Creating Your Own Space Ebook
Practical advice on formulating ideas for your outdoor spaces throughout the book.
Instruction and visuals for measuring areas, importance of scale, how to indicate and label materials on a landscape layout. Along with what to include in the drawings, how to determine the right size for patio, path or planting areas, the flow of the design, best method for choosing materials, and working with contractors. Great for DIY projects too.
The book gives information on drafting with pencil and paper, and I also include tips for readers using CAD or computer drawing software.
Below is a slide show with examples of garden styles, drawing a plot plan, doing sketches, developing a final or installation plan, construction details, materials to use in the project and further examples of finished plans.
The book is broken into 10 chapters (listed below). With a wealth of information, Creating Your Own Outdoor Space is a super reference guide for any landscape project- large or small. It is available for the low price of $30.
| Table of Contents: |
| Chapter One…………Quick Guide to Concepts |
| Chapter Two………….Drawing a Plot Plan |
| Chapter Three………..Pulling Pictures of Items for the Design |
| Chapter Four…………Basic Landscape Design Principles and Sketching out a Design |
| Chapter Five………… Preliminary Plan |
| Chapter Six……………Final Plans |
| Chapter Seven……….Choosing Materials |
| Chapter Eight………….Getting Bids and Working with Contractors |
| Chapter Nine………… Plant List and Notes |
| Chapter Ten…………..Additional Landscape Planning Examples |
Gardening in Black Tail Deer Country
Gardening where California Black Tail Deer and other types of Deer live can be frustrating.
In this eBook, I give a list of plants that I have tested and planted in areas with Deer present, plus information on barriers and repellents, discuss best irrigation for these areas and give tips on preventing damage to valuable plants already planted.
Addition tips and gardening practices where rodents damage your plants is included as well.
You can have a garden and coexist with Deer and most rodents, but it requires some pre-planning and careful layout to succeed.
Must have reference guide for gardeners struggling with Deer and Rodent Damage. Available for only $6.
Plants that Deer Avoid Eating- the Deer List from Gardening in California Black Tail Deer Country
A long list of plants (150+ Genus’) that Deer dislike and avoid eating. The author tested these plants over a 40 year period of living and working as a landscape designer in California’s Black Tail Deer Country.
The information has been cross referenced with other reputable Deer Lists and the advice of other experts.
The list is an excerpt from the digital book “Gardening in Black Tail Deer Country”- available above!
There are quite a few beautiful and interesting plants included on the list. This resource guide is useful for landscaping, home gardens, commercial sites, golf courses, and resorts.
Many of the plants are also drought tolerant, and a good number of them can be used in a wide range of climates and regions.
Just $2 for this downloadable Deer List that also includes a List of Characteristics of plants that Deer avoid.