Design for gardens

Description

Gardening Innovations Through the Centuries --Basic Agenda for Evaluating Your Site --Outlining Your Goals --Open Space --Soil Composition --Surface-Water Drainage --Factors of Sun, Shade, Wind, and Dryness --Major Components of Garden Design --Formal or Symmetric Details --Informal or Asymmetric Details --Naturalized or Rustic Details --Earth Grading --Water Features --Walls --Fences --Walks and Steps --Terraces and Decks --Outdoor Rooms --Proportionate Size in Plants and Construction --Form in Plants and Construction --Texture in Plants and Construction --Placement of Plants and Construction --Color Harmony in Plants and Construction --Creating a Site Program --Making a Map --Exploring a Basic Layout --Unifying the Design --Design Principles of Order --Design Values --The Stimulus of Color --Color Fundamentals --The Color Wheel --Dimensions of Color --The Color of Light --Adjusting Light Intensity --Effects of Color --Seasonal Color in Plants --Evergreen Plant Considerations --Needle Evergreen Trees and Shrubs --Dwarf Conifers --Broadleaf Evergreen Trees, Shrubs, and Vines --Palms --Deciduous and Herbaceous Plant Considerations --Deciduous Trees, Shrubs, and Vines --Cactuses --Herbaceous Perennials, Bulbs, Ferns, Ornamental Grasses, and Annuals --Selecting Plants for Gardens --Types of Vegetation --Plant Outlines and Garden Meanings --Hedges --Espaliers --Plants in Containers --Plant Positioning --Seasonal Assets --Effects of Shade --Soil Moisture Adaptation.