Landscaping Principles & Principles, 7th Edition, provides students and practitioners
with the basic knowledge and industry information needed to be successful in the
classroom and the workplace.

Focusing on three areas of professional practice; design, contracting, and management,
the reader is provided the basic knowledge integral to the industry in straightforward,
easy-to-read chapters. It also addresses traditional topics such as design, plant
installation, and pricing, as well as topics not found in most other texts, such as
interior landscaping, xeriscaping, water gardens, and safety. Extensive color
illustrations and photos aid in visually understanding the concepts and industry
specific insight allows the reader to tune into topics traditionally overlooked in
other texts.

Features of the Seventh Edition:

* Chapters are organized in accordance with the three branches of the landscape
industry, making it easier for the reader to go to the information that is of
current interest or need.
* Additional end-of-chapter suggested activities have been provided.
* New information is provided to explain how to present design and maintenance
proposals.
* Expanded coverage of hardscape materials includes information about water
gardens and some of the new materials available to contractors.
* New technologies that are changing the ways companies work are discussed.
* New material included in the discussion of site analysis includes Geographic
Information Systems, grade interpretations, and the preparation of base maps.
* Current research dealing with the installation and healthy maintenance of the
full range of
landscape plants has been included.
* Examples of common insect and disease problems will make it easier to recognize
and describe symptoms of injury pursuant to identifying the cause.
* Added examples of landscape plans, many with photos of the installed projects,
are provided.

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