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From garden tools to livestock housing, from planters to lawn furniture, practical projects for the homestead, yard and garden. An enormous thick and thorough tomb by the editor...

Lots of great inspiration for the vintage modernist, showing how the California modernists handled the garage and carport dilemma. Another great California mid-century design re...

Excellent condition with wonderful black and white vintage illustrations and some color photos. Includes all basics as well as special sections on flower boxes, greenhouses, soi...

From the dust jacket: Following the rule that "good design is always basically simple and architectural" the author has avoided cluttered and banal designs. Wonderful for its fu...

A midcentury modern guide to 101 original outdoor projects notable for the fact that the projects are designed by architects and designers like R. Christoforo, and Alan Liddle. ...

"...an attempt to describe the wide variety of ornament that has been made for gardens and parks, and to relate this ornament to the aesthetic and social changes that have affec...

Exceptional look at mid century modern landscaping design circa 1961-1965. Modern landscape and patio design compliment mid century architectural examples. 80 pages. Excellent m...

A complete and oversize 300 plus page guide with how-to drawings, plans, diagrams and over 100 helpful black and white photos, most with a mid-century modernist sensibility. Lig...

Vintage desgins for garden work areas and planting areas with excellent drawings and plans, as well as photos.

Information on buying and building a kit greenhouse; building plans for nine greenhouses, including two solar models; techniques for controlling temperature, humidity, and light...

Terrific, thick and thorough building guide with plans, details and instructions for a full range of outdoor projects. The author seems to poo poo modern architecture for its se...

Notable for the quantity and quality of photographs of mid-century modern landscape design. Examples by the foremost landscape architects of the era, including Thomas Church, Do...

Step-by-Step construction details. 245 pictures and plans for low level decks, hillside decks, engawa, rooftop decks. A- Very good condition.

Lath, plastic, canvas, metal, reed screens, bamboo, vines. Hundreds of design ideas for mid century modern patios. 2nd edition. This is the 1964 edition. You may receive a later...

Illustrated do-it-yourself guide shows everything you need to know to plan and build virtually any tiype of deck or patio from an ultra-modern multilevel plank deck to "bargain ...

Exceptional look at mid century modern landscaping design circa 1961-1965. Modern landscape and patio design complement mid century architectural examples. 80 pages. Excellent m...

A thick and thorough textbook and reference manual covering the basic technology of building the contemporary landscape. Takes a design-oriented approach to the technology of co...

The now classic mid century text by John Ormsbee Simonds. An excellent and thorough look at the landscape design sensibility of the era. The intelligence and philosophy of moder...

A basic landscaping guide including planning, combining plants with structures, remodeling and plant selection. Appealing for it's late mid-century modern styles.

Exceptional look at mid century modern landscaping design circa 1956-1961. Modern landscape and patio design complement mid century architectural examples. 192 pages. Excellent ...