14 best landscape designs

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Mediterranean Garden

Two garden types are associated with the Mediterranean region; informal and formal. Informal gardens tend to feature gravel, with planting arranged in structural groups or masses. The formal gardens of the Mediterranean tend to utilize water and stone, often with clipped hedges and specimen trees such as tall, slender cypresses.

Sun-Kissed Retreat

Mediterranean gardens are famous for their tough yet beautiful drought-tolerant plants, sun-drenched open spaces, and dancing fountains and water spouts. Here, these elements are combined in a modern update at a traditional courtyard garden.

What is Natural Style?

A sustainable garden should be capable of working as an effective ecosystem, with reduced or minimal levels of intervention. Ecological principles play an essential role in creating habitats in which planting neighbors thrive, competition between them is balanced, and species are closely matched to the prevailing soil and climatic conditions.

Wild One

Blending wildflowers, ornamental plants, a small woodland, and recycled materials, this design shows how a natural garden can also look sophisticated and exciting, while offering a range of habitats for birds, beneficial insects, and other forms of wildlife.

Laying a Path

Small paving units, such as blocks, bricks, and cobblestones, offer flexibility when designing a path. If you use recycled bricks, check they are frostproof and hardwearing; ordinary house bricks are not suitable.

Interpreting the Style

If hard surfaces for outdoor living dominate, planting has to work harder to compensate. Choose simple, bold architectural combinations that are stylish and easily maintained. For densely planted areas, keep paving simple, using strong textural foliage and color as a foil to the built-up environment.

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A Portfolio of Designs

Explore 42 home landscape designs by 23 notable landscape designers. Large color illustrations show what the designs will look like, and site plans delineate the layout and planting scheme. Each design is accompanied by text that describes the plants and projects appearing in them. These designs can make your property more attractive, more useful, and—most important—more enjoyable for you, your family, and your friends.

Plant Profiles

This section of the book includes a description of each of the plants featured in all of the designs. These profiles outline the plants’ basic preferences for environmental conditions—such as soil, moisture, and sun or shade—and provide advice about planting and ongoing care. What’s more, the trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses, bulbs, and vines that are included have all proven themselves as dependable performers in the West.

Guide to Installation

Follow detailed instructions and illustrations covering all the techniques you’ll need to install any design from start to finish. To keep things simple, the jobs are organized in the order in which you'd most likely tackle them. Color photographs and illustrations will help you learn how to plan the job, clear the site; prepare the planting beds; and install as well as maintain the plantings.

Creative Homeowner's Home Landscaping Series

Of all the home-improvement projects homeowners tackle, few offer greater rewards than landscaping. Whether it's a carefully placed grouping of shrubs to create privacy or an island bed dividing the backyard for optimum use, you'll find the perfect design for your home. Look no further for beautiful, beginner-friendly landscaping solutions for any part of your property. From patios and decks to front entries and retaining walls—the possibilities are endless with Western Home Landscaping!

• 42 designs created by landscape professionals
• 300 region-specific plant profiles with descriptions and care directions
• Step-by-step illustrations demonstrate proper installation techniques
• 650 full-color photographs and illustrations

"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

"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

Design Diagrams

Each landscape design comes with a site plan that positions all plants and structures on a scaled grid.

A Closer Look

A rendering of each design shows how the landscaping will look when plants are well established.

Plants & Projects

Every part of the noteworthy qualities of the plants and structures are described in detail.

Product description

25 AUTHENTIC SEEDS  with HIGH GERMINATION RATE - A BONUS LIVE MINI PLANT IS INCLUDED INSIDE THE GERMINATION CUP, PLEASE CHECK THE SOIL, IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE LIVE PLANT

Please check out my store for other Exotic Plant Seeds

Plant lithops seeds using conventional growing methods:

1. Mix equal parts of potting mix and perlite. Moisten the mix with water, and fill it into a pot with drainage holes, up to about 1/2 inch from the top.
2. Sprinkle the seeds over the soil. Cover them with a 1/8-inch layer of fine sand or crushed rock.
3. Fill a spray bottle with water and mist the soil with it. Try to keep the soil moist throughout the germination period. Cover the pot with plastic wrap or a glass pane to help promote the soil moisture retention.
4. Place the pot in a warm, sunlit area. Aim for a temperature of approximately 65 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Place a heating mat underneath the pot, if needed. Expect the seeds to germinate within about 10 to 15 days.
5. Transplant the seedlings to individual pots when the plants start to crowd and are big enough to handle. Place the pots in a sunny windowsill.

Fast shipping via USPS First Class with tracking number. Please email me if you have any questions or request.

