Gardentopia : design basics for creating beautiful outdoor spaces

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Johnsen, Jan

Physical Description:

286 pages : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Summary:

This info-packed, sumptuous book offers individual tips for enhancing any size landscape using real world solutions. The suggestions are grouped into five categories that include Garden Design and Artful Accents, Walls, Patios, and Steps and Plants and Planting, among others. Whether you are an experienced gardener or a landscaping novice, Gardentopia will inspire you with tips such as Soften a Corner, Paint it Black, and Hide and Reveal.

Subject Term:

Landscape gardening

Publication Info:

New York, NY : The Countryman Press, A division of W. W. Norton & Company, [2019]

Subject:

Landscape gardening

SAILS ISBN:

9781682683965

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Whether it's ten square feet or ten acres, a backyard is something everyone wants to use to their best advantage. No matter the size or shape, an outdoor green space can be transformed from a neglected or untamed patch of dirt and weeds into someplace magical. These tips are illustrated, specific, and bite- sized. Even the smallest changes turn a simple backyard into a photogenic sanctuary. For instance, plant flowers or lay down a walking path along a curve rather than a straight line, and trim hedges in a cascade to work with the natural slope of the lawn. Landscape and garden design expert Jan Johnsen provides more than 100 unique and eye- opening techniques for transforming one's humble garden into something far more elevated and impressive. Aiming to demystify and educate, Garden Magic is at once inspirational and instructive thanks to the author's 40 years of outdoor design experience and hard- earned knowledge. With gorgeous photos throughout, see the potential of your garden through the lens of an expert.

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Readers with even the slightest interest in beautifying an outdoor space-large or small-should find something of value in this expansive guide from landscape designer Johnsen (The Spirit of Stone: 101 Practical & Creative Stonescaping Ideas for Your Garden). She emphasizes the importance of deciding upon a goal for a garden and visualizing its final appearance before beginning work on it, declaring that the sum of any such project is greater than its parts. Johnsen takes care to dissect these parts, revealing creative possibilities (accompanied by practical guidance) for each nook and cranny. For example, to recover the lost art of "garden strolling," the design can include a widened, curving walkway that coaxes the stroller through a garden's various turns and twists. With proper planning and plant placement, the garden will "reveal itself in stages, hiding and offering up its delights in turn." Cedar steps on a wooded hillside can function similarly, offering an insect-resistant feature that helps set the pace of traversing the garden. Replete with eye-popping color photos, detailed explanations, lists of the tools required, and creative ideas, Johnsen's guide will be, for avid and committed gardeners, a gift that keeps on giving. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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This is foremost a photo library of garden-design ideas for the browsing reader, as it should be. But Johnsen adds value through smart organization, spot-on pairings of images with the design concepts she's trying to convey, conversational but info-packed captions running 150-200 words, and a good, wide range of possibilities for gardeners to consider. For example, the chapter on theme gardens includes examples of pollinator, rock crevice, strolling, kitchen, scent, birdscaping, medicinal, and fern gardens. And the chapter on walls, patios, walks, and steps is chock-full of photos with accompanying captions of projects, many of which even the average home gardener can pull off. Johnsen admits that the landscapes shown here are primarily from the northeastern U.S., but she helpfully indicates hardiness zones, which extend beyond her territory, for many of the plants she recommends. And, for browsers, there's a nice catchall section touching on such accents as Adirondack chairs, runway lights, pillars and poles, the principle of three depths in a garden, rustic furniture, the placement of planters in beds, and the use of portals. And an entire chapter plays with color in the garden, from the almost garish pinks and reds of coneflowers to the snowy whites of tulips, dogwoods, and anemones. Inspiring.--Alan Moores Copyright 2019 Booklist

