{"product_id":"9781780646190","title":"Plants and Planting on Landscape Sites: Selection and Supervision","description":"\u003cp\u003eLandscape architects, design professionals and contractors alike require a good working knowledge of how to achieve plant establishment under a variety of conditions and situations. Overlooking the physiological needs of plants can lead to potential problems that can have negative financial and design impacts. \u003ci\u003ePlants and Planting on Landscape Sites\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical book giving practitioners in landscape design the essential horticultural knowledge and concepts needed to understand the limits of the material they are working with and make informed decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom specification to supervision, this book provides concrete advice along with practical examples for each stage of a typical project. It contains sections on: the landscape site; selecting, assessing and purchasing plants; understanding nursery practice; forms and types of transplant traded; seeds and direct seeding; pre-planting site work; transplanting; and care in the establishment phase. Specially commissioned high quality line diagrams and full color photographs are used throughout to demonstrate meaning and give examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Thoday is an experienced consultant, international lecturer in landscape management, and past president of The Institute of Horticulture, who has had numerous roles in high-profile projects, such as Horticultural Director of the Eden Project. Written by an expert, this book is as an essential tool for landscape architects, project managers, contractors and nursery managers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Victoria Yorx","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032452055280,"sku":"9781780646190","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780646190_p0.jpg?v=1769890664","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780646190","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}