SOUTHEAST HOME LANDSCAPING Table of Contents About This BookAs Your Landscape Grows PORTFOLIO OF DESIGNS 54 Landscape degins for Southeastern home landscapes Some of the common "situations" that the designs address includeMaking a pleasant passage to the front doorDressing up a raised entryMixing classic symmetry and comfortable plants for a formal front entryMaking a back-door garden for a sheltered nicheBeautifying a boundary with easy-care plantsGiving a curbside strip a new lookCreating a two-tier garden to replace a bland slopeDressing up the family's day-to-day entranceBeautifying a blank wall with a vertical gardenCreating a fragrant oasis in a corner of the backyardProviding privacy and pleasure with a patio gardenMaking a handsome water garden in a few weekendsCreating a planting with several attractive facesTransforming a steep site with a terraced planting to create a no-mow slopeReclaiming a narrow side yard for a shade gardenHarmonizing a deck with its surroundingsUsing an arbor and plantings to make a handsome entryMaking a formal garden for the backyardEnhancing poolside pleasuresMaking the most of a small lot with an entry garden GUIDE TO INSTALLATION Organizing Your ProjectClearing the SiteMaking Paths and WalkwaysLaying a PatioInstalling a PondBuilding a Retaining WallBuilding Fences, Arbors, and TrellisesPreparing the Soil for PlantingBuying PlantsThe Planting ProcessPlanting BasicsBasic Landscape CareCaring for Woody PlantsCaring for PerennialsProblem Solving PLANT PROFILES Descriptions of all the plants shown in the Portfolio of Designs, plus information on how to plant and care for them. Glossary Photo Credits Index.