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Professional Landscape Designer Proves That Good Design Is Approachable, Affordable and Attainable
NEWTOWN, CT–(Marketwire – March 31, 2010) – In HOME OUTSIDE: Creating the Landscape You Love (The Taunton Press, $30.00), Julie Moir Messervy demystifies the art of residential landscape design. By introducing an easy, tangible yet intuitive process, she helps homeowners turn their property into a place of enjoyment — their own “home outside.”

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• ISBN13: 9781603420778
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For every gardener who has hesitated over plant pairings or wondered if an array of favorite plants will work well together in the garden, Designer Plant Combinations inspires and delights with professionally designed combinations using just two to six plants. Here are the secrets to combining French lavender with California fuchsia; prairie coneflower with hummingbird mint; and tall purple moor grass with dwarf Korean lilac in a small garden bed. The dramatic effects are marvelous.

Author Scott Calhoun traveled the country searching for the freshest, most exciting plant groupings. He visited the gardens of top designers from coast to coast and chose more than 100 combinations to include in his photographic celebration. Riots of complementary colors, masses of grasses, foliage spectacles in extraordinary shades of green and purple, and height variations as arresting as city skylines are all featured in these exciting gardens, each one an intimate s… More >>

Designer Plant Combinations: 105 Stunning Gardens Using Six Plants or Fewer