16 — Friday, June 12, 1992 - North Shore News

Landscaping guide perfect
for the do-it-yourselfer

Northwest Landscaping — A practical guide to creating the garden you
have always wanted, By Michael Munro, Pubi. by Alaska Northwest
Books, 1992, 192 pp., $21.95 soft cover

OVER THE years I have been collecting books on garden-

ing for my library.

Many recent publications make
great coffee table editions or in-
teresting books to glance through
but lack the detail most amateur
gardeners are looking for without
getting overwhelmed by Latin
names. Books published in
California or eastern North
America describe garden practices
and plant material that are not
applicable to our northwest coast
climate.

It was therefore with pleasure
that I had the chance to review
Northwest Landscaping, a beok
written for the western homeown-
er who wants to be a do-it-
yourself landscaper.

The book is thoughtfully laid
out in a sequential way with each
chapter devoted co a particular
task. If the material presented is
insufficient for the reader’s inter-
est, the author gives a series of
references for further reading.

The writing style is simple and
flows easily. There is technical
language used to help the reader
understand the landscaping trade,
but the terms are always used in
an explanatory way to help the
beginner.

In the section on planning and
construction there are many prac-
tical suggestions with lists of op-

By Roy Jonsson
Contributing Writer

tions for different locations and
styles of gardens. This section,
along with others, is well il-
lustrated with black and white
photographs and_three-dimen-
sional diagrams.

One helpful suggestion is a list
of safety tips for the homeowner
who may not appreciate the prob-
lems related to landscape con-
struction.

Unlike many authors, Michael
Munro is very specific about plant
names and varieties when setting
out options for garden plans. He
always uses both the common and
Latin names for the plants and
provides an excellent plant list,
grouped by category, at the end of
the book. The index also lists both
common and Latin names.

Eight pages of high-quality
color prints in the centre of the
book add some interest to the
black and white format but would
be more effective if the captions
were not keyed on the following
page.

Northwest Landscaping would
be a very useful book for the

beginning gardener or the do-it-
yourself homeowner, a welcome
addition to anyone's book collec-
tion,

-— By Roy Jonsson, a horticultur-
al consultant who lives in North
Vancouver.

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