Garden Stone: Creative Ideas, Practical Projects, and Inspiration for Purely Decorative UsesWhen a garden includes stone, you can almost hear its gentle rumble. Evoking the very origins of our planet, stone symbolizes permanence and stability. The artful combination of plants and stonework, with all of their contrasting colors, textures, and shapes, brings drama, serenity, and even whimsy to gardens and landscapes. In Garden Stone, you'll learn how to use stone in combination with plants to create steps or walls, define boundaries, and set the mood for the garden you want to create. Stone enhances every garden setting. A collection of herbs and vegetables appears more abundant in stone beds, the wetness of water is intensified when framed in stone, and fine-textured foliage seems even more dainty in the company of gently undulating stones. Garden Stone shows how to create an authentic alpine rock garden, a dry streambed planted with water-conserving plants, a practical stone walkway, and a simple stone labyrinth for a walking meditation. This book inspires gardeners to employ the interactions of stone, plants, soil, water, and light in creating a place of enduring beauty. Illustrating the book are more than 200 color photographs of lush gardens and close-ups of garden plants by noted garden photographer Dency Kane. Instructional line drawings provide the practical information you need to complete stone projects. Hard back. 239 pages. 10 +" x 8 +". Color photos and line drawings. Free Shipping! For phone orders call Toll-Free 1 - 866 - 596 - 9982.