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Plants in the Landscape

Second Edition

 

Philip L. Carpenter and Theodore D. Walker

 

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.

Booth, Basic Elements of Landscape Architectural Design

Dahl-Molnar, Anatomy of a Park, 3/E

Murphy, Landscape Architecture Theory

$63.95 list, 401 pages

10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-018-8

13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-018-7

© 1990

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Table of Contents

 

Part I. MAN AND THE LANDSCAPE

1. Site Planning, Landscape Design, and Development

2. Historical Perspective of Landscape Development

3. The Landscape Industry

Part II. LANDSCAPE PLANTS

4. Plant Communities

5. Plants and Their Environments

6. The Classification and Origins of Landscape Plants

Part III. ARRANGING PLANTS IN THE LANDSCAPE

7. Basic Principles of Planting Design

8. Functional and Aesthetic Uses of Plants in Design

9. The Process of Design with Plants

Part IV. PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LANDSCAPE PLANS

10. Preparation of Planting Plans and Specifications

11. Cost Estimation for Landscape Construction

12. Contracting Procedures and Bidding

Part V. LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION

13. Site Modification

14. The Planting and Establishment of Woody Plant Material

15. Installing Turf, Ground Cover, and Herbaceous Plants

Part VI. MAINTAINING THE LANDSCAPE

16. Maintaining the Landscape Site

17. Physical Care of Woody Plant Material

18. The Control of Insects, Diseases, and Weeds

Part VII. INTEGRATIVE LANDSCAPING

19. Plants in the Landscape