Stone landscaping Ideas and techniques for stonework
Book - 2004
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Des Moines, Iowa :
Meredith Books
[2004]
- Language
- English
- Other Authors
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- 176 pages : color illustrations, map
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9780696217579
- Chapter 1. Designing with Stone
- Exploring the Possibilities
- Pathways
- Walls
- Steps and Staircases
- Patios and Outdoor Living Spaces
- Container Spaces
- Garden Edging
- Rock Gardens
- Gravel Gardens
- Outcroppings and Accents
- Planter Boxes
- Fountains and Water Bowls
- Ruins
- Ponds
- Streams and Waterfalls
- Chapter 2. Stonework Techniques
- Tools and Equipment
- Site Preparation
- Installing Base Materials
- Selecting and Purchasing Stone
- Working with Stone
- Chapter 3. Projects in Stone
- Flagstone Paths
- Fieldstone and Cobblestone Paths
- Other Paths
- Retaining Walls
- Freestanding Walls
- Steps and Staircases
- Dry-laid Flagstone Patios
- Mortared Flagstone Patios
- Cut-stone patios
- Seating and Container Spaces
- Rock Slopes
- Outcroppings and Accents
- Cut-stone Planting Boxes and Containers
- Pebble and Boulder Fountains
- Pools, Ponds, and Waterfalls
- Dry Creek Beds
- Chapter 4. Companion Plants
- Plants that Withstand Foot Traffic
- Plants that Grow in Crevices
- Water Plants
- Dwarf and Spreading Evergreens
- Planting your Garden
- Glossary
- Metric Conversions
- USDA Zone Map
- Index