Landscaping: Hardscapes
In this third segment of "Landscaping" host Jeff Wilson discusses the structure of your home's landscape, also known as the hardscapes. Thus far in this episode you've had a look at site considerations and plant choices, and now it's time to ... [... more]
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Decorative Touches
The exterior beauty of your new home can be enhanced with decorative elements and hardscapes. On this week's Home IQ columns on the front porch, brick for the drive and walkways and elegant decks come together to give the Oberg's home extra ... [... more]
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Hometime on TV - Summer House Side Porch: Repairs
Dean Johnson, Miriam Johnson and the Hometime crew help out leveling and repairing a historic home on Lake Minnetonka and recreating a century-old lakeside porch. Wolmanized® Wood Belgard Hardscapes 800-686-2363 www.belgardUSA.com PGM Products ... [... more]
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Softening Hardscapes
Stone, brick and concrete surfaces create hard edges in a landscape. Master gardener Chris Dawson shows how climbing and creeping plants can add softness to walls, fences and pathways. Vines, mosses and other creeping pants can be added in ... [... more]
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A Gardener's Showcase
A natural spring runs through the backyard of homeowners Mary Ann and Russ. They have been unable to use their backyard, which is almost at water level, and they're reluctant to install any hardscapes. Landscape architect John L. Harper has ... [... more]
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What Can Hardscaping Do For You?
Get inspired. Tour this photo gallery of hardscapes and get ideas for your own yard. Artfully positioned concrete pads form an elegant walkway to this Los Angeles home. The designers chose antiqued concrete because it complements the home's ... [... more]
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Secret Gardens of Santa Fe
 The Secret Gardens of Santa Fe is a stunning portrayal..: The photographs, in The Secret Gardens of Santa Fe, offer a glympse of a very special place in the western states. Sydney Leblanc does a fine--brief--job descibing the history of Santa Fe, and the [... more]
$45.00
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Seascape Gardening: From New England to the Carolinas
Gardening by the sea: I don't live by the sea and have never gardened there but I received this book as a galley and I enjoyed it very much. Seaside gardeners have a lot of challenges including salt spray from the ocean, harsh sunlight, erosion and [... more]
$19.95
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American Horticultural Society Gardening Manual ...
Amazon.com Review: From preliminary design to everyday maintenance, the American Horticultural Society Gardening Manual covers every gardening topic under the sun. An equal mix of inspirational ideas and practical suggestions makes this a book to read in [... more]
$40.00
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Groundswell: Constructing the Contemporary Landscape
Exciting Urban Projects: A great collection of different planning straegies. Provides unique and refreshing solutions for designing different urban hardscapes, mostly in the U.S. and Europe. It is also well put together and well thought out. [... more]
$35.23
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Seascape Gardening: From New England to the Carolinas
Gardening by the sea: I don't live by the sea and have never gardened there but I received this book as a galley and I enjoyed it very much. Seaside gardeners have a lot of challenges including salt spray from the ocean, harsh sunlight, erosion and [... more]
$35.00
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Paradise by Design: Native Plants and the New American ...
Amazon.com Review: Like Phillips's previous book, Tracking the Vanishing Frogs, this series of essays on the moral issues relating to garden design explores the effects human interest has on the objects of its attention. Wild or native plant gardening is [... more]
$25.00
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