Trees, Shrubs & Hedges for Your Home: Secrets for Selection and Care (Creative Homeowner) Over 1,000 Plant Descriptions and 550 Photos to Help You Design Your Landscape and Enhance Your Outdoor Space

All the instruction and inspiration you need to landscape for four-season interest, color, and beauty! Learn how to: Select plants that will improve your property's appearance and value Create harmony in design with the relationships of color, scale, and texture Save money over the long term by selecting cultivars engineered for your conditions Improve soil and growing conditions while planting and transplanting with confidence Prune and shear plants for beauty and long life Landscape professionals regard trees, shrubs, and hedges as the "bones," or essential framework, of any landscape design. The trick is to select the best plants for your growing conditionsplants that also look good together. This comprehensive guide, Trees, Shrubs & Hedges for Your Home shows you how to do that and more, while also providing descriptions of over 1,000 of the best plants: "Best" because they're beautiful, low-maintenance, pest- and disease-resistant, and available at local nurseries and home centers. Full-color throughout, this book clearly illustrates all procedures with over 550 color photos and 165 illustrations, provides recommended plants for your climate and soil conditions, explains how to enhance outdoor living spaces with plantings, and provides easy installation and care tips. No more guessworkget the details and confidence you need to design a beautiful landscape, with Trees, Shrubs & Hedges for Your Home!