Paths are essential. They lead us from the street to the front door, from the garage to the kitchen, and around the garden. Here we learn about major and minor paths, the materials appropriate for each, and how to lay them. Garden designer Gordon Hayward shows how to use paths to create a garden design, pull together an existing garden, make a small garden look larger, and a boring lawn smaller.

Suggests over 800 species of plants suitable for use the in colder half of the United States and in Canada, covering care and characteristics, season extenders, and tips on protecting plants from unexpected freezes.

Turn your outdoor landscape into a rich, living canvas of color and texture. Encouraging experimentation, Stephanie Cohen and Nancy J. Ondra show you how to plan a garden that incorporates unique combinations of plants to achieve stunning effects. With an overview of garden design fundamentals and 20 sample garden plans, Cohen and Ondra will inspire you to play with creative juxtapositions of vibrant hues and subtle textures. Let your imagination run wild as you create your own unique and original garden designs.

Explains the basics of cultivating and designing a culinary garden, and offers examples from gardens all over the United States.

After beginning with some simple cooking techniques to take advantage and even enhance the unique flavors of home-grown (or even store-bought) fruits and vegetables, the book is organized in a typical cookbook format --appetizers, soups (hot and cold), entrees, side dishes, chutneys and relishes, and desserts. In addition to the author's own recipes developed for this book, she includes recipes from well-known chefs.

While most gardeners aren't blessed with ideal soil to start with, it is possible to improve almost any site. This guide provides clear and practical information on making compost, taking soil samples, all-organic methods of feeding plants, dealing with poor drainage, choosing and using mulches effectively, and more.

Provides details on more than five hundred of the best flowers for cutting and arranging and includes tips on forcing, cutting, drying, and conditioning flowers.

Provides information on growing trees, perennials, annuals, grasses, herbs, and bulbs, features the basics of garden design, and talks about environmentally sound controls of pests and diseases.

Capture the elusive beauty of fragrant flowers with the help of Peter Loewer, the author and/or illustrator of more than 30 gardening books. Full-color photos.

Shows how to shape vines and herbs, create topiary, and trim espaliered shrubs and fruit trees.