Landscaping
Subtitle: principles & practices
By: Jack E. Ingels
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 573
ISBN-13: 9781428376410
Subjects: Landscaping industry; Landscape gardening; Landscape architecture
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : An overview of the landscape industry; title: Section 1 : Landscape designing.; title: Using drawing instruments; title: Lettering; title: Graphic materials and techniques; title: The site; title: The landscape process; title: The outdoor room concept; title: Plant selection; title: The principles of design; title: Flowers; title: Xeriscaping; title: Hardscape; title: Enrichment; title: Landscaping in the age of technology; title: Pricing the proposed design; title: Presenting a proposal; title: Section 2 : Landscape contracting.; title: Landscape calculations; title: Understanding contracts and contractors; title: Contract documents; title: Specifications; title: Human resources : the needs and opportunities; title: Installing landscape plants; title: Selecting the proper grass; title: Lawn construction; title: Landscape irrigation; title: Interior plantscaping; title: Water gardens; title: Section 3 : Landscape maintenance.; title: Maintaining landscape plants; title: Plant injuries : identification and care; title: Care of the lawn; title: Winterization of the landscape; title: Pricing landscape maintenance; title: Safety in the landscape industry; title: The final word : customer service; title: Appendixes.; title: Examples of landscape designs; title: Tools of the trade; title: Examples of plant diseases and insect injuries; title: From drawings to reality; title: Professional and trade organizations; title: Glossary