Designing Your Second Life

Chapter 7. Designing Your Homestead

Do you dream of towers and domes? Do you wish for a fountain or a koi pond? What about the design of your greenspace in general—do you want something beyond a plain, flowerless lawn?

This is the chapter to reference when it’s time to upgrade. There’s advice on selling your first piece of land and shopping intelligently for something bigger. There’s an introduction to curved, rounded construction elements for adding visual interest. But first, we will talk a little theory to explain the whys and wherefores of landscaping and microclimate. Then we’ll create a few home-and-garden examples.

Here’s the key question, ...