附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
I. Preliminaries to plant use and the landscape -- 1. Introduction to plant use in the landscape / James Hitchmough and Peter Thoday -- 2. Selecting plant species, cultivars and nursery products / James Hitchmough -- 3. Procuring plants for landscape projects / Nick Coslett, Tom La Dell and James Wilson (with contributions from Mike Smith, Mike Browell and John Parker) -- II. Managing plant growth on landscape sites -- 4. Amelioration of underperforming soils / Tony Kendle and Bob Sherman -- 5. Soil drainage / Gordon Spoor -- 6. Weed control in amenity landscapes / Bob Froud-Williams -- 7. The long term health of plants / Tony Kendle -- III. Establishment and management of trees -- 8. The establishment of planted nursery stock / James Hitchmough -- 9. Tree roots and buildings / Glyn Percival -- 10. Semi-mature trees / James Wilson, Caroline Swann and Peter Thoday -- 11. Trees in paving / Tony Edwards and Tim Gale -- 12. Creating urban woodlands / Nerys Jones -- IV. Establishment and management of smaller woody plants -- 13. Shrub mosaics and woodland edge / Nigel Dunnett -- 14. Ground cover / Peter Thoday -- 15. Hedges and their management / Tom Wright, Terence Henry and Jed Bultitude -- 16. Pruning shrubs / Tom La Dell -- 17. Climbing plants / Tom La Dell -- 18. Roof gardens / Steve Scrivens -- V. Establishment and management of herbaceous plants -- 19. Wildflowers in rural landscapes / Neil Bayfield -- 20. Wildflower landscapes in the urban environment / Richard Scott -- 21. Aquatic planting / Kevin Patrick -- 22. Direct-sown annual meadows / Nigel Dunnett -- 23. Bedding plants / Richard Bisgrove -- 24. Bulbous plants for use in designed landscapes / Fergus Garrett and Rory Dusoir -- 25. Herbaceous perennials / James Hitchmough -- 26. Amenity and sports turf seed John Hacker -- 27. The management of amenity grasslands / Andy Boorman.
摘要:Professional landscapers and all those involved in creating green spaces have long been in need of a book that is a guide to plant specification, but also makes sense of plants and their cultivation. Plant User Handbook is for practitioners who are professionally engaged in the use of plants in public, commercial and institutional landscapes. Planting schemes are undertaken on the basis of a binding contract - generally between the client (who owns or leases the landscape) and the implementer (the landscape contractor), with the designer acting both as specifier and contract administrator. Within this contractual relationship, planting schemes must be implemented to an agreed timetable. To manage this procedure efficiently, landscape designers and managers need quick access to the factual and scientific background for practical planting design and its implementation through specification writing and contracts. The book covers over 20 well defined topics, and is written by leading experts in the industry.; It is arranged into five sections: Preliminaries to plant use and the landscape Managing plant growth on landscape sites Establishment and management of trees Establishment and management of smaller woody plants Establishment and management of herbaceous plantsCarefully illustrated with diagrams, black and white photographs and colour plates, this handbook provides a unique resource for professionals wanting to improve their specification skills, as well as to explore creative approaches to design and practical implementation.
