Graphic standards field guide to softscape /
Leonard J. Hopper
- Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c2011
- xi, 420 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction -- Part I. Soils and earth: 1. Soils -- 2. Earth stripping and stockpiling -- 3. Earthworks -- Part II. Planting: 4. Trees -- 5.Shrubs and grouncovers -- 6. Turf -- 7. Planting in difficult or special situations -- Part III. Irrigation: 8. Irrigation and water use efficiency -- Index.
Quick, reliable answers to your most common on-site questions. When you're in the field, you never know what you'll come across. The Wiley Graphic Standards Field Guide to Softscape gives you fast access to the practical information you need when you're on-site and under pressure. Presented in a highly visual and easily portable format, the Field Guide is organized to follow a logical project sequence from site evaluation of existing conditions through construction maintenance. Covering everything from soils and planting to storm water drainage, this handy companion conveys the most common answers that landscape architects addressing issues pertaining to softscape need when visiting construction sites and meeting with architects, engineers, clients, or contractors.