Landscape design, construction, and maintenance
By: Ronald J. Biondo, Charles B. Schroeder
Contributors: Schroeder, Charles B.
Edition: Rev. 3rd ed.
Series: Interstate AgriScience & Technology series; AgriScience and technology series
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 476
ISBN-13: 9780133626384
Subjects: Landscape design; Landscape gardening; Landscape architecture; Aménagement paysager; Jardins; Architecture; Architecture du paysage
Notes: Originally published as Introduction to landscaping : design, construction, and maintenance.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 472-473) and index.
Table of contents: title: Landscape methods; title: Working with the customer; title: Analyzing the landscape site; title: Designing the landscape; title: Starting with a plan; title: Using the principals of art; title: Selecting plants for the design; title: Pricing the plan; title: Preparing the site for planting; title: Installing plant materials; title: Turfgrass establishment; title: Installing patios, decks, and walks; title: Installing fences and walls; title: Using light and water to enhance the landscape; title: Watering, fertilizing, and mulching woody plants; title: Pruning woody landscape plants; title: Maintaining turfgrass areas; title: Managing pests in the landscape; title: Calculating landscape maintenance costs; title: Appendixes. Mathematical conversion chart ; Plant materials list ; Landscape design examples ; Professional landscape and nursery associations.