Description
Book SynopsisLandscape architects, design professionals and contractors alike require a good working knowledge of how to achieve plant establishment under a variety of conditions and situations. Overlooking the physiological needs of plants can lead to potential problems that can have negative financial and design impacts. Plants and Planting on Landscape Sites is a practical book giving practitioners in landscape design the essential horticultural knowledge and concepts needed to understand the limits of the material they are working with and make informed decisions. From specification to supervision, this book provides concrete advice along with practical examples for each stage of a typical project. It contains sections on: the landscape site; selecting, assessing and purchasing plants; understanding nursery practice; forms and types of transplant traded; seeds and direct seeding; pre-planting site work; transplanting; and care in the establishment phase. Specially commissioned high quality line diagrams and full colour photographs are used throughout to demonstrate meaning and give examples. Peter Thoday is an experienced consultant, international lecturer in landscape management, and past president of The Institute of Horticulture, who has had numerous roles in high-profile projects, such as Horticultural Director of the Eden Project. Written by an expert, this book is as an essential tool for landscape architects, project managers, contractors and nursery managers.
Trade Review"When designing the Eden Project, I was working alongside Peter...he was a gentle and authoritative guide, as he is in this book. Easy to read and containing sensible, practical advice for anyone involved with commercial landscape planting...this book will calmly explain the issues you are facing and how to make decisions during initial assessment, design, specification and execution of work site."--Dominic Cole, Dominic Cole Landscape Architects, UK
Table of Contents-: Preface 1: Introduction 2: Landscape Sites 3: The Plants 4: Background to the Plants we Use 5: Selecting, Assessing and Purchasing Landscape Plants 6: Understanding Nursery Practice 7: Forms and Types of Transplant Traded 8: Seeds and Direct Seeding 9: Site Work before Planting 10: Transplanting and Seeding 11: Care in the Establishment Phase
