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Patio & Stone
A Sunset Design Guide

by Tom Wilhite
and the Editors of Sunset Magazine

     

If stone, tile or concrete are materials you'd like to fashion into your backyard plan, then the Sunset design guide entitled Patio & Stone by Tom Wilhite and the editors of the magazine is the book you want to consult.

A group of top landscaping professionals offer advice on how to create a beautiful, eye-catching hardscape in your backyard. There are ideas here on designing inviting patios and flagstone paths, elegant stone walls and staircases, dramatic waterfalls and fountains, and much more in this well illustrated volume.

Want to add a firepit, large boulders, raised flowerbeds or special features such as statues, hidden lighting and other accents? No problem.

The information will be found in sections devoted to water features, walls, raised beds and edgings, paths and steps, and boulders, stone accents and rock gardens.

There's also a special chapter on entryways, sideyards and driveways, plus the book comes complete with an interactive DVD that will allow you to create a design and see it from any angle in 3D view. The DVD will work on both a PC and Mac system and will allow you to create a detailed plan that will help with any special permit applications that might be necessary.

The Book

Sunset Publishing
February 2009
Softcover plus DVD
9780376013491
Miscellaneous Non-fiction / Landscaping
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The Reviewer

Bob Walch
Reviewed 2009
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