Natural Landscaping: Designing With Native Plant Communities - Couverture souple

Diekelmann, John; Schuster, Robert O.

 
9780299173241: Natural Landscaping: Designing With Native Plant Communities

Synopsis

In response to demand from landscape architects and home gardeners, Natural Landscaping returns to print in an updated and expanded second edition. It is unique in its focus on plant communities; it approaches landscape design as the establishment of natural ecosystems, rather than the mere planting of specimens. Emphasizing the natural landscapes of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, this book: * reviews landscaping principles and techniques * introduces native plant species for grasslands, savannas, forests, edge areas, & small wetlands * illustrates how to evaluate a site and plan for visual effect & maintenance * presents the issues involved in restoring bogs, ponds, and other wetlands * offers practical advice on reducing chemical use while still combatting invasive plants * addresses social, legal, design, and planting problems often encountered on residential sites * discusses natural landscaping for public parklands, civic buildings, school grounds, and corporate properties

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À propos de l?auteur

John Diekelmann is a licensed architect and a graduate landscape architect. Among his most notable projects are the architectural plans for the Adler Planetarium Extension in Chicago and the landscape master plans for the Wisconsin chapter of the Nature Conservancy. Robert Schuster is a writer and educator who has participated in many projects restoring natural plant communities. He is director of the Simonds Center for Instruction and Research in Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780070168138: Natural Landscaping: Designing With Native Plant Communities

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  007016813X ISBN 13 :  9780070168138
Editeur : McGraw Hill Higher Education, 1982
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