Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2043042 in Books
• Published on: 1997-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Synopsis
Offers landscaping designs, tips, and plans specifically designed for gardens in the Pacific Northwest, California, the Rocky Mountains, and the Southwest.

Customer Reviews

A fine companion to "Sunset Western Garden Book"
Famous Landscape Architect Thomas Church once wrote: "Landscaping is logical, down-to-earth and aimed at making your plot of ground produce what you want and need from it."

The original bestseller, "Sunset Western Garden Book" is one of the best encyclopedias and is the "Bible" of Western Gardening. I am very happy to read its companion, "Western Landscaping." This new addition to the Sunset family is a great attempt in covering the design aspect of landscaping. It covers topography, climate, lifestyle, plants, and environment. It starts with the purpose, design and planning of gardens, microclimates, seasons, soils, understanding of site, Western garden styles, the process from plan to reality, and gardens in different regions of the West. It continues to explore the use of various garden structures (arbors, decks, fences, fireplaces, gazebos, kitchens, paths, patios, steps, walls, etc) and garden plants (trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, annuals, bulbs, herbs, fruits and vegetables, ornamental grasses, wild flowers, and succulents, etc) in landscaping. It also discusses finishing touches (lighting, containers, birdhouses, garden art, water features, etc), regional problems and solutions, materials and techniques, and landscape plans.

I like the colour landscape plans in "Western Landscaping." I can tell Fiona Gilsenan and Kathleen Norris Brenzel and their team put in a lot of effort in creating and selecting the plans. They also have good, professionally trained eyes. The colours of the plans are harmonious and pleasant. They can be used as good samples for selecting colours for landscape presentation plans.

"Western Landscaping" has 416 pages and many colour interior photographs. It is a fine companion to "Sunset Western Garden Book" and a must-have for personal, professional, academic, and community library Gardening & Landscaping reference collections.

Gang Chen, Author of "LEED AP Exam Guide" & "Planting Design Illustrated." LEED AP, AIA