Author: Christopher D. Hart and R. Lee Ivy

Landscape Design, Installation, and Management provides an exciting, full-color, and highly illustrated learning resource. 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.

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Landscape, Design, Installation, and Management 2e, Online Textbook

• Landscape Design, Installation, and Management
• Copyright © 2025
• Preface
• About the Authors
• • Christopher D. Hart
  • R. Lee Ivy
• Reviewers
• Acknowledgments
• New to This Edition
• Credentialing Partners and Support
• • National Association of Landscape Professionals
  • NOCTI Certifications
  • YouScience ® Industry Certifications
• Features of the Textbook
• Tools for Student and Instructor Success
• • Student Tools
  • Instructor Tools
• Brief Contents
• Contents
• Feature Contents
• • Career Connection Features
  • STEM Connection Features
  • Hands-On Landscaping Features
  • Workplace Readiness Skills Features
  • Additional Features
• Chapter 1 The Landscaping Industry
• • Chapter 1 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 1 Key Terms
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Impacts of the Landscaping Industry
  • Industry Sectors
  • Professional Organizations
  • Professional Certifications
  • Chapter 1 Summary
• Chapter 2 Workplace Skills
• • Chapter 2 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 2 Key Terms
  • Chapter 2 Introduction
  • Setting Goals
  • Applying for a Position
  • Succeeding in the Workplace
  • Communicating in the Workplace
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Chapter 2 Summary
• Chapter 3 Occupational Safety
• • Chapter 3 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 3 Key Terms
  • Chapter 3 Introduction
  • Safety and Health Agencies
  • Maintaining a Safe Workplace
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • First Aid
  • Workplace Safety Hazards
  • Shop Safety
  • Job Site and Vehicle Safety
  • Chapter 3 Summary
• Chapter 4 Tools and Equipment
• • Chapter 4 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 4 Key Terms
  • Chapter 4 Introduction
  • Tool and Equipment Safety
  • Recordkeeping
  • Measuring Devices
  • Leveling Tools
  • Handheld Impact Tools
  • Digging and Planting Tools
  • Raking and Scraping Tools
  • Material Handling Tools
  • Pruning, Grafting, and Budding Tools
  • Tools for Sharpening Blades
  • Landscaping Power Equipment
  • Large Equipment
  • Troubleshooting
  • Transportation and Hauling Equipment
  • Chapter 4 Summary
• Chapter 5 Site Evaluation and Plant Selection
• • Chapter 5 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 5 Key Terms
  • Chapter 5 Introduction
  • Evaluating the Site
  • Visiting the Site
  • Performing a Soil Analysis
  • Identifying Landscape Use
  • Rules and Regulations
  • Establishing a Budget
  • Choosing Plant Materials
  • USDA Hardiness Zones
  • AHS Heat Zones
  • Cardinal Directions
  • Chapter 5 Summary
• Chapter 6 Principles and Elements of Design
• • Chapter 6 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 6 Key Terms
  • Chapter 6 Introduction
  • Principles
  • Elements of Design
  • Site Considerations
  • Chapter 6 Summary
• Chapter 7 The Outdoor Room Concept
• • Chapter 7 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 7 Key Terms
  • Chapter 7 Introduction
  • Outdoor Rooms
  • Property Size, Layout, and Shape
  • Outdoor Room Components
  • Flooring
  • Ceilings
  • Chapter 7 Summary
• Chapter 8 Plant Production
• • Chapter 8 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 8 Key Terms
  • Chapter 8 Introduction
  • History of Production
  • Substrates
  • Plant Propagation
  • Greenhouse Plant Production
  • American Standard for Nursery Stock
  • Nursery Plant Production
  • Transplants and Soil Types
  • Quarantines
  • Patented and Trademarked Plants
  • Chapter 8 Summary
• Chapter 9 Plant Taxonomy and Physiology
• • Chapter 9 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 9 Key Terms
  • Chapter 9 Introduction
  • Plant Nomenclature
  • Scientific Classification
  • Plant Parts
  • Plant Processes
  • Plant Nutrition
  • Chapter 9 Summary
• Chapter 10 Ornamental Plants in the Landscape
• • Chapter 10 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 10 Key Terms
  • Chapter 10 Introduction
  • Trees
  • Shrubs
  • Herbaceous Perennials
  • Turfgrasses
  • Ground Covers
  • Vines
  • Edible Plants
  • Aquatic Plants
  • Geophytes
  • Additional Uses for Plants in Landscape Design
  • Chapter 10 Summary
• Chapter 11 Turfgrass Selection
• • Chapter 11 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 11 Key Terms
