Landscaping : principles and practices

Ingels, Jack E.

Landscaping : principles and practices / Jack E. Ingels, Alissa F. Smith - Eighth edition - xv, 498 pages : illustrations (chiefly color)

Includes index.

Section one. Overview of landscape designing Chapter 1. Introduction to the landscape industry Chapter 2. The principles of design Chapter 3. Using drawing instruments Chapter 4. Lettering Chapter 5. Graphic materials and techniques Section two. The landscape design process Chapter 6. The landscape process Chapter 7. The site Chapter 8. Plant selection Chapter 9. Flowers Chapter 10. Hardscape Chapter 11. Enrichment Chapter 12. Pricing the proposed design Chapter 13. Presenting the proposal Section three. Landscape contracting Chapter 14. Landscape calculations Chapter 15. Understanding contracts and contractors Chapter 16. Specifications Chapter 17. Human resources : the needs and the opportunities Section four. Landscape installation Chapter 18. Safety in the landscape industry Chapter 19. Tools of the trade Chapter 20. Installing landscape plants Chapter 21. Selecting the proper grass Chapter 22. Lawn construction Chapter 23. Landscape irrigation Section five. Landscape maintenance Chapter 24. Maintaining landscape plants Chapter 25. Pruning trees and shrubs Chapter 26. Plant injuries : identification and care Chapter 27. Care of the lawn Chapter 28. Winterization of the landscape Chapter 29. Pricing landscape maintenance Section six. Specialization in the landscape industry Chapter 30. Landscaping in the age of technology Chapter 31. Xeriscaping Chapter 32. Interior plantscaping Chapter 33. Water gardens

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