TY - BOOK AU - Ingels, Jack E. TI - Landscaping: principles and practices SN - 9781401834104 U1 - 712 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Australia, Singapore PB - Thomson Delmar learning KW - Landscaping industry KW - Landscape architecture KW - Landscape gardening N1 - Contents SECTION 1: Landscape design 2 Chapter 1: Using drawing instruments 4 Chapter 2: Lettering 14 Chapter 3: Graphic materials and techniques 27 Chapter 4: The site 59 Chapter 5: The landscape process 76 Chapter 6: The outdoor room concept 87 Chapter 7: Plant selection Chapter 8: The principles of design 139 Chapter 9: Flowers 161 Chapter 10: Xeriscaping 172 Chapter 11: Hardscape 190 Chapter 12: Enrichment 220 Chapter 13: Landscaping in the age of technology 231 Chapter 14: Pricing the proposed design 243 SECTION 2: Landscape contracting 258 Chapter 15: Landscape calculations Chapter 16: Understanding contracts and contractors 260 Chapter 17: Contract documents 285 Chapter 18: Specifications Chapter 19: Human resources: the needs and opportunities Chapter 20: Installing landscape plants Chapter 21: Selecting the proper grass Chapter 22: Lawn construction Chapter 23: Landscape irrigation Chapter 24. Interior plantscaping SECTION 3: Landscape maintenance Chapter 25: Maintaining landscape plants Chapter 26: Plant injuries: identification and care Chapter 27: Care of the lawn Chapter 28: Winterization of the landscape 437 Chapter 29: Pricing landscape maintenance 454 Chapter 30: Safety in the landscape industry 467 ; Glossary : p. 479-487 . _ Index : p. 488-498 ER -