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| Author: Liz Primeau
Creator: Andrew Layerle
Publisher: Firefly Books
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 1049265
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 232
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 1552976653
Dewey Decimal Number: 712.6
EAN: 9781552976654
ASIN: 1552976653
Publication Date: March 3, 2003
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 It's not a YARD - it's a GARDEN! May 20, 2003
42 out of 43 found this review helpful
Detailing more than two dozen gardens, Front Yard Gardens is instant motivation for anyone tired or mowing, weeding, watering and fertilizing lawns. With the author's short history of lawns and their demand on us and the environment it is clear to see why many may be happier if lawns went away. But Primeau certainly does not demonize the practice and fully admits that the problem is certainly not the plants - it is the way most of us choose to care for our lawns that impacts the land. Primeau's own garden was a decade long labor of love proving that eliminating a lawn can be arduous - but more arduous than lawn maintenance? Probably not. While the garden vignettes focus more on the individual space's history than providing how-to information, it is clear to see that diverse multi-species gardens can be immensely more entertaining than a single species mono-culture like turf grass. Several of the front yard gardens detailed in the book do maintain a small lawn space but most seem to have completely eliminated their lawns opting for lush garden plantings combined with hardscaping practicalities like paths, steps, fences and driveways, and, in one instance, even artificial turf, as well as fun garden features like ponds, bird houses, and sitting areas. Full color photos by Andrew Leyerle provide multiple views of the gardens, in some cases even highlighting their seasonal changes. A book for every garden style, level, and interest, Front Yard Gardens should not be missed.
This book inspired me to expand my front yard garden! April 18, 2003
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
If you want more than a plain grass lawn, but need ideas for what to do, this book is for you. Full of beautiful photography, this book will give you plenty of inspiration. Primeau discusses the advantages to replacing your grass lawn with garden. Chapters are arranged according to different garden styles. Each chapter gives some plant suggestions as well.
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