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ISBN 10: 1337403431
ISBN 13: 9781337403436
Author: Jack Ingels, Alissa F Smith

Landscaping Principles and Practices 8th Edition Table of contents:

Section 1. Overview of Landscape Design

Chapter 1. Introduction to the Landscape Industry

An Overview of the Landscape Industry

Careers in Landscaping

Landscape Architect

Landscape Designer

Landscape Contractor

Landscape Management

The Evolving Landscape Industry

Experiential Learning

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 2. The Principles of Design

The Foundation for Designing

Balance

Focalization of Interest

Simplicity

Rhythm and Line

Proportion

Unity

Applying the Principles of Design to Landscape Designing

Applying the Principle of Balance

Applying the Principle of Focalization of Interest

The Corner Planting

Applying the Principle of Simplicity

Applying the Principle of Rhythm and Line

The Line Planting

Foundation Plantings

Applying the Principle of Proportion

Applying the Principle of Unity

Material Characteristics Supportive of the Design Principles

Architecture

Plant Materials

Hardscape Materials

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 3. Using Drawing Instruments

The Purposes of the Drawings and the Tools of Choice

The Tools and How They Work

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 4. Lettering

The Importance of Lettering

Methods of Lettering

Lettering Templates

Waxed Press-on Letters

Transfer Film

Hand Lettering

Changing the Center Guideline

Changing the Number of Guidelines

Hand Lettering Techniques and Tips

Introducing Line-Width Variation

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 5. Graphic Materials and Techniques

Same Design, Different Views

Plan Views

Landscape Symbols

Needled Evergreens

Broadleaved Evergreens

Deciduous Shrubs

Deciduous Trees

Vines

Trailing Groundcovers

Hardscape Materials

Explaining an Idea with Symbols

Labeling

Symbol Labeling

Plant Lists

Scale Indicator and Directional Arrow

Client and Designer Names

Design Sheet Layout

Different Drawings for Different Requirements

Graphic Media

Graphite Pencil

Colored Pencil

Felt Marker Pens

Color Markers

Pastels

Foam Board

Drawing Papers and Films

Print Papers

The Layout of Graphic Presentations

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Section 2. The Landscape Design Process

Chapter 6. The Landscape Process

Landscaping as a Process

Project Development as a Process

Project Maintenance as a Process

Design as a Process

Interviewing the Client

Program Information Gathering

Interpreting the Client

What Isn’t the Client Telling You?

The Budget

Bringing the Site and Program Inventories Together

Diagrams and Drawings Within the Design Process

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 7. The Site

Understanding the Site

Site Features and Characteristics

Sources of Site Information

Geographic Information System and the Global Positioning System

Reading the Terrain

The Need for Terrain Information

Grading the Land

Performing a Site Analysis

Preparing a Base Map

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 8. Plant Selection

Designing with Plants

The Origins of Landscape Plants

Plant Forms Available

How Landscape Plants Are Sold

Plant Nomenclature

Selecting the Proper Plant

Selection Factors

Role Factors

Hardiness Factors

Heat Zone Considerations

Physical Factors

Cultural Factors

Grading Standards

Computer-Aided Plant Selection

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 9. Flowers

The Uses and Limitations of Flowers in the Landscape

Using Flowers Properly

The Limitations of Use

Different Flowers Have Different Life Spans

Annuals

Perennials

Bulbous Perennials

Biennials

Flower Beds and Flower Borders

Designing Flower Plantings

Naturalized Plantings

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 10. Hardscape

Hardscape: An Umbrella Term

Selection Criteria

Familiar Materials in New Roles

Changing Levels in the Landscape

Design Concerns

Technical Concerns

Walks, Drives, and Stepping Stones

Water Features

Design Concerns

Constructing a Recirculating Water Feature

Outdoor Lighting

Design Concerns

The System

Creating the Lighting Plan

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 11. Enrichment

Landscape Enrichment Is Something Extra

Tangible and Intangible, Natural and Fabricated

Tangible, Natural Enrichment

Tangible, Fabricated Enrichment

Intangible Enrichment

Is the Enrichment Item Necessary?

