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" Landscaping : "
Jack E. Ingels.
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BL
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| Record Number
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976392
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b730762
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| Main Entry
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Ingels, Jack E.
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| Title & Author
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Landscaping : : principles practices /\ Jack E. Ingels.
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| Edition Statement
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7th ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Clifton Park, NY :: Delmar Cengage Learning,, 2009.
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xix, 573 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 29 cm
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| ISBN
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1428376410
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: 9781428376410
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Using drawing instruments -- Lettering -- Graphic materials and techniques -- The site -- The landscape process -- The outdoor room concept -- Plant selection -- The principles of design -- Flowers -- Xeriscaping -- Hardscape -- Enrichment -- Landscaping in the age of technology -- Pricing the proposed design -- Presenting a proposal -- Landscape calculations -- Understanding contracts and contractors -- Contract documents -- Specifications -- Human resources : the needs and opportunities -- Installing landscape plants -- Selecting the proper grass -- Lawn construction -- Landscape irrigation -- Interior plantscaping -- Water gardens -- Maintaining landscape plants -- Plant injuries : identification and care -- Care of the lawn -- Winterization of the landscape -- Pricing landscape maintenance -- Safety in the landscape industry -- Customer service.
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| Abstract
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This book provides the basic knowledge and industry information needed to be successful in the field of landscape design and architecture. Focusing on three areas of professional practice; design, contracting, and management, traditional topics such as design, plant installation, and pricing, as well as topics not found in most other resources, such as interior landscaping, xeriscaping, water gardens, and safety are discussed.
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Landscape architecture.
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Landscape gardening.
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Landscaping industry.
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Landscape architecture.
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Landscape gardening.
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Landscaping industry.
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| Dewey Classification
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712
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SB472.I53 2009
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TU986clc
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