A Kids Guide To Landscape Design

Author : Marylou Kjelle
Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612282571
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Kid's Guide to Landscape Design written by Marylou Kjelle and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landscaping—designing a garden for a particular space—is a lot like creating a work of art. From an ordinary piece of land, you can create a setting that invites people to stop for a minute, rest, and admire its beauty. Follow these step-by-step instructions for selecting a location and designing your garden; adding borders and a dramatic focal point; choosing the best plants for your design, soil, and climate; and caring for your landscape once everything is in place. Keep track of all your plantings with personalized seed markers you can make yourself. The end result will be an attractive garden space that you can call your own.

Author : Rita Buchanan
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618055906
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taylor's Master Guide to Landscaping written by Rita Buchanan and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals the vital components of landscape design, offering advice on choosing a site, selecting plants, creating garden accessories, and maintaining a landscape.

Author : Tony Bertauski
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478647477
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Designing the Landscape written by Tony Bertauski and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every professional landscape designer develops his or her own design process, emphasizing some steps while minimizing or eliminating others. It’s important to learn every aspect of the process before getting on the job. Bertauski’s comprehensive and readable Designing the Landscape presents every facet of the design experience from client interviews and concepts through presenting and pricing a master plan, so students can learn what works and what doesn’t when they still have the time and opportunity to make valuable mistakes. The author’s focus on topics that foster understanding of the functionality and aesthetics of design equips students with skills they need to be effective designers. While residential design is emphasized, many concepts and steps can be applied to commercial projects.

Author : Kelleann Foster
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470640014
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Becoming a Landscape Architect written by Kelleann Foster and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-05-20 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore exciting options for a career in landscape architecture Blending aesthetics and environmental consciousness, landscape architecture is one of the fastest growing fields, according to the US Department of Labor. Becoming a Landscape Architect gives you a comprehensive survey of the field as it is practiced today, and explains how to get started and how to succeed in this exciting, creative, and in-demand profession. Featuring more than thirty-five interviews with leading landscape architects and more than 250 illustrations, the guide covers everything an aspiring landscape architect needs to know- from education and training, design specialties, and work settings to preparing an effective portfolio and finding a job in residential, ecological, commercial, and parks design. Complete guide to the profession of landscape architecture, one of today's fastest growing fields More than thirty-five interviews with leading landscape designers and educators give you an idea of what it's really like to work as a landscape architect Over 250 striking illustrations and a lively interior make the book visually appealing as well as informative Explains different educational paths and their prerequisites and requirements Author Kelleann Foster is Associate Professor and Assistant Department Head, Department of Landscape Architecture, Pennsylvania State University and Managing Partner, Visual Interactive Communications Group

Author : Ortho Books
Publisher : Ortho Books
ISBN 13 : 9780897215077
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Complete Guide to Landscaping written by Ortho Books and published by Ortho Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Homeowners who want practical information, ideas and solutions will find this guide an unmatched resource; Creative design solutions and plant selection lists for a variety of landscape situations; Inspiring photographs and illustrations provide easy-to-follow instructions; Installation procedures for every landscape planting project; Helpful hints and do-it-yourself techniques from America's leading gardening and landscaping authority.

Author : Jane Bath
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Landscape Design Answer Book written by Jane Bath and published by . This book was released on 2006-09-12 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing specifically for new homeowners and those planning renovations, Bath pulls from her twenty-five-plus years of experience helping thousands of clients. Even though Bath faces a wide range of landscape design situations in her work, the solutions to these important landscape problems remain constant. That's why The Landscape Design Answer Book is unique. Bath reduces the subject of landscape design to about three hundred specific design problems (or goals) a homeowner may face--and provides solutions that can be universally applied.

Author : Denise Wiles Adams
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604690402
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Home Landscapes written by Denise Wiles Adams and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there’s no shortage of information on restoring and maintaining the historical integrity of period homes, until now there has been no authoritative reference that provides comparable information for landscapes. American Home Landscapes is a comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to recreating nearly 400 years of historical landscape design and adapting them to modern needs. You will first learn how to research design elements for a particular property. Each of the following chapters focuses on the design characteristics of six well-defined historical periods, beginning with the Colonial period and ending with the last decades of the twentieth century. Each section features the most prominent landscape features of each era, such as paths, driveways, fences, hedges, seating, and accessories. Extensive bibliographic resources and historically accurate plant lists round out the text. Whether the goal is to create a meticulously accurate period landscape or simply to evoke the look of a bygone era, you’ll find the tools you need in American Home Landscapes.

