Plants in the Landscape

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 401 pages
• Published by: Waveland Press June 1998
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1577660188
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1577660187
• Book Dimensions: 11 x 8.3 x 1.2 inches
• Weighs: 2.6 pounds

Book Description
From design to maintenance, the Second Edition of Plants in the Landscape offers a definitive account of the functions and interrelationships of all segments of the landscape industry. It is designed for students interested in a career working with plants and for professionals who need a complete reference source for contemporary principles and practices. Beginning with a case study on site planning, landscape design, and development, Plants in the Landscape goes on to look at plant ecology and classification, aesthetic and functional design, contracting procedures, and landscape construction--including detailed coverage of the latest planting techniques. Additional topics are shown below. This highly practical edition offers more than 500 drawings and photographs.

Publisher Description
Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Booth, Basic Elements of Landscape Architectural Design (ISBN 0881334782); Dahl-Molnar, Anatomy of a Park: The Essentials of Recreation Area Planning and Design, Third Edition (ISBN 1577662806); Kohnke-Franzmeier, Soil Science Simplified, Fourth Edition (ISBN 0881338133); Murphy, Landscape Architecture Theory: An Evolving Body of Thought (ISBN 1577663578); and Powell-Rossetti, The Healthy Indoor Plant: A Guide to Successful Indoor Gardening (ISBN 1577661575).