Additional design principles and suggestions are found after the "season" chapters.

   Finally, the book closes with a limited "encyclopedia" of four-season plants which includes some suggested cultivars, cultural details for the plants, what seasons the plant holds particular interest, etc. This section is divided into deciduous trees, evergreen trees, deciduous shrubs, evergreen shrubs, perennials, etc.

   In all, even if you don't have time to read all of the text, which is a pleasure in and of itself...this author is a good writer...there is still a wealth of helpful information to be found in this book.




4. This book has a great approach to landscaping your property. Susan Roth shows how to make the most of your space by creating mixed borders--mixing trees, shrubs, perennials ans bulbs for year-round color and beauty. The idea is to start with a garden's "bones," to create the necessary structure that will make all seasons beautiful. Her plant selection is very good--only plants that provide more than one season make her list. For example a shrub that flowers in the summer, has good fall color, and interesting branches or berries in winter. I have many garden books, but I like Roth's approach and already the view from my kitchen window makes me feel good just to look at it.



5. I'm a first time gardener and Susan's book has inspired me to use many of her ideas in my landscape. The book is very informative and the illustrations are great. I recommend the book to all who seek a colorful year in their garden.

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