bFrom the hosts of Bravo's iBackyard Envyi comes a beautifully photographed guide to converting your outdoor space into an enviable oasis, whether you have a backyard, brownstone patio, or three-season porch.b pDubbed the plantfluencers by the iNew York Timesi, Mel Brasier, Garrett Magee, and James DeSantis, owners of the Manscapers landscaping company, do more than plant, mulch, and manicure a garden they look at the space just as interior designers do a room, considering the aesthetics and the way people live in it. Now they show you how to apply familiar interior design principles to your outdoors, including plibDeciding on a conceptb to help direct the mood of your spacelilibZoning your spaceb into functional areas, such as for lounging, cooking, or entertaininglilibDefining the areasb with furniture and hardscaping like fencing, decking, pools, planters, pergolas, and pathwayslilibBringing in the greenb, including plants that are both functional privacy shrubs and shade trees and