Design Secrets to a Beautiful Garden
What makes a garden beautiful? Why is it that some gardens look pleasant, while others take your breath away? Why does the landscaping surrounding one home look perfunctory, while that of another makes the pulse drop and the spirit soar?
These are the questions landscape designer and writer Don Engebretson has asked himself during his years as Field Editor and garden scout for Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Engebretson believes he has discovered the answer—five design principles that are always present in America’s finest private residential gardens.
Audience members will not only learn these five key secrets, they’ll learn how to apply them to their properties in “Design Secrets to a Beautiful Yard & Garden.”
Common Gardening Myths & the Mayhem they Cause
They are as common as deer, as persistent as Japanese Beetles and as tough to wipe out as Creeping Charley: erroneous myths about garden plants, products and procedures that cost gardeners time and money while actually harming the look and health of their yards, gardens and landscapes.
In this fast-paced primer, Don dispenses the false notions created by common gardening myths by replacing error with the truth concerning fertilizers, wood mulch, landscape fabric, chemical products, lawn mower settings, planting procedures, soil amendments, and more.
