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BOOKS (* Small Yard Landscape Ideas)
Complete Guide to Water Gardening
Peter Robinson
DK Publishing - 216 pages
Produced by the American Horticultural Society
Lots of beautiful shots to get you motivated. Includes all the basic information you need to build and maintain a small pond plus ideas for your own design. Chapters include design and planning , still water and moving, pond health, plant choices, fish cae and fish diseases. Full of nice ideas and beautiful pictures with good clear diagrams.
*Gardening Encyclopedia
Peter McHoy
Hermes House/Anness Publishing - 256 pages
Divided into seven chapters. First half of the book gives an inspired look at landscape ideas.Second half devoted to gardening that matches the four seasons. An excellent reference book for the what and how of gardening with ideas that lend themselves to adaptation. A complete step-by step guide to planning, planting and maintenance.
  The Abundent Garden
Barbara Denk and Debra Prinzing
Cool Spring Press - 176 pages
Topics include rustic garden, tiny spaces, cut-flower gardens, ornamental grasses and other ideas. Large lush photos fron the lens of Ms.Denk make it a good gift idea. Prinzing’s text points out the successful use of geometry, shape and color. Shows a keen eye for form and texture.
*Complete Home Landscaping
Catroina Tudor Erler
Creative Homeowner - 383 pages
Divided into 15 chapters - for example: Ponds, walls, decks, patios…This is a nuts and bolts book that gives the essential information for doing each project. Step-by-step instructions with good diagrams and photos. Useful for overall landscape planning or as a project guide.
The Art of Koi Keeping
Peter Cole
Sterling Publishing - 126 pages
That’s takes you through the process, from pond construction, filters, environment, fish type and feeding to Rx for ailing fish. A fundamental, quick read that takes you through the four season cycle. May be at the library.
* Courtyard Gardens
Toby Musgrave
Hearst Books - 160 pages
Five chapters: Style, theme, framework, decorative features and plant index. Here’s a book full of ideas from classic to modern. Lots of beautiful photos showing different ways to personalize a small spaces and transform them into wonderful spaces - ideas that could adapted to landscaping small yards anywhere.
Garden Problem Solver
Jeff Ball
Rondale Press - 545pages
This book focuses on vegetables, fruits and herbs. An excellent resource for being prepared for the evils that befall these plants. Catalogued by plant, it gives details on how to recognize problems and what to do about it. Also included are suggestions for repelling birds, deer, raccoons and many other garden pests.
Salad Lover’s Garden
Sam Bittman
Doubleday - 202 pages
Book is laid out for quick reference. The first half details soil and bed preparation, hardening, weeds, pests and other related information. Each plant is presented with a detailed ink illustration, and a brief description. Also covered are: How to grow it, how to care for and how to harvest. This is a gardener’s guide to a season of herbs and vegetable with a few recipes thrown in.
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