Plant Landscape Design Elements (Foreign Landscape Design Series)

Author: (USA) Austin, translated by Luo Aijun
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book has the following characteristics:
· Provides a comprehensive perspective on ecological issues in plant landscape design;
· Uses information about plants as design elements;
· Covers plant landscape design for commercial properties and residential homes of various scales;
· Includes many challenging research topics and sample projects. This book is a comprehensive and integrated guide to plant landscape design, detailing every step from pre-planting planning to the final execution of preliminary designs. It enables designers to achieve a balance between technical considerations (such as regional vegetation requirements, soil grading, climate, noise, and soil erosion control) and aesthetic factors (including color, form, and seasonal changes). The book features over 300 drawings and photographs, which enhance and clarify the descriptions with their abundant visual content.