New Front Yard Idea Book

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Entries, driveways, pathways, gardens

Sandra Soria

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Product # 071350
Type Paperback
ISBN 978-1-60085-371-5
Published Date 2012
Dimensions 9 3/16 x 10 7/8
Pages 192
Photos 325
Drawings 10

Curbside appeal goes a long way, and not just when homeowners are selling a house. Everyone wants to create a “wow” inspiring first impression and today’s savvy homeowners are looking for expert advice and ideas that goes beyond the traditional lawn and foundation plantings. New Front Yard Idea Book offers the best design information from experts to inspire homeowners everywhere. Lushly illustrated with 325 4-color photographs, no other book focuses on this essential public area. The book is simply overflowing with inspiration for all the front-yard spaces, including the entrance, porches and porticos, gardens and arbors, paths and driveways, fences and gates, and landscaping and lighting. As readers set out to refresh and enhance their front yards, the first step is sit down with this invaluable reference.

About the Author
Following a 25-year career in consumer magazines, SANDRA S. SORIA became the creative force behind prairie-scapes. Author of the All New Bathroom Idea Book, she contributes shelter and lifestyle articles to Traditional Home, Better Homes and Gardens, Country Gardens, and PositivelyGreen. A former longtime executive editor for Country Home magazine, she lives in Minburn, Iowa.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started
            Assessing Your Architecture
            Architectural Styles
            Evaluating Your Needs
            Creating Your Site Plan
            Consider the Neighborhood
            Let Color Lead the Way
            When to Hire a Professional

Chapter 2 Making an Entrance
            Porches and Porticos
            Entry Gardens
            Arbor Ideas

Chapter 3 Paths and Driveways
            Planning for Pathways
            Materials for Walkways
            Steps and Slopes
            Driveways and Parking
            Parking Considerations

Chapter 4 Landscapes
            Landscape Themes
            Foundation Plantings
            The Beauty of Trees
            Shrubs
            Accessorizing the Landscape

Chapter 5 Gardens
            Picking a Garden Style
            Small-Space Gardens
            Planting an Island Bed
            Gardening to the Street
            Container Gardens

Chapter 6 Property Boundaries
            Fence lines
            Gates and Arbors
            Hedges

Chapter 7 Ground Covers
            Lawns
            Alternative Ground Covers
            Nonliving Ground Covers

Chapter 8 Brilliant Lighting
            An overall lighting plan
            More Lighting Schemes

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