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The most comprehensive source of inspired design ideas and practical solutions for all landscaping and outdoor living spaces. Practical design advice as well as over 350 innovative ideas combine to give homeowners the only sourcebook they'll need to make smart design, buying, and installation decisions. Landscaping improvements and creating outdoor living spaces continue to be strong sectors of the home DIY market. In this complete revision of the original Landscaping Ideas That Work (2013) , award-winning landscape designer and author Julie Moir Messervy provides homeowners with design strategies for combining elements and creating spaces that work for them and their home; tips for working effectively with landscaping professionals; innovative ideas for transforming all aspects of their yard into inviting outdoor spaces; and strategies for designing more sustainable landscapes and gardens.
About the Author
With over three decades of experience, eight books, and numerous high-profile lectures, Julie Moir Messervy is an innovative leader in landscape and garden design theory and practice. Julie and her award-winning studio, JMMDS, offer full-service landscape architecture and design for residences and organizations, as well as an online landscape design service. For information about the Home Outside® online service, visit www.homeoutside.com.With the online design service and free Home Outside landscape design app (available in the iTunes and Google Play stores for smartphones and tablets) , Julie and JMMDS are pioneering new ways to bring good landscape design to homeowners everywhere. Julie's most recent book, Landscaping Ideas That Work (Taunton Press, January 2014) , is her most practical book yet, offering a host of visual ideas as well as design tips, before-and-after images, case studies, and essential information for homeowners. Her first book, Contemplative Gardens (Howell Press, 1990) , was named "one of the ten best garden books of the year" by The New York Times. Her second book, The Inward Garden (Little, Brown and Company, 1995) , won the Garden Writers Association of America Gold Medal in 1996. Her third book, The Magic Land, was proclaimed a "delight" by Yo-Yo Ma and "a companion for inspired daydreaming" by The Boston Globe. Julie's fourth book, written in partnership with architect Sarah Susanka, Outside the Not So Big House (The Taunton Press, 2006) , is a consistent best-seller on Amazon.com and ranked at the top of bookseller lists in Canada. Her fifth book, Home Outside: Creating the Landscape You Love (The Taunton Press, 2009) , received the Garden Writers Association 2010 Gold Medal for Best Book Writing. In 2009, she published The Toronto Music Garden, an in-depth guide to the conception and creation of this award-winning three-acre public garden, designed by Julie in collaboration with eminent cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Julie's vision for composing landscapes of beauty and meaning is furthering the evolution of landscape design and changing the way people create and enjoy their outdoor surroundings. Visit her at www.jmmds.com for her news, blog, design portfolio, and upcoming lectures and events.Many people ask how to pronounce Julie Moir Messervy's name. Moir rhymes with "lawyer"; Messervy is pronounced "meh-SIR-vee."
