DIY Landscaper's Guide to Selecting The Right Plant

By Alex Duncan

The DIY Landscaper's Guide to Selecting The Right Plant was written to help the the budget minded homeowner select the perfect plant for their landscape project. This helpful guide includes:

- Information On Getting Started and Collecting Background Information

- Resources and Inspiration on How To Build Your Own Landscape Design and Develop The Prefect Planting List.

- A "Project Shopping Guide" To Help Select The Right Quantity and Size of Plants

- Tips on Planting, Pruning, Watering, and General Maintenance of Your New Plants

- Guidance On Where and How to Pick The Perfect Plant

- A Glossary of Commonly Used Landscape Terms

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alex Duncan
• Release date: Aug 26, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370497874

Alex Duncan

Alex Duncan is a landscape and environmental consultant currently living in Northwest Ohio. He is the co-founder of The Right Plant LLC, an online landscape consulting company focused on helping homeowners tackle any DIY landscape project. He has close to 10 years experience in the environmental and landscape sectors having worked as an environmental scientist, wetlands biologist, and garden center owner. Alex has written many scientific publications relating to habitat restoration and invasive plant species management and is an active blogger for therightplant.com.

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DIY Landscaper’s Guide to Selecting The Right Plant

Copyright 2016 The Right Plant LLC

Published by Alex Duncan at Smashwords

Table of Contents

Introduction

Getting Started: Know Your Region

Getting Started: Know Your Yard

Getting Started: Know Your Soil

Building Your Design and Planting List

Landscape Design Inspiration

Picking The Right Plant

Putting It All Together

Project Shopping Guide

What Types of Plants Are Available

How to Pick Your Plant

Where To Shop For Plants

How to Plant

Maintenance: After You Plant

Glossary

Introduction

There is a lot to consider when starting any Do It Yourself (DIY) landscaping project. In order to pick the right plant for your landscape, you need to consider soil type, site conditions, function, your personal preferences, and much, much, more. Getting the right amount of help can often be very challenging. Local garden center employees can only offer so much guidance, while hiring landscape contractors can quickly become expensive. If you're willing and able to perform the hands-on work yourself, but just need a little bit of technical guidance in choosing the right plant for you project, then this guide will help walk you through the process.

The Right Plant LLC. was founded on one straightforward principle: to Make DIY Landscaping Simple. From free guides and blog material to our soil testing services and custom