Plan
Making a Shopping List
Getting Ready
Doing It Yourself or Calling in the Big Guns
6 Part 2: Building Hardscape into Your Yard Chapter 4: Taming Your Site Focusing on Construction Basics Grading Your Property Laying Out Straight Lines and Shapes Working with Slopes Chapter 5: Dealing with Water Routing Water and Improving Drainage Recognizing the Different Options of Watering Systems Chapter 6: All Things Fences, Walls, and Gates Fabricating Fences Working with Walls Going for Gates Chapter 7: Creating Paths and Walkways Getting Started Building Paths Stepping in Style Chapter 8: Constructing Decks Understanding a Deck’s Components Starting with Building a Deck Getting the Site Ready Finishing Your Deck Chapter 9: Building Patios Selecting Materials Building the Base Installing the Surface Chapter 10: Enhancing Your Landscape Adding a Raised Bed to Your Landscape Making a Built-in Bench Building (or Buying) a Planter Considering Hot Ideas Installing Lighting Adding Wooden Support Structures Utilizing a Shed Pondering Water Features
7 Part 3: The Planting o’ the Green Chapter 11: Barking Up the Right Tree Choosing the Perfect Tree Discovering Some Favorite Trees Demystifying Tree Planting Chapter 12: Bulking Up with Shrubs and Vines Finding Out about Shrubs Discovering Some Favorite Shrubs Considering Characteristics Shopping: Finding High-Quality Shrubs Planting Shrubs and Hedges Using Vines in Your Landscape Shopping for Vines Planting Vines Chapter 13: Adding Color and Texture This Season with Annuals Knowing What An Annual Is Understanding Your Options When Buying and Planting Annuals Chapter 14: Striving For Long-Lasting Beauty with Perennials and Bulbs Creating a Perennial Border Listing Perennials by Season Shopping For Perennials Planting and Pampering Your Perennials Packing Beauty into Bulbs Discovering Some Great Bulbs Buying and Taking Care of Your Bulbs Chapter 15: Including Succulents and Containers for More Color and Texture Including Super Succulents Examining the Containerized Landscape Chapter 16: Covering Lots of Ground Getting a Fresh Start: Clearing the Way Calling Groundcovers to the Rescue Considering How Much Lawn You Need Putting In a New Lawn
8 Part 4: Outside Factors You Can and Can’t Control Chapter 17: Maintaining Your Landscape Bettering Your Soil Composting 101: Making Black Gold Feeding
