Landscaping
Subtitle: principles and practices
By: Jack E. Ingels.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Delmar Publishers
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 426
Subjects: Landscape architecture.; Landscape gardening.; Landscaping industry.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : An overview of the landscape industry; title: Landscape designing.; title: Using drawing instruments; title: Lettering; title: Graphic materials and techniques; title: Analyzing the landscape site; title: The landscape process; title: The outdoor room concept; title: Plant selection; title: The principles of design; title: Flowers; title: Xeriscaping; title: Enclosure materials; title: Surfacing materials; title: Enrichment; title: Computers in design; title: Pricing the proposed design; title: Landscape contracting.; title: Landscape calculations; title: Understanding contracts and contractors; title: Contract documents; title: Specifications; title: Installing landscape plants; title: Selecting the proper grass; title: Lawn construction; title: Landscape irrigation; title: Interior plantscaping; title: Landscape maintenance.; title: Maintaining landscape plants; title: Care of the lawn; title: Winterization of the landscape; title: Pricing landscape maintenance; title: The final word : customer service; title: Appendixes.; title: Examples of landscape designs; title: Tools of the trade; title: Professional and trade organizations; title: Glossary