Landscaping principles & practices / Jack E. Ingels, Alissa F. Smith.

Includes index.

Machine generated contents note: Section One Overview of Landscape Designing -- ch. 1 Introduction to the Landscape Industry -- ch. 2 The Principles of Design -- ch. 3 Using Drawing Instruments -- ch. 4 Lettering -- ch. 5 Graphic Materials and Techniques -- Section Two The Landscape Design Process -- ch. 6 The Landscape Process -- ch. 7 The Site -- ch. 8 Plant Selection -- ch. 9 Flowers -- ch. 10 Hardscape -- ch. 11 Enrichment -- ch. 12 Pricing the Proposed Design -- ch. 13 Presenting the Proposal -- Section Three Landscape Contracting -- ch. 14 Landscape Calculations -- ch. 15 Understanding Contracts and Contractors -- ch. 16 Specifications -- ch. 17 Human Resources: The Needs and the Opportunities -- Section Four Landscape Installation -- ch. 18 Safety in the Landscape Industry -- ch. 19 Tools of the Trade -- ch. 20 Installing Landscape Plants -- ch. 21 Selecting the Proper Grass -- ch. 22 Lawn Construction -- ch. 23 Landscape Irrigation -- Section Five Landscape Maintenance.

Note continued: ch. 24 Maintaining Landscape Plants -- ch. 25 Pruning Trees and Shrubs -- ch. 26 Plant Injuries: Identification and Care -- ch. 27 Care of the Lawn -- ch. 28 Winterization of the Landscape -- ch. 29 Pricing Landscape Maintenance -- Section Six Specialization in the Landscape Industry -- ch. 30 Landscaping in the Age of Technology -- ch. 31 Xeriscaping -- ch. 32 Interior Plantscaping -- ch. 33 Water Gardens.