Tells how to organize outdoor space to provide privacy, comfort, beauty, and ease of maintenance, using earth moving, plantings, and structures.

Reveals why structures like arbours, walls, fountains, pools and decks that delineate, ornament, animate and add dimensionality to a garden are so important and how to incorporate them into the landscape.

Provides ideas for creating natural and attractive garden barriers to block out unwanted noise and distractions, and includes tips on incorporating the barriers into a garden landscape and choosing the right plants for optimal privacy.

Ideas for rejuvenating a garden or starting a new one. Practical solutions for common problems like lack of space, poor soil, and impractical design. Temporary quick fixes while a garden matures. Tips for maximizing your garden's potential.

Any backyard has the potential to refresh and inspire if you know what to do. Jan Johnsen's new book, Gardentopia: Design Basics for Creating Beautiful Outdoor Spaces, will delight all garden lovers with over 130 lushly illustrated landscape design and planting suggestions. Ms. Johnsen is an admired designer and popular speaker whose hands-on approach to "co-creating with nature" will have you saying, "I can do that!'This info-packed, sumptuous book...

A gardening guide with more 170 entries containing advice on the top landscape plant selections for Arizona, with recommendations for specific varieties, and instructions on how to plant, grow, and care for Arizona's best plants.