Plant user handbook : a guide to effective specifying / / edited by James Hitchmough and Ken Fieldhouse

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, [England] : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2004; ©2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (402 p.)
• Disciplina: 715
• Soggetto topico: Landscape plants; Planting design
• Persona (resp. second.): HitchmoughJames; FieldhouseKen
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Bulbous Plants for Use in Designed Landscapes; 25 Herbaceous Perennials; 26 Amenity and Sports Turf Seed ; 27 The Management of Amenity GrasslandsIndex; Plant Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Plant user handbook
• ISBN: 1-280-28481-1; 9786610284818; 0-470-70922-7; 1-4051-2839-9; 0-470-75720-5; 1-4051-7309-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910143449903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II