Synopses & Reviews
This workbook accompanies the newly reorganized and updated fifth edition of Landscaping Principles and Practices, which offers a comprehensive introduction to landscape management. New material covers such current topics as xeriscaping and landscape calculations to provide students with the latest in landscaping techniques and management. Excellent for launching students into landscaping careers!
Synopsis
This new edition presents the latest on all aspects of landscaping. The text includes updated material on xeriscaping, computer applications, total quality management, specifications, contracts, and much more.
About the Author
An Instructor in the public school system for over 25 years. He has taught Agriscience and Horticulture Technology in four different schools, and served as Curator of Horticulture at the Roper Mountain Science Center in Greenville, South Carolina for five years.
Table of Contents
Landscape Designing, Using Drawing Instruments, Lettering, Graphic Materials and Techniques, Site Analysis,The Landscape Process, The Outdoor Room Concept, Plant Selection, The Principles of Design, Flowers, Xeriscaping, Enclosure, Surfacing, Enrichment, Computers in Design,Pricing Designs, Landscape Contracting, Landscape Calculations, Understanding Contracts and Contractors, Contract Documents, Specifications, Plant Installation, Selecting the Proper Lawn Grass, Lawn Construction, Landscape Irrigation, Interior Plantscapes, Landscape Maintenance, Maintaining Landscape Plants, Care of the Lawn, Winterization of the Landscape, Pricing Landscape Maintenance, Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, Glossary, Index