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Tropical Landscaping eBook
Written by acclaimed expert John Mason, this expansive guide to choosing and using hard and soft landscape components will teach you how to create a tropical effect in your garden, even in temperate climates.
Tropical Landscaping
by John Mason
Tropical Landscaping eBook course online. There could hardly be anything more idyllic than to be in a tropical garden, relaxing, reading a book, or having a cool drink with friends. Some tropical gardens are wonderful to look at, with their bright foliage and flower colors and unique contrasts in shape and form.
A garden can be a place where people can relax their tired spirit and recharge their energy, while other gardens purely provide an escape from drudgery of the modern world. A tropical garden can do all of this and more. A well-developed tropical garden must surely be the closest place to heaven. A tropical garden might be defined simply as any garden in a tropical climate, but there is more than just one way of looking at a tropical garden.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Garden Design
- Introduction
- Designing your garden
- Types of Gardens
- Choosing Plants
Chapter 2 - Components of the Tropical Garden
- Entries
- Creating a barrier
- Garden buildings
- Garden furniture
- Time takes its toll
- Paths
Chapter 3 - Building the Garden
- Soils
- Earthworks
- Paving
- Steps
- Verandas
- Buildings for storage
- Where to build in the garden
- Walls and fences
- Wooden decks
- Equipment, tools and materials
- Pruning and trimming
- Safety with tools and equipment
Chapter 4 - Outdoor Living Areas
- Courtyard gardens
- Gardening on balconies
- Backyard playgrounds
- Tennis courts
- Barbeques
Chapter 5 - Swimming Pools, Ponds and Water Features
- Pools and spas
- Water features
Chapter 6 - Lawns
- Creating a lawn
- Maintaining a lawn
- Problems with established lawns
Chapter 7 - Plants
- Plants for different uses
- Trees
- Plants to avoid
- Climbing plants
- Herbs
- Bamboos
- Plants which tolerate salt
- Colourful flowering and fruiting plants
- Rockery plants for tropical areas
- Gardening in dry tropic areas
Chapter 8 - Growing and Caring for Plants
- Plant establishment
- Pruning
- Topiary and hedges
- Fertilisers and sprays
- Fertilisers
- Watering systems
- Sprinkler systems
- When to water
- Garden conservation
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