Landscape Design: A Practical Approach

Hannebaum, Leroy G.

ISBN 10: 0130821837 ISBN 13: 9780130821836

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 1969

Synopsis

Written by a "hands-on" landscape designer with over 26 years of field experience, this is a practical and comprehensive text that covers all aspects of landscape design, including strong sections on landscape construction design--decks, patios, retaining walls, fences, water features, and earth berms--that benefit from the author's practical experience as a designer/builder.

About this title

From the Publisher

The book allows the reader to bring the practical aspects of designing into the classroom everyday, preparing students for professional work in the field.

From the Back Cover

This book provides a comprehensive view of landscape design as it applies to the professional landscape designer. Landscape Design: A Practical Approach includes chapters on topography: surveying, topographical mapping, designing terraces & retaining walls, and subsurface drainage; an entire chapter covering irrigation design. The fourth edition of Landscape Design: A Practical Approach has been revised to include a new section on drafting tools in the first chapter, an updated guidelist of plant materials, a new perennials list, and an updated section on computers in landscaping. A valuable resource for any landscape professional or any reader interested in landscape design.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 1969
• ISBN 10: 0130821837
• ISBN 13: 9780130821836
• Binding: Textbook Binding
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 464