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 12. Pricing the Proposed Design

Cost Determinations

Cost and Price

Estimates and Bids

Specifications

Preparing the Estimate

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 13. Presenting the Proposal

The Purpose of the Proposal

Clarifying the Objectives

Presentations Take Many Forms

Presenting the Company’s Qualifications

The Style Should Match the Setting

You Are the Project—Dress Accordingly

Assist the Clients—Don’t Sell Them

Listen and Learn

Closing the Presentation

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Section 3. Landscape Contracting

Chapter 14. Landscape Calculations

The Landscape Take-Off

The Necessary Calculations

Sources of the Data

Standardized Technique Is Important

Typical Sequence of Calculations for Landscape Take-Offs

Typical Calculations Required for Take-Offs

Linear and Surface Area Measurements

Volume Measurement

Time Calculations

Quantity Calculations and Conversions

Soil Compaction Calculations

Pit and Ball Calculations

Trench Volumes

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 15. Understanding Contracts and Contractors

The Importance of Contracts

The Components of a Contract

Types of Contractual Associations

How Landscape Contractors Are Selected

Direct Solicitation

Noncompetitive Selection

Competitive Bidding

The Advantages and Disadvantages

The Need for Documents

The Documents

Standard Form of Agreement

Invitation to Bid

Drawings and Specifications

Bid Form

Noncollusion Affidavit

Bid Bond

Performance Bond

Subcontract and Material Bid Invitations

Subcontract

Notice to Proceed

Labor and Material Payment Bond

Change Order

Certificate for Payment

Certificate of Final Completion

The Complete Contract

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 16. Specifications

Importance of Specifications

Project Manuals

Masterformat

Standard and Customized Specifications

Uniformity in Preparation of Project Manuals

Methods of Specifying

Sources of Specification Data

Closed and Open Specifications

When Changes Are Needed

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 17. Human Resources: The Needs and the Opportunities

Staffing: The Industry’s Number One Problem

Career Recruitment Opportunities

Qualities Needed for Career Success

Successful Matchup: Creating a Win–Win Relationship

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Section 4. Landscape Installation

Chapter 18. Safety in the Landscape Industry

It’s a Risky Business

The Potential Dangers

The Probable Causes

Safety Regulations Established by Government

Vehicle Safety

Chemical Safety

Workers’ Compensation

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Safety Awareness Is Promoted by the Landscape Industry

Safe Practice at the Work Site

Even Safety Has Its Problems

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 19. Tools of the Trade

The Importance of Tools

Hand Tools

Hand Tool Maintenance

Power Tools and Their Functions

Equipment Maintenance

Storing Hand Tools and Small Power Equipment

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 20. Installing Landscape Plants

The Importance of Proper Installation

The Necessary Tools

The Time to Transplant

The Soil for Installation

Methods of Installation

Trees and Shrubs

Bare-Rooted Plants

Containerized Plants

Balled and Burlapped Plants

Correct Backfilling

Staking and Guying

Protecting Thin-Barked Trees

Groundcovers and Bedding Plants

Bulbs

Mulching

Using Antitranspirants

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 21. Selecting the Proper Grass

Turfgrass

Comparison of Turfgrasses

Growth Habits

Texture, Color, and Density

Size of Seed

Soil and Climatic Tolerance

Use Tolerance

Disease and Insect Resistance

Purchasing Grass Seed

Purity

Mixtures, Blends, and Single-Species Lawns

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 22. Lawn Construction

Selecting the Method of Lawn Installation

Seeding

Sodding

Plugging

Sprigging and Stolonizing

Proper Lawn Construction

Time of Planting

Grading and Draining the New Lawn

Conditioning the Soil

Planting the Lawn

Seed

Sod

Plugs

Sprigs

The Importance of Watering

The First Mowing

Calibrating a Spreader

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 23. Landscape Irrigation

Irrigation

Types of Landscape Irrigation Systems

The Terminology of Landscape Irrigation

Sprinkler Head

Sprinkler Irrigation

Sprinkler Heads

Precipitation Rates

Geographical Areas

Sizing Irrigation Pipe

Matching Water Flow and Pressure with Pipe Size

Calculating Working Water Pressure

Calculating Static Water Pressure

Calculating Dynamic Water Pressure

Selecting and Locating Sprinklers

Sprinkler Pattern

Locating the Sprinklers

Trickle Irrigation

Emitters

Tube and Emitter Placement

The Future

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Section 5. Landscape Maintenance

