Introduction to landscaping
Subtitle: design, construction, and maintenance
By: Ronald J. Biondo, Charles B. Schroeder.
Contributors: Schroeder, Charles B.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: AgriScience and technology series
Publisher: Interstate Publishers
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Danville, Ill
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780813431710
Subjects: Landscape gardening.; Landscape architecture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-436) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part one : Landscape design.; title: Landscape design, construction, and maintenance; title: Working with the customer; title: Analyzing the landscape site; title: Designing the landscape; title: Starting with a plan; title: Using the principles of art; title: Selecting plants for the design; title: Pricing the plan; title: Part two : Landscape construction.; title: Preparing the site for planting; title: Installing plant materials; title: Installing patios, decks, and walks; title: Installing fences and walls; title: Using light and water to enhance the landscape; title: Part three : Landscape maintenance.; title: Watering, fertilizing, and mulching woody plants; title: Pruning woody landscape plants; title: Establishing and maintaining turfgrass areas; title: Controlling pests in the landscape; title: Calculating landscape maintenance costs; title: Appendixes.; title: Mathematical conversion chart; title: Plant materials list; title: Landscape design examples; title: Professional landscape and nursery associations; title: Glossary