Reviews of great gift choices for the landscaping and gardening enthusiasts in your life. Tired of buying necklaces for the lassies and ties for the guys? Buy a gift that keeps on giving. Reading these books is a great way for your green-thumbed friends to pass the winter. And they will consult these books again and again as references, once the gardening season returns.
Have you ever admired a native plant you've encountered while walking out in the woods? Have you ever wondered if it would be feasible to grow that native plant in your own yard? 100 Easy-To-Grow Native Plants will help you answer the latter question.
Comprehensive yet simple. Packed with information from the outset, giving landscaping URLs and sources for hiring professionals in the Preface. Divided into 5 sections, it begins with how to draw a site plan. There follow sections on hardscape, softscape and site plans fully drawn by professionals. Don't miss "Ten Ways to Increase Your Home's Resale Value" in the concluding section.
Backyard bird watchers may wonder how to attract birds to their yards. This book will tell them all they need to know on the subject -- and then some....
You can have absolutely no interest in his "tonics" and still find reading Jerry Baker profitable. The title of this book is not only catchy, but reflects the contents. Baker is persistent with the premise that plants are like people, drawing one analogy after another. But the book is not all fun and games: we are told why, when and how to mow lawns, for instance, and when and how to water them. Whether it's trees, shrubs or herbs, Baker shares his rich plant wisdom using his amusing analogies.
Are you a "lawn-atic?" Or perhaps you're shopping for someone who is? You know the type I mean: someone who thinks the very survival of Western civilization depends on the lawn getting mowed every week! If so, this book's for you. The book even contains a chapter on mowing in such a way as to achieve those checkerboard patterns you see on TV in ballparks. Frankly, that's a bit more than I need to know -- but that's just me....
This book offers some historical perspective in the first chapter, suggesting that the reader is in for a comprehensive ride over the waters of aquatic features. And we're not disappointed, as the author covers every imaginable aspect of installing and enjoying water features.
