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UNINA9910143449903321 |
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Titolo |
Plant user handbook : a guide to effective specifying / / edited by James Hitchmough and Ken Fieldhouse |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford, [England] : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2004 |
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©2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-28481-1 |
9786610284818 |
0-470-70922-7 |
1-4051-2839-9 |
0-470-75720-5 |
1-4051-7309-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (402 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Landscape plants |
Planting design |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Plant User Handbook; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributors; I. Preliminaries to Plant Use and the Landscape; 1 Introduction to Plant Use in the Landscape; 2 Selecting Plant Species, Cultivars and Nursery Products; 3 Procuring Plants for Landscape Projects; II. Managing Plant Growth on Landscape Sites; 4 Amelioration of Underperforming Soils; 5 Soil Drainage; 6 Weed Control in Amenity Landscapes; 7 The Long-term Health of Plants; III. Establishment and Management of Trees; 8 Establishment of Planted Nursery Stock; 9 Tree Roots and Buildings; 10 Semi-mature Trees |
11 Trees in Paving12 Creating Urban Woodlands; IV. Establishment and Management of Smaller Woody Plants; 13 Shrub Mosaics and Woodland Edge; 14 Ground Cover; 15 Hedges and their Management; 16 Pruning Shrubs; 17 Climbing Plants; 18 Roof Gardens; V. Establishment and Management of Herbaceous Plants; 19 Wildflowers in Rural Landscapes; 20 Wildflower Landscapes in the Urban Environment; 21 Aquatic Planting; 22 Direct-sown Annual Meadows; 23 Bedding Plants; 24 |
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Bulbous Plants for Use in Designed Landscapes; 25 Herbaceous Perennials; 26 Amenity and Sports Turf Seed |
27 The Management of Amenity GrasslandsIndex; Plant Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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