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Title: Poolscaping: Gardening and Landscaping Around Your Swimming Pool and Spa by Catriona Tudort. Erler, Catriona Tudor Erler ISBN: 1-58017-385-3 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Covers swimming pool decor and appropriate landscaping
Comment: Transform the swimming pool of a backyard into a Tuscan paradise with tiles and flowering plants, or create a pool with a beach-like presence filled with beach plants: that's the idea of Pool Scaping, a title which covers both swimming pool decor and appropriate landscaping around it. Pool Scaping is a lovely guide which covers the specifics of plants in a water surrounding.
Rating: 4
Summary: Professional and to the point
Comment: The writer starts out with "Swimming pools have come a long way from the turquoise water holes surrounded by stark paving. Increasingly pools are being integrated into the design of the house and garden..."
I'm happy to see a book on this topic, especially one written by an accomplished writer and photographer. Many garden swimming pools stand out like a sore thumb - a harsh rectangle of Hollywood blue water with cold tile edges. They're lovely and cool in hot weather, but UGLY. Anything that helps to change or disguise this is all good.
The writer has many suggestions for doing just this. She addresses in depth topics such as decking, enclosures, structures, furniture and plantings. She has researched and offers suggestions for problems such as awkward rocky sites and the need to have an enclosure around the pool that doesn't block the view or make the place look like a prison.
It was good to see a generous number of pages given to plants and plantings - everything from container planting to landscaping the entire site. The writer also focuses on planning ahead when installing a pool or landscaping around it, and on matters relating to the budget. Both are very important and often overlooked.
The writer obviously has an encyclopedic knowledge of her topic and her writing is crisp and to-the-point. She understands the issues facing people who want to integrate their pool into their garden and addresses them directly. Her photographs illustrate her points with relevance and clarity. I'd recommend this book to anyone trying to add some style and class to a garden with a swimming pool.
Rating: 5
Summary: Read the Content!
Comment: I was a little disapointed when I first got this book as the photos weren't all eye-popping fancy layouts - BUT - - I have found the book surprisingly good to read!! I've been up late every night pouring over it's content. It's written very, very well and you will learn some great hints, regardless of budget. I am so pleased I decided to write a review (which I've never done). I hope the authors continue to write on this suject! It's a GREAT BOOK! Thank you!
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Title: Swimming Pools & Spas by Jim McRae, Pierre Home-Douglas, Sunset Books ISBN: 0376016094 Publisher: Sunset Pub Co Pub. Date: January, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Pools (Good Idea Series) by Haike Falkenberg, Christina Montes, Cristina Montes, Fanny Tagavi ISBN: 0823020975 Publisher: Loft Pubns Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: New American Swimming Pool: Innovations in Design and Construction: 40 Case Studies by James Trulove ISBN: 0823031756 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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Title: Dream Pools by Deborah K. Dietsch ISBN: 1586630385 Publisher: Friedman/Fairfax Publishing Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: House Beautiful Pools by Christine Pittel ISBN: 158816022X Publisher: Hearst Books Pub. Date: 28 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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