Southern Coastal Home Landscaping

by Stephen G. Pategas, Kristin Pategas

Overview

Southern CoastalHome Landscapingis the latest addition toCreative Homeowner's award-winning, best-sellingseries of regionalhome-landscaping books. Readers will find inspiring ideas for making the coastal home landscape, with its special challenges of salt air and high winds, among others, more attractive and functional. The38 featured designs are created by landscape professionals from the region and use more than 160 plants that thrive in the demanding coastal environment. Detailed instructions for projects such as paths, patios, ponds, and arbors are also included. Over 350 full-color photos and paintings are complemented by easy step-by-step instructions.
States: AL, FL, LA, MS, TX

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580115100
Publisher:	Creative Homeowner Press
Publication date:	01/18/2011
Series:	Home Landscaping
Edition description:	First
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	485,149
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	10 Years

About the Author

Stephen Pategas is a registered landscape architect and a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Garden Writers Association. A published garden photographer and lecturer, his areas of expertise include residential and specialty garden design, plant materials, garden ornamentation, and a variety of garden styles.Co-author Kristin Pategas is a Florida Certified Landscape Designer and a member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers and the Garden Writers Association. In 2000 she completed 18 years of service in horticulture with the Walt Disney World Resort. Kristin’s specialties include wildlife, herb and vegetable gardens, topiaries, container gardening, and garden living.Stephen and Kristin are co-owners of Hortus Oasis (www.HortusOasis.com ), anaward-winning boutique landscape design firm in Winter Park, FL, that provides services in residential, commercial, and specialty garden design with an emphasis on “green” sustainable gardening.

Table of Contents

SOUTHERN COASTALHOME LANDSCAPING

Table of Contents

About This BookAs Your Landscape Grows

PORTFOLIO OF DESIGNS38landscape degins for warm coastal Southern home landscapes and the special challenges they faceSome of the common"situations" that the designs address includeMaking a pleasant passage tothe front doorDressing up a raised entryMixing classic symmetry and comfortable plants for a formal front entryMaking a back-door garden for a sheltered nicheBeautifying a boundary with easy-care plantsGivinga curbside strip a new lookCreating a two-tier garden to replace a bland slopeDressing up the family’s day-to-day entranceBeautifying a blank wall with avertical gardenCreating a fragrant oasis in a corner ofthe backyardProviding privacy and pleasurewith apatio gardenMaking a handsome water garden in a few weekendsCreating a planting with several attractive facesTransforming a steep sitewith a terraced planting to create a no-mow slopeReclaiming a narrow side yard for a shade gardenHarmonizing adeck with its surroundingsUsing an arbor and plantings to make a handsome entryMaking a formal garden for the backyardEnhancing poolside pleasuresMaking the most of a small lot with an entry garden
GUIDE TO INSTALLATIONOrganizing Your ProjectClearing the SiteMaking Paths and WalkwaysLaying a PatioInstalling a PondBuilding a Retaining WallBuilding Fences, Arbors, and TrellisesPreparing the Soil for PlantingBuying PlantsThe Planting ProcessPlanting BasicsBasic Landscape CareCaring for Woody PlantsCaring for PerennialsProblem Solving
PLANT PROFILESDescriptions of all the plants shown in the Portfolio of Designs, plus information on how to plant and care for them.

Glossary

Photo Credits

Index