Overview
Plan It, Dig It, Build It! is the best resource available for novice landscapers who want to create exceptional outdoor environments. This text helps the student understand how to plan a project, including preparing a layout plan and staking out the work. Each project recipe includes a comprehensive materials list for a standard-sized project, a description list of the tools needed to complete the work and step-by-step instructions for project construction and installation. The text boasts guides for myriad projects, including paving patios and walkways, building fences, adding decorative pools or waterfalls, building berms, removing plants, constructing arbors, installing retaining walls and creating steps.
Synopsis
Plant It, Dig It, Build It will be your constant companion when working in your garden. Whenever you have the desire to build a new project, this book will provide you with a complete set of instructions for completing the work. Guides are provided for paving patios and walkways, building fences, adding decorative pools or waterfalls, building berms, removing plants, constructing arbors, installing retaining walls, and creating steps. The first portion of the book helps you understand how to plan your project, including preparing a layout plan and staking out your work. Safe landscape construction practices are also defined. It also includes a materials list for a standard sized project, a listing of tools needed to complete the work, and step-by-step instructions for installing the improvement. Also, ideas are included for combining projects and improvising to create a landscape that is uniquely yours!
Some of the features you will find in Plant It Dig It Build It! Include:- Extensive illustrations and pictures to help with every project
- Six different categories of landscape projects
- Sections on safety, planning, pricing and site preparation
- Easy to follow instructions for each project
- A .What.s needed. section for each project
- Appendix with alternative design ideas and a glossary of terms