Landscape Design Theory and Application

Name: Landscape Design Theory and Application
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ISBN: 9781418012861

ISBN-10: 1418012866

ISBN-13: 9781418012861

Edition: 2008

Authors: Ann Marie VanDerZanden, Steven Rodie

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Landscape Design: Theory and Application was written from a blended perspective of a horticulturist and landscape architect who together have over 25 years of university teaching experience in landscape design. This text discusses design tools used by landscape design professionals and then describes how to use these tools to graphically represent a landscape design concept. It introduces the topic of design as a process and how human preferences impact landscape design components. Students will learn the basic elements of art and how these elements are applied to aesthetic landscape design principles. They will also learn to understand how functional design principles need to be considered…

Book details

List price: $199.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 7/17/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 528
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

Associate Professor of Horticulture at Iowa State University; PhD Horticulture Science




Tools of the Trade



Graphic Representation



Design Definition and Process



Overview of the Landscape Design Process



Applying the Principles of Design



Plant Selection



Hardscape Selection



Pricing the Proposed Design


Appendix: Landscape Design Case Studies