Garden Renovation

Take your home improvement outside! Tackle the problem areas of your yard with the logic and efficiency of Garden Renovation to create the landscape you’ve always wanted. Learn how to evaluate what you have, decide what you want, and put your plan into action.

“Delivering sensible and wide-ranging tips, this useful guide to updating any type of yard is an excellent resource for the casual or inexperienced gardener in suburban or city settings, and in particular for new homeowners.” —Library Journal starred review

“Whether the solution is a DIY project or hiring a professional, Garden Renovation will teach readers how to assess a landscape and make informed decisions about its future.” —NYBG’s Plant Talk

“Would make a particularly thoughtful housewarming gift to a new homeowner.” —The American Gardener

“Provides inspiration for turning a tired garden into an enlivening treat.” —The English Garden

“Bobbie Schwartz sets you up with all the resources you need to create a landscape that reflects pride and personality.” —Garden Gate Magazine

“Filled with 275 photos that are lovely to look at and are fodder for ideas.” —Cleveland.com

Bobbie Schwartz is the owner of Bobbie’s Green Thumb in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Her landscape signature is the use of perennials, flowering shrubs, and ornamental grasses to facilitate color and interest throughout the year. She is a certified Member and Fellow of APLD. She has won several awards for her designs, lectures nationally, and writes columns on perennials and landscape design.