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Landscaping Principles and Practices

6 edition

Like the previous editions, Landscaping: Principles and Practices, sixth edition, is intended as an overview of a complex and growing industry. The text acquaints the reader with the three major areas of practice within the business -- design, installation, and management -- by organizing the chapters into three main sections. As an introductory text, Landscaping: Principles and Practices, sixth edition, is directed to traditional and nontraditional learners seeking to begin their training as landscape professionals. While much of the material covered is unquestionably horticultural, the text presents the profession first and foremost as a business. By following the text, readers progress from the basic principles of landscape design and graphics through methods of installation and maintenance to specific business practices such as recruiting, contract preparation and interpretation, estimating and pricing, and creating a safe workplace. - Preface.

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Language
English
Pages
520

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Cover of: Landscaping Principles and Practices
Landscaping Principles and Practices: The Residential Design Workbook
2009, Delmar Cengage Learning
in English
Cover of: Landscaping Principles and Practices
Landscaping Principles and Practices
March 26, 2003, Cengage Delmar Learning
Hardcover in English - 6 edition

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First Sentence

"The drawing tools of the landscape architect and the landscape designer have traditionally been the same as those of the engineering draftsperson."

Table of Contents

Introduction : An overview of the landscape industry
Section 1 : Landscape designing.
Using drawing instruments
Lettering
Graphic materials and techniques
The site
The landscape process
The outdoor room concept
Plant selection
The principles of design
Flowers
Xeriscaping
Hardscape
Enrichment
Landscaping in the age of technology
Pricing the proposed design
Section 2 : Landscape contracting.
Landscape calculations
Understanding contracts and contractors
Contract documents
Specifications
Human resources : the needs and opportunities
Installing landscape plants
Selecting the proper grass
Lawn construction
Landscape irrigation
Interior plantscaping
Section 3 : Landscape maintenance.
Maintaining landscape plants
Plant injuries : identification and care
Care of the lawn
Winterization of the landscape
Pricing landscape maintenance
Safety in the landscape industry
The final word : Customer service
Appendixes.
Examples of landscape designs
Tools of the trade
Professional and trade organizations
Glossary

Edition Notes

Published in
Clifton Park, NY

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
520
Dimensions
9.1 x 8.2 x 1 inches
Weight
2.3 pounds

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL8368660M
ISBN 10
1401834108
ISBN 13
9781401834104
LibraryThing
3368759
Goodreads
1780507

Work Identifiers

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OL8525791W

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