Landscape category: 1155 books
Swarm Planning
The Development of a Planning Methodology to Deal with Climate Adaptation
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2013
This book shows that the problem of climate adaptation, which is described in social planning terms as ‘wicked,’ is at odds with the contemporary practice of spatial planning. The author proposes a new adjusted framework which is more adaptable to unpredictable, wicked, dynamic and non-linear...
Garden Revolution
How Our Landscapes Can Be a Source of Environmental Change
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016
“Shows us that guiding natural processes rather than fighting them is the key to creating healthier landscapes and happier gardeners.” —Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home
Larry Weaner is an icon in the world of ecological landscape design, and now his revolutionary approach...
by Roy Diblik
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
“A veritable goldmine for gardeners.” —Plant Talk
We’ve all seen gorgeous perennial gardens packed with color, texture, and multi-season interest. Designed by a professional and maintained by a crew, they are aspirational bits of beauty too difficult to attempt at home. Or are they?
The...
Gardens of the High Line
Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2017
“If you can't get to the High Line. . . this is the next best thing.” —The Washington Post
Before it was restored, the High Line was an untouched, abandoned landscape overgrown with wildflowers. Today it’s a central plaza, a cultural center, a walkway, and a green retreat in a bustling...
by Geoffrey McFee
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Valuable Input On Landscaping Ideas, Landscaping On A Budge, Well Balanced Home Landscaping, Proper Placement Of Trees In Landscape Design, The Water Garden and Concrete Pond Construction.
Foreign Trends in American Gardens
A History of Exchange, Adaptation, and Reception
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2017
Foreign Trends in American Gardens addresses the influence of foreign, designed landscapes on the development of their American counterparts. Including essays from an array of significant scholars in landscape studies, this collection examines topics ranging from the importation of Western and Eastern...
The Lively Place
Mount Auburn, America's First Garden Cemetery, and Its Revolutionary and Literary Residents
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
The story of one of the Boston area’s most famous attractions, the Mount Auburn Cemetery, and how its founders and “residents” have influenced American culture
When Mount Auburn Cemetery was founded, in 1831, it revolutionized the way Americans mourned the dead by offering a peaceful...
by Dwayne Haskell
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
Dividing ornamental grass is one of the easiest ways to increase the number of landscape plants you have and beautify your home. However, it may be a little tougher than you think.This book will show you the tools to use that will make dividing your grass easier.
The Art of Gardening
Design Inspiration and Innovative Planting Techniques from Chanticleer
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
“Delightful!” —The New York Times Book Review
Discover a world of beauty and creativity! Chanticleer has been called the most romantic, imaginative, and exciting public garden in America. It is a place of pleasure and learning, relaxing yet filled with ideas to take home. And now those...
Deer-Resistant Landscaping
Proven Advice and Strategies for Outwitting Deer and 20 Other Pesky Mammals
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2009
Every year, before they decide to take defensive action, vulnerable homeowners throughout North America suffer expensive damage as deer and various other pesky mammals devour their gardens and landscape plants. Deer-Resistant Landscaping by Neil Soderstrom arms homeowners with the proven strategies...
The Art of Setting Stones
& Other Writings from the Japanese Garden
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2002
In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science. Landscape architect...
City Design
Modernist, Traditional, Green and Systems Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016
City Design describes the history and current practice of the four most widely accepted approaches to city design: the Modernist city of towers and highways that, beginning in the 1920s, has come to dominate urban development worldwide but is criticized as mechanical and soul-less; the Traditional...
Pennsylvania Farming
A History in Landscapes
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2017
Since precolonial times, agriculture has been deeply woven into the fabric of Pennsylvania’s history and culture. Pennsylvania Farming presents the first history of Pennsylvania agriculture in than more sixty years and offers a completely new perspective. Sally McMurry goes beyond a strictly economic...
by Tim Matson
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2012
The bible of pond-making in a fully redesigned 30th-anniversary edition.
There is nothing like a pond. What else can simultaneously increase your aesthetic pleasure, offer recreational opportunities, help the environment, and increase the value of your property? Earth Ponds is the standard...