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Product Description Mid-Atlantic Home Landscaping, 3rd Edition provides inspiring ideas for making the Mid-Atlantic home landscape more attractive and functional: 46 designs created by landscape professionals specifically for the Mid-Atlantic region 400+ full-color photos and illustrations Descriptions of more than 200 plants picked for the Mid-Atlantic region, plus all you need to know to plant and maintain them Step-by-step instructions for building structures, such as paths, patios, ponds, walls, fences, arbors, and trellises Creative solutions for entries, foundation plantings, patios, steep slopes, and more Starting with the 200 best plants that thrive in the region, area landscape professionals created 46 outdoor design concepts that you can work with. More than 430 color photographs and drawings complement the easy-to-follow instructions for caring for and installing plants, paths, patios, ponds, and arbors. States: DE, NY (Long Island only), MD, NJ, PA, VA, WV From the Back Cover • 46 designs created by landscape professionals specifically for the Mid-Atlantic region—featuring creative solutions for entries, foundation plantings, patios, steep slopes, and more • Descriptions of more than 200 plants picked for your region, plus all you need to know to plant and maintain them • Step-by-step instructions for building structures, such as paths, patios, ponds, walls, fences, arbors, and trellises • Approximately 400 full-color photos and illustrations Praise for the First Edition “... like having a team of professional garden designers on hand.” — Country Living Gardener “... you’ll turn to these beautifully rendered design possibilities again and again.” — Elanore Lewis, Woman’s Day Garden Planner & Practical Guide “This idea-filled book takes the guesswork out of landscaping so you can focus on the fun. Designs that work, great plants you can find, accurate instructions, and detailed drawings will help you succeed.” — Nancy Beaubaire, former Editor Fine Gardening and Country Living Gardener “The Home Landscaping series takes the fear out of gardening by skillfully combining a wide range of attractive, dependable plants with clear, concise information on the techniques of gardening and easy-to-follow plans.” — Thomas Fischer, Executive Editor, Horticulture About the Author Roger Holmes is the founding editor of Fine Gardening magazine. He co-edited the monumental Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening and other highly regarded gardening books, and produced the seven-book regional landscaping series of which this book is part. Rita Buchanan is a lifelong gardener with degrees in botany and an encyclopedic knowledge of plants. She worked with Roger Holmes to edit Fine Gardening magazine and co-edit several books, including Taylor's Master Guide to Gardening. She is the author of numerous award-winning books and is a contributor to many gardening magazines.