Author : Vanessa Gardner Nagel
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 0881929433
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Garden Design written by Vanessa Gardner Nagel and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2010-08-18 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designing a garden is a complex task. Where do you start? What kind of skills do you need? What are the logical steps in creating a design? How do you communicate your ideas to a client, and how do you accommodate a client’s requests while maintaining the integrity of the project? The answers to these questions, and many more, can all be found in Understanding Garden Design. Most books on garden design focus on only one or a few aspects of garden design—choosing plants or creating a hardscape, for example. This comprehensive, accessible book lays out the entire process from start to finish in clear, precise language that avoids the pitfalls of “designspeak.” In fact, garden owners and clients of garden designers who want to understand more about the designer’s craft will be able to profit from the book’s lessons. Among the many topics covered are how to document a site, how to determine what a client needs and wants from the garden, how to take architectural features into consideration, how to think about circulation and lay out paths, how to use basic design principles, how to work with plants, and how to create a final design. Practical aspects are clearly laid out, including working with contractors and staying on top of the various phases of construction. This thorough handbook is profusely illustrated with helpful photographs and diagrams. A particularly interesting tool is the hypothetical garden plan that appears in each chapter to show how to apply the topics at hand. A practical, logical approach to the planning, design, and installation of a garden, this volume will be an invaluable resource for students, landscape professionals, and garden designers.

Author : Kimberly Duffy Turner
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0393706249
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Botany for Designers written by Kimberly Duffy Turner and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Botany 101 for professionals who want a summary of planting design fundamentals. Plants are among the most important materials for effective landscape design. Yet the fundamentals of plant biology and growth; their morphology, color, and functional assets; and details such as planting, pruning techniques, and maintenance practices are surprisingly absent from our education and training, which tend to focus on other core principles like drainage, grading, and spatial relationships. What do you need to know about how plants grow and function? How can you determine appropriate plants for a particular site? How can you use their distinct design features effectively? What are the real design considerations to keep in mind? This book—a Botany 101 course for professionals and students alike—walks you through all the answers, equipping you with the ability to be not just an informed landscape designer but also an effective planting designer. Kimberly Duffy Turner, a landscape architect and horticulturalist, explains the essentials of planting design, exploring form and function and showing how various characteristics of plants and trees—shape, pigment, leaf veination, texture, fragrance, sound, height, and more—can be used to achieve effective site-appropriate designs. Specifying appropriate plant material and examining stock at the nursery—drawing up a planting schedule of the species or cultivar, sizes, and quantities—and evaluating modes of transplantation (when to ask for bare root, balled and burlapped, or containerized) are other key “on-the-job” concepts covered. A chapter on green design outlines some of the sustainable trends in botany: the role of LEED certification in landscape design; mitigating environmental problems with plants and open space; the emergence of green roofs and vertical gardens; biomimicry; and sensitive material selection, like composite wood products and plant-derived, soy-based paints. Both a handy appendix of common Latin and Greek terms used in horticulture and a comprehensive list of plant palettes are included. With more than 150 color photographs and schematic drawings illustrating key strategies, Botany for Designers is the professional’s go-to guide, showing you how an appreciation of plant fundamentals can lead to more inspired, well-designed landscapes.

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465470786
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Landscape Design written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be inspired to imagine the garden of your dreams with this guide that will help you plan, build, and plant your perfect outdoor space. Whether you're aiming for a total redesign or targeting a specific area, Encyclopedia of Landscape Design offers fresh and achievable ideas for every gardener: grasp the fundamentals of landscape and garden design, find a style that's right for you, and create the structures and planting plans to bring your ideas to life. Produced by a team of award-winning horticultural experts, Encyclopedia of Landscape Design offers extensive design inspiration backed up with solid practical content, including step-by-step landscape structures and planting techniques.