So You Want to Be a Garden Designer: How to Get Started, Grow, and Thrive in the Landscape Design Business - Couverture rigide

Howard, Love Albrecht

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0881929042 ISBN 13 : 9780881929041

Editeur : Timber Press, 2010

Synopsis

Every day talented and passionate gardeners think to themselves, "There must be a way to turn this into a career." So You Want to Be a Garden Designer helps them turn that dream into reality by providing the practical, step-by-step information every budding designer needs to develop and nurture a thriving garden design business. A successful, self-made garden designer herself, Love Albrecht Howard conveys not only the basic skills required for the profession, but also the crucial details that can mean the difference between success and failure. Among the many questions she explores with warmth, humor, and a big dose of reality are:

- What do I need to learn?
- How do I tackle fences, stairs, decks, and other construction projects?
- How can I avoid using chemicals?
- What's the best way to deal with challenging personalities?

With extensive photographs, practical drawings, and clearheaded advice, So You Want to Be a Garden Designer is the comprehensive manual that all garden designers will wish they'd had from the start.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Love Albrecht Howard attended the Landscape Institute of Harvard University. She owns a landscape and garden design business and teaches gardening and chemical-free land care classes through the Arnold Arboretum. She has been featured in national media. She is a member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers, is on the planning board of the Partners in Perinatal Health, and serves on the boards of several environmental non-profits.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Timber Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0881929042
• ISBN 13: 9780881929041
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 421
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible