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Title: The Home Landscaper: 55 Professional Landscapes You Can Do by Ann Reilly, Susan A. Roth, Ray Skibinski, Home Planners Inc, Inc Staff Ireland-Gannon Associates ISBN: 0918894735 Publisher: Home Planners, LLC Pub. Date: 01 January, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95

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Average Customer Rating: 2.5

Rating: 4
Summary: Cheaper than hiring a designer
Comment: In my area of the country, a professional landscape design is very expensive. I consider this book a bargain, even if I have to purchase an additional plan. Each plan comes with a Regionalized Plant & Materials List that is customized for your area of the country, so with some modifications to accomodate your lot, you can have a beautiful professional landscape design for a fraction of the regular cost.

Even if you don't want to puchase a plan, this book is helpful. It describes the basics of an artistic landscaping design: Space, Line, Form, Texture, Color, Pattern, Balance, Dominance, Contrast, Scale and Porportion, and Rhythm. Also covered is how to choose plants and materials in order to provide a cohesive, well designed landscape. But most of all, the plans are beautiful and adaptable to various styles of homes and lot-sizes. Reading this book you may inspire and guide you to create your own landscape design.

Plus, if you plan to hire a designer, this book may help you evaluate the designer. I have had two "landscape designers" advise me to build a low fieldstone wall in my front yard. After reading this book, I realize that a rough-textured wall is not appropriate for my formal-looking house.

Do not buy this book if you are looking for a lot of detailed plant information. If you are interested in good landscape design, this book is an excellent resource.

Rating: 1
Summary: Very little help
Comment: As the others have posted this book only wants to show you that you can buy their plans for more detailed designs. Don't waste your money.

Rating: 1
Summary: The Home Landscaper was a disappointment
Comment: I purchase this book I wanted ideas and information on how to do my own landscaping. This book is a scheme, really that is all it is, a scheme to get me and anyone else who wants a how to do it yourself project book to buy they landscaping designs plans. This books show you layouts without details and then tell you where to purchase the plans. I needed do it yourself information and this book could not assist me at all, so don't buy this book if you are looking for do it yourself information because quite frankly there is no help between the [pages.]

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