Landscaping with Stone

Learn how to incorporate the stunning beauty of natural stone into your home landscape!

• Complete guide for homeowners, beginner to advanced landscapers, and gardeners to learn how to landscape with stone
• Plan your project, get detailed stone landscaping ideas, and learn about tools, techniques, and materials
• Covers paths, patios, steps, stone and water features, rock gardens, fire pits, retaining walls, and more
• Step-by-step instructions and photos for 12 surprisingly easy DIY stone projects
• Updated edition includes a concrete bowl project, photos and descriptions of types of stone, and other updated information

Landscaping with Stone, Third Edition is your complete, accessible guide to landscape design and outdoor projects for the home and garden!

Updated with additional projects, sections detailing commonly used landscape sand, gravel, and stone materials, and more, inside these 224 pages, you'll discover xeriscapes and stone landscaping ideas, how to plan your projects, tools, techniques, and materials, microclimate considerations, stone garden tips, and much more!

Featuring a framework for stone landscaping ideas and designs — including a look at the different types of stone, sources of inspiration, and ways to think about stone in relation to other landscape elements — inside this comprehensive landscaping book, you'll also learn need-to-know tips for working with stone. Also included are 12 step-by-step projects for some of the most popular stone projects, including patios, fire pits, fountains, walls, rock gardens, and more.

Author Pat Sagui is a retired Director at Composting Association of Vermont, Inc. Technical Editor Mark Wolfe has 20 years of experience in landscaping, is a writer for HGTV and The Prudent Garden, and edited Trees, Shrubs & Hedges, 3rd Edition (Fox Chapel Publishing, 2022).

Add to the beauty of your home using natural stone, with Landscaping with Stone, Third Edition!