The planting design handbook / Nick Robinson ; illustrations by Jia-Hua Wu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robinson, Nick, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Planting design.

Landscape design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT, USA : Ashgate, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1992, Nick Robinson's Planting Design Handbook has since become widely used as a definitive text on landscape architecture courses throughout the world. This second edition still provides a complete examination of both the principles and the practice of design with plants, for public, institutional and private landscapes, but is fully revised and updated, taking account of developments in professional practice and reflecting a variety of media which are currently used. The layout of the book is clearer and more spacious, with colour illustrations. While retaining the beauty

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Figures; Plates; Tables; Acknowledgements; Preface to the Second Edition; Introduction; PART 1: PRINCIPLES; PART 2: PROCESS; PART 3: PRACTICE; References and Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [280]-283) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-09643-1

9786611096434

0-7546-8000-2

OCLC:

437113690