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9781405173094

Plant User Handbook: A Guide to Effetive Specifying

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  • ISBN13:

    9781405173094

  • ISBN10:

    1405173092

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2008-06-01
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

An invaluable reference source on soft landscape specification for professional landscapers. Each topic is written by a leading specialist in the field and covers technical data with practical guidance. Ecological characteristics, selection, procurement, elements of planting design, site preparation, establishment and maintenance are all considered.

Table of Contents

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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