Getting The Most Out Of Your Landscape -- What is landscape design? -- Landscape essentials -- Elements Of Your Design -- Outdoor comfort -- Privacy -- Outdoor living -- Beautiful space -- Style -- Planting for the seasons -- Instant beauty -- Brainstorming your design -- Making Plans -- Develop a base map -- Know your assets and problems -- Analyze your site -- Sketch it out -- Define your concepts -- Create a master plan -- Hardscape Design -- Paving -- Decks -- Arbors -- Walls and fences -- Water features -- Garden amenities -- Materials comparison -- Create a layout plan -- Planning For Easy Maintenance -- Watering -- Healthy soil -- Mowing, pruning, and weeding -- Backstage essentials -- Creating a maintenance plan -- Designing With Plants -- Trees -- Shrubs and hedges -- Vines -- Lawns -- Groundcovers -- Flower design -- Create a planting plan -- Plant Selection -- Trees -- Shrubs -- Vines -- Lawns -- Groundcovers -- Flowers -- Installing Your Landscape -- Landscape preparation -- Grading -- Drainage -- Creating a grading and drainage plan -- Choosing, spacing, and placing your plants -- Planting trees -- Planting shrubs -- Creating hedges -- Planting vines and climbers -- Planting lawns -- Planting groundcovers -- Planting beds and borders -- Index -- Credits.
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