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Zusatztext “Delivering sensible and wide-ranging tips! this useful guide to updating any type of yard is an excellent resource for the casual or inexperienced gardener in suburban or city settings! and in particular for new homeowners.” — Library Journal starred review “Whether the solution is a DIY project or hiring a professional! Garden Renovation will teach readers how to assess a landscape and make informed decisions about its future.” — NYBG’s Plant Talk “Would make a particularly thoughtful housewarming gift to a new homeowner.” — The American Gardener “Provides inspiration for turning a tired garden into an enlivening treat.” — The English Garden “Bobbie Schwartz sets you up with all the resources you need to create a landscape that reflects pride and personality.” — Garden Gate Magazine “Filled with 275 photos that are lovely to look at and are fodder for ideas.” — Cleveland.com Informationen zum Autor Bobbie Schwartz is the owner of Bobbie’s Green Thumb in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Her landscape signature is the use of perennials, flowering shrubs, and ornamental grasses to facilitate color and interest throughout the year. She is a certified Member and Fellow of APLD. She has won several awards for her designs, lectures nationally, and writes columns on perennials and landscape design. Klappentext Start your yard makeover here You know your garden needs help. But where to start? Which changes offer the most pay-off for your time! money! and effort? Landscape designer Bobbie Schwartz draws on her years of experience to help you assess the plants and features you have! make the right changes for success! decide the best way to tackle your project! and ultimately boost your home’s curb appeal. A gallery of gardens provides ideas and inspiration for turning your tired yard into your dream garden. Preface In my many years as a gardener and certified landscape designer, I have met very few people who are satisfied with their landscapes. I see so many frustrated homeowners who know they want to make changes but have no idea where to start or what questions to ask. And while there are hundreds of books that talk about various aspects of the landscape, few tie them all together in a way that gives you the confidence to embark on such a project. In this book, I hope to give you the knowledge you’ll need to begin that journey. The process will leave you with a garden that brings you endless joy and pleasure and a great sense of accomplishment for making a positive change to your surroundings. This is a very personal book. The process of landscape reinvention can reveal a lot about yourself. You will need to think long and hard about who you are and what your tastes, needs, and wants are in relation to your property. If you fail to do this, your new landscape will not fulfill your aspirations. Landscaping can be just decorative or it can be substantive, a fulfilling extension of your home. Whether you call it renovation or reinvention, the key is acknowledging that you want change in your landscape, that you are no longer willing to accept the ordinary and the common. You want your landscape to make you feel good. This process may seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be if you know which questions to ask. I’ll pose many of them for you. Your job, then, will be information gathering, and coming up with the answers. If you divide your landscape into sections and prioritize the order in which you want to change things, the task will not seem as daunting as you think. You will have a plan with a starting point and then successive phases. We will begin where all successful projects begin: with a focus on your goals and budget. We can...
