Foreword | |
Preface | |
Acknowledgements | |
Contributors | |
Preliminaries to plant use and the landscape | |
Introduction to plant use in the landscape | |
Selecting plant species, cultivars and nursery products | |
Procuring plants for landscape projects | |
Managing plant growth on landscape sites | |
Amelioration of underperforming soils | |
Soil drainage | |
Weed control in amenity landscapes | |
The long term health of plants | |
Establishment and management of trees | |
The establishment of planted nursery stock | |
Tree roots and buildings | |
Semi-mature trees | |
Trees in paving | |
Creating urban woodlands | |
Establishment and management of smaller woody plants | |
Shrub mosaics and woodland edge | |
Ground cover | |
Hedges and their management | |
Pruning shrubs | |
Climbing plants | |
Roof gardens | |
Establishment and management of herbaceous plants | |
Wildflowers in rural landscapes | |
Wildflower landscapes in the urban environment | |
Aquatic planting | |
Direct-sown annual meadows | |
Bedding plants | |
Bulbous plants for use in designed landscapes | |
Herbaceous perennials | |
Amenity and sports turf seed | |
The management of amenity grasslands | |
Index | |
Plant index | |
The color plate section can be found opposite p 172 | |
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