Landscaping ideas that work ~ Paperback ~ Julie Moir Messervy

This title provides homeowners with design strategies for combining elements of their garden. It offers practical design advice as well as over 350 innovative ideas. It includes strategies for designing more sustainable landscapes and gardens. Landscaping often involves the harmonious design of many disparate elements, which creates confusion and inertia for homeowners who are trying to decide not only what to do, but where to start. Landscaping Ideas that Work will cover front, back and side yards and provide homeowners with design strategies for combining elements and creating spaces that work for them and their home; tips for working effectively with landscaping professionals; innovative ideas for transforming all aspects of their yard into inviting outdoor spaces; and strategies for designing more sustainable landscapes and gardens. Practical design advice as well as over 350 innovative ideas combine to give homeowners the only sourcebook they'll need to make smart design, buying and installation decisions.Author BiographyJulie Moir Messervy is a distinguished landscape designer, author, lecturer, and principal of Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio. She designed the Toronto Music Garden in collaboration with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, as well as residential and institutional landscapes around the United States of America. With her Home Outside[registered] online design service and iPhone app, Julie and JMMDS are pioneering new ways to bring good landscape design to homeowners everywhere.