Home Outside: Creating the Landscape You Love
<p>Would you like to make your outdoor living spaces a beautiful, functional extension of your home?</p> <p><strong><em>Home Outside</em></strong> will give you all the big picture design concepts you need to create an outdoor paradise -- and all the step-by-step details to bring your vision to life.</p> <p>Acclaimed landscape designer and award-winning author Julie Moir Messervy takes you through seven key concepts that can help you transform your landscape -- and your lifestyle.</p> <ul> <li>Pleasure Ground</li> <li>Lay of the Land</li> <li>Big Moves</li> <li>Finding Your Comfort Zone</li> <li>Making It Flow</li> <li>Placing the Pieces</li> <li>Sensory Pleasures</li> </ul> <p>For every part of your property, the author helps you see it through the eyes of a designer -- explaining concepts in simple, understandable language and providing great tips for pulling it all together.</p> <p>You'll learn how to create a front yard that's warm and inviting to friends and neighbors. A backyard that's friendly, functional and relaxing for any kind of entertaining.</p> <p>And for those quiet moments you may need from time to time, you'll learn how to create peaceful spaces that feel like your own private sanctuary.</p> <p>With all the insights of Julie Messervy, 358 photos and 72 drawings, <strong><em>Home Outside</em></strong> delivers everything you need to make the great outdoors an important part of your home.</p>