Introduction	p. 9
1 Garden Design And Artful Accents	p. 13
1 Visualization 101	p. 17
2 What's the Goal?	p. 18
3 The Sum Is More Than Its Parts	p. 21
4 The Graceful Sweep of a Curve	p. 22
5 Hide and Reveal The Mystery of the Unseen	p. 25
6 The Principle of Three Depths	p. 26
7 Find the Power Spot	p. 28
8 Framing a Garden	p. 29
9 Blend Light and Shadow	p. 30
10 Have a Seal Adirondack Chairs	p. 33
11 East-Direction of Growth and Renewal	p. 34
12 Respect the Genius of the Place	p. 37
13 Capture the View Beyond	p. 38
14 Mushrooms and Staddle Stones	p. 39
15 Power of the Portal	p. 40
16 Soften a Corner	p. 43
17 Watch Our for Runway Lights	p. 44
18 Re-Re-Repetition in the Landscape	p. 47
19 A Window in the Garden	p. 48
20 Rustic Elegance in a Wooded Landscape	p. 51
21 Irresistible Lookouts	p. 52
22 Show Off That Rock!	p. 55
23 Planter in a Bed	p. 56
24 Tricking the Eye	p. 59
25 Reclaim an Old Metal Gate	p. 60
26 Why We Love Rounded Forms in the Garden	p. 63
27 The Intriguing Dry Stream	p. 64
28 Yin and Yang in the Garden	p. 67
29 Accessorizing Your Garden with Pot Feet	p. 68
30 The Long View	p. 71
31 Exolamation Points Columnar Plants, Pillars, and Poles	p. 72
32 Placing a Water Cascade Elevate and Set Back	p. 75
33 Circles in the Landscape	p. 76
34 Rain Chains	p. 78
35 The Lure of the Sheltered Carrier	p. 79
36 Artful Accents-Where in Place Them?	p. 81
37 Pooling and Channeling	p. 82
38 Move the Furniture	p. 85
39 Have Fun with Stones	p. 86
40 Garden Making Advice From a Zen Master	p. 88
2 Walls, Patios, Walks, And Steps	p. 90
41 How Big a Patio Do You Needs?	p. 93
42 Make the Steps the Show	p. 95
43 The 3. 4. 5 Rate For 90-Degree Corners	p. 96
44 A Raised Walkway for Soggy Ground	p. 97
45 Edging Makes the Different	p. 99
46 Meet and Greet	p. 100
47 Rounded Steps	p. 102
48 Planking Pattern A Modern Touch	p. 105
49 Punctuate with a Brick Border	p. 106
50 Cedar Log Steps	p. 109
51 Enhance the Public Face of Your House	p. 110
52 Outdoor Steps-Wider and Lower	p. 112
53 Cap That Wall	p. 113
54 Why We Love Niches	p. 115
55 Setting Stepping Stones	p. 116
56 Make Mine Herringbone	p. 119
57 A Connoisseur of Stone Walls	p. 120
3 Theme Gardens	p. 123
58 Cupid's Garden	p. 125
59 Remember the Pollinators	p. 127
60 A Stroll Garden	p. 128
61 A Rock Crevice Garden	p. 131
62 More Kitchen Gardens, Please	p. 132
63 Hydrangea Madness	p. 135
64 Whimsy? Why Not?	p. 136
65 Late the Moonlight	p. 139
66 Food for the Nose	p. 140
67 A Garden of the Five Senses	p. 143
68 Celebrate the Rocks	p. 144
69 Birdscaping with Berried Plants	p. 147
70 Medicinal Garden, Anyone?	p. 148
71 Tropical Splash	p. 151
72 Ferny Woodland	p. 152
73 A Cottage Garden	p. 155
74 A Garden for a Small Space	p. 156
75 Everyday "Art" in the Garden	p. 159
4 Color In The Garden	p. 160
76 Try Some Yellow and Call Me in the Morning	p. 165
77 Why White?	p. 166
78 In Love with Orange	p. 169
79 A Matter of Sunlight	p. 172
80 A Pop of Red	p. 175
81 One-Color Gardens and Planters	p. 176
82 Inventive and Creative Green	p. 179
83 See the Basics	p. 180
84 The Mystery of a Blue Gate	p. 183
85 Pink and Purple A Dynamic Duo	p. 184
86 The Sound of Flowers	p. 187
87 Match That Loaf!	p. 188
88 Burnished Colors of Late Autumn	p. 191
89 Accent on White and Green	p. 192
90 The Siren Call of Bhie Evergreens	p. 195
91 Vibrant Display Ideas for Fall	p. 196
92 Playing with Colors	p. 199
93 Paint it Black	p. 200
5 Plants And Planting	p. 203
94 Why We Garden	p. 207
95 Bottlebrush Buckeye	p. 208
96 A Foliage Tapestry	p. 211
97 Russian Sage Plays Well with Others	p. 212
98 Cool Season versus Warm Season Grasses	p. 215
99 Butterfly Weed-So Important	p. 216
100 Rosette Patterns Grab the Eye	p. 219
101 The Lovely Smokebush	p. 220
102 The Life of the World	p. 222
103 Stepped Hedges for a Sloping Site	p. 223
104 Lamb's Ear-Beautiful and Useful	p. 224
105 The Gift of the Gardenia	p. 225
106 Cloud Pruning	p. 227
107 Snowflake Oakleaf Hydrangea	p. 228
108 A Lot of a Little	p. 231
109 Embrace the Moss	p. 232
110 Plants in the Front Row	p. 235
111 The Purple Persian Shield	p. 236
112 Lifting the Canopy	p. 239
113 Tall Verbena-An Airy Nonstop Bloomer	p. 240
114 Fine Textures for Fine Gardens	p. 243
115 The Sunflower The Fourth Sister	p. 244
116 Sunlight Therapy	p. 247
117 Mix and Match Sedum	p. 248
118 Playful Mounds	p. 251
119 In Praise of Coleus	p. 252
120 Planting by the Moon	p. 255
121 Anchors in the Landscape	p. 256
122 Tiger Eyes® Cutleaf Staghorn Sumac	p. 259
123 Love Your Slope	p. 260
124 Dragon's Eye Pine	p. 263
125 Angelina Stonecrop-A Garden Workhorse	p. 264
126 It's All About the Soil	p. 267
127 Versatile Ornamental Onion	p. 268
128 Go for the Bark	p. 271
129 The Delicate Beauty of the Laceleaf Japanese Maple	p. 272
130 Feathery Celosia	p. 275
131 A Shape, a Volume, an Arabesque	p. 276
132 A Sparkling Groundcover-'Beacon Silver' Dead Nettle	p. 278
133 Light as Air-Spider Flower	p. 279
134 'Mellow Yellow' Spirea	p. 281
135 Ligularia 'Britt-Marie Grawford'	p. 282
Index	p. 284

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