"Written for everyone from the homeowner with limited gardening skills to the landscape professional or property manager, this photo-filled guide has been updated with valuable new information about all aspects of selecting, growing, and maintaining the shrubs and small trees that thrive in Florida."--Provided by publisher.

A guide to designing, building, planting, and caring for simple and elaborate landscape plans which includes information on choosing the right plants, preparing the ground, and finishing the work.

A guide to hardscaping that provides information on structure and balance, discussing instilling motion, delineating spaces, creating privacy, and other related topics

Offers garden lovers profiles of the world's most beautiful gardens around the world, from Spain's famous gardens of the Moorish Alhambra at Granada to San Diego's Healing Garden.

"Americans annually spend millions of dollars to improve their homes. The cost of all home improvements, including landscaping, has dramatically increased in recent years due to higher labor and material costs. Doesn't it make sense to plan ahead? A mistake choosing paint color will usually cost less than a few hundred dollars to correct--but the cost of correcting a landscaping error may cost thousands of dollars before you reach a solution" -- publisher...

A source of inspired design ideas, practical solutions, and expert buying advice for landscaping your own property.