TY - BOOK AU - Johnsen,Jan TI - Gardentopia: design basics for creating beautiful outdoor spaces SN - 9781682683965 AV - SB473 .J58 2019 PY - 2019///] CY - New York, NY PB - The Countryman Press, A division of W. W. Norton & Company KW - Landscape gardening KW - Landscape design N1 - Includes index; Garden design and artful accents -- Walls, patios, walks, and steps -- Theme gardens -- Color in the garden -- Plants and planting N2 - 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 information-packed, sumptuous book offers individual tips for enhancing any size landscape using 'real world' solutions. The suggestions are grouped into five categories that include Garden Design and Artful Accents, Walls, Patios, and Steps and Plants and Planting, among others. Whether you are an experienced gardener or a landscaping novice, Gardentopia will inspire you with tips such as "Soften a Corner", "Paint it Black", and "Hide and Reveal". -- ER -