• CAUTIONS: MICRO LANDSCAPE DESIGN MADE AND SOLD THIS PRODUCT. WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANY OTHER RE-SELLERS. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PURCHASE FROM MICRO LANDSCAPE DESIGN TO ENSURE THE SEEDS ARE AUTHENTIC AND TO RECEIVE A BONUS LIVE MINI PLANT. - Exotic Lithops Seeds (Pack of 25) authentic seeds guarantee germination. Please be very careful when opening the seed pack, seeds are extremely small and can be easily blow away.
• A BONUS LIVE MINI LITHOPS PLANT IS INCLUDED with the purchase. If you CAN'T find the bonus live plant, please check the soil inside the germination cup. Seeds germination rate various depends on the condition (Moisture, Light, Temperature, Air Circulation & Etc) It usually take 10-15 days to germinate, some seeds might take longer than others.
• A mini germination kit with instruction are included if you wish to watch them germinate closely before transplant into a regular pot.
• Growing Lithops is harder and requires more attention than other succulent and cactus plants. Depending on the Lithop growing season, sometimes lithops will begin to naturally split, crack etc. Lithops can have scars on their sides and on top, this is natural and doesn't mean your lithop is dying. Lithops split. Any scarring is not permanent and will be shedded when they split! This is a natural process with Lithops. Sometimes they just die. No reason, it just happens.
• Fast shipping via USPS First Class with tracking number. Please email me if you have any questions or request

User questions & answers

Question:	Do you combine shipping fees
Answer:	Hi, Thanks so much for contacting us. Yes, we do offer combined shipping. Please contact us after the order is finalized, and we will make the proper adjustment based on the qty and products. MLD
Question:	Can u use germination tray with coco coir
Answer:	I don’t believe so.
Question:	How does the guarantee work? Would i send back the seeds
Answer:	We can not guarantee the seeds will germinate 100%. The germination rate usually between 40-80%, the rate can go higher under favorable conditions. We will refund the purchase amount if all seeds fail to germinate under the proper conditions and cares. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks!
Question:	Hi! Do you recommend planting on the cotton or soil? I hope to get good results, also tysm for the free little baby lithop it made my day
Answer:	Hi, Thanks so much for choosing us :) It is easier to manage the seeds when you plant on the cotton, but you have to transplant them when they are about 3 weeks old, could be a little risky due to the size of the seedlings. Planting on the soil can avoid the transplant process but the seeds might get buried under the soil and not able to germinate. Please please make sure to have proper temperature and the moisture level, otherwise the seeds won't germinate. During the winter time or places with colder temp, use of heat pad or grow lamp is highly recommended. Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks!

Product features

A Portfolio of Designs

Explore 48 home landscape designs by 9 notable landscape designers. Large color illustrations show what the designs will look like, and site plans delineate the layout and planting scheme. Each design is accompanied by text that describes the plants and projects appearing in them. These designs can make your property more attractive, more useful, and—most important—more enjoyable for you, your family, and your friends.

Plant Profiles

This section of the book includes a description of each of the plants featured in all of the designs. These profiles outline the plants’ basic preferences for environmental conditions—such as soil, moisture, and sun or shade—and provide advice about planting and ongoing care. What’s more, the trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses, bulbs, and vines that are included have all proven themselves as dependable performers in California.

Guide to Installation

Follow detailed instructions and illustrations covering all the techniques you’ll need to install any design from start to finish. To keep things simple, the jobs are organized in the order in which you'd most likely tackle them. Color photographs and illustrations will help you learn how to plan the job, clear the site; prepare the planting beds; and install as well as maintain the plantings.

Creative Homeowner's Home Landscaping Series

Of all the home-improvement projects homeowners tackle, few offer greater rewards than landscaping. Whether it's a carefully placed grouping of shrubs to create privacy or an island bed dividing the backyard for optimum use, you'll find the perfect design for your home. Look no further for beautiful, beginner-friendly landscaping solutions for any part of your property. From patios and decks to front entries and retaining walls—the possibilities are endless with California Home Landscaping, 3rd Edition!

• 48 designs created by landscape professionals
• 200 region-specific plant profiles with descriptions and care directions
• Step-by-step illustrations demonstrate proper installation techniques
• 400 full-color photographs and illustrations

"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

"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

Design Diagrams

Each landscape design comes with a site plan that positions all plants and structures on a scaled grid.

A Closer Look

A rendering of each design shows how the landscaping will look when plants are well established.

Plants & Projects

Every part of the noteworthy qualities of the plants and structures are described in detail.