(Ebook) Southern Coastal Home Landscaping: 38 Landscape Designs with 160+ Plants & Flowers for Your Region (Second Updated Edition) by Teresa Watkins, Stephen G. Pategas, Kristin Pategas ISBN 9781580115926, 1580115926

(Ebook) Southern Coastal Home Landscaping: 38 Landscape Designs with 160+ Plants & Flowers for Your Region (Second Updated Edition) by Teresa Watkins, Stephen G. Pategas, Kristin Pategas ISBN 9781580115926, 1580115926

Discover inspiring ideas to make your southern coastal home landscape more attractive and functional!38 beautiful designs created by landscape professionals specifically for the southern U.S. coast, each taking into consideration the unique climate and environmentOver 160 plants picked for your region, with detailed descriptions and all you need to know to plant and maintain themOver 350 photos and illustrations to help you envision your results and cultivate your perfect landscapeStep-by-step instructions for building structures like paths, ponds, walls, fences, arbors, and trellisesCreative solutions for front and back entries, foundation plantings, walkways, borders, patios, steep slopes, and moreSecond edition includes guidance on native plants, invasive species to avoid, and information on the impact of climate change to your gardenThis complete guide is an updated, expanded edition of Creative Homeowner's award-winning book in the regional home landscaping series that shows you how to beautify and enhance your southern coastal landscape!The 38 featured design variations are created by landscape professionals from the area and incorporate more than 160 region-specific plants — including many low-water-use and salt-tolerant plants — that thrive in the demanding coastal environment of salty air, high winds, and other unique challenges found on the southern coast.Included are detailed instructions to install the paths, fences, walls, arbors, and trellises that make up the designs, concise information for gardening techniques, and easy-to-follow plans. 375 full-color photos and paintings are complemented by simple step-by-step instructions showing how to tackle each project. Each plant profile includes a description and explains planting and care, taking the uncertainty out of gardening.