Landscape design : theory and application /
Ann Marie Van Der Zanden and Steven N Rodie
- New York : Thomson delmar Learning, 2008.
- xv, 424 p.
Include Index
Landscape design tools of the trade -- Landscape graphics -- Defining landscape design and the foundations that shape the design process -- The principles of design: description and application -- Landscape design process -- Plant selection: blending form and function -- Hardscapes: selection and use -- Pricing the proposed design.
Discusses design tools used by landscape design professionals and then describes how to use these tools to graphically represent a landscape design concept. This text introduces the topic of design as a process and how human preferences impact landscape design components.