Review: The Basics of Landscaping Your Yard
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 13, 2014
Garden Design and Landscaping by Rachel MathewsWhat does your ideal garden look like?  Once you’ve come up with your ideas, put them on graph paper.  Make your design.If you honestly have no idea, you can get ideas from books and pictures, or hire a landscaper.  Advice is provided for those who need professional help, questions to ask, and what to look for in a landscaper.But once you have your idea, then this little book is excellent in how to make the picture in your mind a reality.This little book also provides a checklist for when to design, your timetable when you need your project finished, and much, much more.For a small book, this one is loaded with useful information.  From DIY garden projects to a professionally landscaped yard, it provides an excellent overview, where to begin, how to implement what you want, and how you want the eventual project to appear.If you want more information, the author also provides a link to her own website, and you can research articles to fit your search.This book is fairly basic, a good overview, but not intended to be an in-depth study of landscape gardening.  In my opinion, it successfully meets its purpose.