  • Chapter 11 Introduction
  • Turfgrass
  • Types of Lawns
  • Cool-Season Turfgrasses
  • Warm-Season Turfgrasses
  • Sustainability
  • Turfgrass Alternatives
  • Chapter 11 Summary
• Chapter 12 Turfgrass Installation and Management
• • Chapter 12 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 12 Key Terms
  • Chapter 12 Introduction
  • Methods of Establishing Turfgrass
  • Establishing a New Lawn
  • Mowing Lawns
  • Renovating a Lawn
  • Chapter 12 Summary
• Chapter 13 Landscape Lighting and Water Features
• • Chapter 13 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 13 Key Terms
  • Chapter 13 Introduction
  • Landscape Lighting
  • Power Systems
  • Lighting Fixtures
  • Lighting Techniques
  • Types of Water Features
  • Features and Components
  • Plant Materials
  • Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms
  • Constructing a Water Feature
  • Water Feature Maintenance
  • Chapter 13 Summary
• Chapter 14 Irrigation Design, Installation, and Maintenance
• • Chapter 14 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 14 Key Terms
  • Chapter 14 Introduction
  • Water Sources
  • Water Movement and Pressure
  • Irrigation System Components
  • Irrigation Systems
  • Irrigation Design
  • Installing the System
  • Maintenance and Repair
  • Chapter 14 Summary
• Chapter 15 Hardscapes
• • Chapter 15 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 15 Key Terms
  • Chapter 15 Introduction
  • Types of Hardscapes
  • Hardscape Design
  • Hardscape Materials
  • Tools and Equipment
  • Hardscape Installation
  • Chapter 15 Summary
• Chapter 16 Creating the Design
• • Chapter 16 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 16 Key Terms
  • Chapter 16 Introduction
  • Drawing Methods
  • Drafting Tools and Equipment
  • Alphabet of Lines
  • Drawing Components
  • Types of Drawings
  • Summarize Client Requirements
  • Chapter 16 Summary
• Chapter 17 Starting a Business
• • Chapter 17 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 17 Key Terms
  • Chapter 17 Introduction
  • Business Structures
  • Business Plans
  • Mission and Vision Statements
  • Setting Goals
  • Using Demographics
  • Choosing a Name
  • Accounting
  • Budgets and Costs
  • Advertising
  • Chapter 17 Summary
• Chapter 18 Pricing Landscape Projects
• • Chapter 18 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 18 Key Terms
  • Chapter 18 Introduction
  • Gathering Information
  • Site Assessment
  • Project Estimates and Bids
  • Profits and Profit Margins
  • Budgets and Costs
  • Quotes and Bids
  • Chapter 18 Summary
• Chapter 19 Client Relationships
• • Chapter 19 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 19 Key Terms
  • Chapter 19 Introduction
  • Reaching Your Target Market
  • Client Contact
  • Bid Solicitation
  • Quotes and Business Contracts
  • Project Management
  • Chapter 19 Summary
• Chapter 20 Landscape Installation
• • Chapter 20 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 20 Key Terms
  • Chapter 20 Introduction
  • Components of the Final Plan
  • Reviewing the Calculations
  • Calculating the Volume of Landscape Materials
  • The Installation Process
  • Planting Trees and Shrubs
  • Planting Bedding Plants and Vines
  • Watering
  • Cleaning Up
  • Scheduling Installation or Task Completion Times
  • Chapter 20 Summary
• Chapter 21 Landscape Management
• • Chapter 21 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 21 Key Terms
  • Chapter 21 Introduction
  • Management vs. Maintenance
  • Analysis and Treatment Assessment
  • Management Plans
  • Mulching
  • Pruning
  • Managing Annuals
  • Winterization
  • Sustainable Landscaping Management
  • Scheduling Multiple Projects
  • Chapter 21 Summary
• Chapter 22 Pest Management
• • Chapter 22 Learning Outcomes
  • Chapter 22 Key Terms
  • Chapter 22 Introduction
  • Using IPM
  • IPM Control Methods
  • Types of Pests
  • Plant Diseases
  • Vertebrates
  • Types of Pesticides
  • Pesticide Formulations
  • Pesticide Labels
  • Pesticide Application
  • Storage and Disposal
  • Chapter 22 Summary
• Appendix
• • Plants * Commonly Used in Landscape Designs
  • Plants for Wet and Dry Locations
  • Pro Tips for Pruning Landscaping Plants
  • Average Task Times
  • Writing and Understanding Binomial Nomenclature
• Glossary
• • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
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  • I
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
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  • X
• Index
• • A
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