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Botany for Designers
Kimberly Duffy Turner
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Description for Botany for Designers
Botany 101 for professionals who want a summary of planting design fundamentals. Num Pages: 208 pages, 175 full-color photographs. BIC Classification: AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 21. Weight in Grams: 832.
Plants are among the most important materials for effective landscape design. Yet the fundamentals of plant biology and growth; their morphology, color, and functional assets; and details such as planting, pruning techniques, and maintenance practices are surprisingly absent from our education and training, which tend to focus on other core principles like drainage, grading, and spatial relationships.
What do you need to know about how plants grow and function? How can you determine appropriate plants for a particular site? How can you use their distinct design features effectively? What are the real design considerations to keep in ... Read more
Plants are among the most important materials for effective landscape design. Yet the fundamentals of plant biology and growth; their morphology, color, and functional assets; and details such as planting, pruning techniques, and maintenance practices are surprisingly absent from our education and training, which tend to focus on other core principles like drainage, grading, and spatial relationships.
What do you need to know about how plants grow and function? How can you determine appropriate plants for a particular site? How can you use their distinct design features effectively? What are the real design considerations to keep in ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393706246
SKU
V9780393706246
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Kimberly Duffy Turner
Kimberly Duffy Turner is a principal at a Boston-based landscape architecture firm, and she developed and taught a related course at the Boston Architectural College. She holds degrees in landscape architecture and landscape horticulture. She is also the recipient of an American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Honor Award.
Reviews for Botany for Designers
"Well illustrated with color photographs and line drawings…. Recommended."
CHOICE "[A] real page-turner for anyone in the biz. A comprehensive reference of all the basics-from nomenclature and plant classification to cultural requirements and plant anatomy."
Architectural Digest, ShopAD.net "Turner passes on her plant knowledge in a sympathetic and non-patronizing way . . . . [R]ecommended to students and ... Read more
CHOICE "[A] real page-turner for anyone in the biz. A comprehensive reference of all the basics-from nomenclature and plant classification to cultural requirements and plant anatomy."
Architectural Digest, ShopAD.net "Turner passes on her plant knowledge in a sympathetic and non-patronizing way . . . . [R]ecommended to students and ... Read more