Landscape Design, Installation, and Management, 1st Edition
Featuring up-to-date coverage of today's landscape industry, Landscape Design, Installation, and Management engages students with practical information and a highly visual approach. The text methodically develops an understanding of Green Industry practices, safety, design principles, design processes, producing and selecting plants, the business side of landscaping, and landscape installation and maintenance.
Table of Contents
Abbreviated Contents
Landscape Design, Installation, and Management, 1st Edition
- Welcome to Landscape Design, Installation, and Management
- Front Matter
- 1 - The Landscaping Industry
- 2 - Workplace Skills
- 3 - Occupational Safety
- 4 - Tools and Equipment
- 5 - Site Evaluation and Plant Selection
- 6 - Principles and Elements of Design
- 7 - The Outdoor Room Concept
- 8 - Plant Production
- 9 - Plant Taxonomy and Physiology
- 10 - Ornamental Plants in the Landscape
- 11 - Turfgrass Selection
- 12 - Turfgrass Installation and Management
- 13 - Landscape Lighting and Water Features
- 14 - Irrigation Design, Installation, and Maintenance
- 15 - Hardscapes
- 16 - Creating the Design
- 17 - Starting a Business
- 18 - Pricing Landscape Projects
- 19 - Client Relationships
- 20 - Landscape Installation
- 21 - Landscape Management
- 22 - Pest Management
- Appendix
- Glossary
- Index