Professional landscapers and all those involved in creating green spaces have long been in need of a book that is a guide to plant specification; but also makes sense of plants and their cultivation. Plant User Handbook is for practitioners who are professionally engaged in the use of plants in public; commercial and institutional landscapes. Planting schemes are undertaken on the basis of a binding contract ndash; generally between the client (who owns or leases the landscape) and the implementer (the landscape contractor); with the designer acting both as specifier and contract administrator. Within this contractual relationship; planting schemes must be implemented to an agreed timetable. To manage this procedure efficiently; landscape designers and managers need quick access to the factual and scientific background for practical planting design and its implementation through specification writing and contracts. The book covers over 20 well defined topics; and is written by leading experts in the industry. It is arranged into five sections:Preliminaries to plant use and the landscape Managing plant growth on landscape sites Establishment and management of trees Establishment and management of smaller woody plants Establishment and management of herbaceous plants Carefully illustrated with diagrams; black and white photographs and colour plates; this handbook provides a unique resource for professionals wanting to improve their specification skills; as well as to explore creative approaches to design and practical implementation.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I Wish This Guy Would Make More Books; Simply The Best!By SchnizleI have been using Photoshop for years and I know it pretty well; but I would not say I am a master. This book taught me some new things about Photoshop and a lot about art techniques; in general.The tutorials are pretty detailed; with step by step instructions. Many other books dont walk you through the whole process. They give you some pictures and non specific techniques and you just have to figure out how to replicate the authors art.Some of the art is kind of weird; but still very good. All of the projects are very detailed and include a lot of steps. The author seems to have deliberately put steps in to force you to do something new; throughout the book. You are taught new techniques and tools than previously mentioned in the book. This makes you learn more things.The best thing about this book is that I actually had fun learning by doing the projects!I really wish this guy would make more books with more tutorials. I cannot find any books that have such great art and detailed instructions; too.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Creative Photoshop CS4By sci-fi-guyI started a project and realized I could not do it with the software I had.I decided to give Photoshop a try. Its been too many years since my last Photoshop project... This version is so far past my experience; I found it to be practically useless. If another person; "fluent in Photoshop" had the book; Im sure they would find it useful.....I did not. Truethfully...I was lost on page #2. The author explains where to find projects on the Web; and walks you through it and he is very good. Next time Ill start at the beginning and try not to learn it all at once.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. could have been a wonderful bookBy design studentas many of the reviewers said; the author chose to use pictures that are absolutely horrible. such eyesores that you cant look at them. He uses skulls; aliens; eyeballs. Nothing beautiful; nothing glamorous I just closed the book and put it away; so I cant tell you if its a good book or not. but if you get creeped out by such pictures like I did; then look for something else.