Chapter 24. Maintaining Landscape Plants

Sustained Care of Plantings

Watering

Fertilization

Aeration

Mulching

Edging

Pest Control

Maintenance of Flower Plantings

Weed Control

Watering

Fertilization

Dead-Heading

Pinching

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 25. Pruning Trees and Shrubs

Pruning Trees and Shrubs

The Tools

Parts of a Tree

Parts of a Shrub

The Proper Time to Prune

Winter Pruning

Summer Pruning

Autumn Pruning

Spring Pruning

Parts of the Plant to Prune

Pruning Methods

How to Prune Hedges

National Pruning Standard

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 26. Plant Injuries: Identification and Care

Plant Injuries and Their Causes

Different Forms at Different Times

How Insects and Diseases Are Spread

The Symptoms of Injury

Wilting

Color Changes

Rotting

Death of Tissue

Dwarfing

Increase in Size

Tunneling

Holes

Determining the Cause

Look for Signs

Weeds

Classification of Weeds

Annuals

Perennials

The Principles of Control

Exclusion

Eradication

Protection

Resistance

Pesticides

Pesticide Formulations

Solutions

Emulsifiable Concentrates

Wettable Powders

Granules and Pellets

Fumigants

Flowable Suspensions

Dusts

Water-Dispersible Granules

Gels

Integrated Pest Management

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 27. Care of the Lawn

Lawn Care

Spring Cleanup

Rolling of the Lawn

The First Cutting

Patching the Lawn

Aeration

Clippings

Lawn Fertilization

Nutrient Analysis and Ratio

Trace Elements

Forms of Nitrogen Content

Fillers

When to Fertilize Lawns

Amount of Fertilizer

Watering the Lawn

Mowing the Lawn

Damage to Lawns

Weeds and Pests

Thatch Build-Up

Drought

Vandalism

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 28. Winterization of the Landscape

Winter Injury

Types of Winter Injury

Natural Injuries

Human-Induced Injuries

Reducing Winter Injury

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 29. Pricing Landscape Maintenance

The Need for Cost Analysis in Landscape Maintenance

Two Methods of Maintenance Cost Calculations

Comparison Pricing

Unit Pricing

Calculations for Unit Cost Analysis

The Completed Cost Estimate

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Section 6. Specialization in the Landscape Industry

Chapter 30. Landscaping in the Age of Technology

Technology Is Dynamic

The Necessary and the Novel

Sources of New Technology

The Forms and Types of Technology in Landscaping

Design Software

The Tools Required for Computer Drafting

Technological Advances in the Field

The Future

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 31. Xeriscaping

Xeriscape: Water-Wise Landscaping

The Benefits of Xeriscaping

Economic Benefits

Environmental Benefits

Aesthetic Benefits

The Seven Principles of Xeriscaping

The First Principle: Proper Planning and Design

The Second Principle: Proper Soil Analysis

The Third Principle: Appropriate Plant Selection

The Fourth Principle: Practical Turf Areas

The Fifth Principle: Efficient Irrigation

The Sixth Principle: Mulching

The Seventh Principle: Appropriate Maintenance

Applying Xeriscape Principles to Designing

Additional Water-Saving Ideas

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 32. Interior Plantscaping

Containerizing Plants, Past and Present

The Materials

Uniqueness of Interior Plantscapes

Light and Interior Plantings

Light Intensity

Acclimatization

Light Intensity Acclimatization

Nutrient Acclimatization

Moisture Acclimatization

Temperature Acclimatization

Light Quality

Determining Total Radiation

Natural Light

Selecting the Correct Lighting

The Growing Medium

Installing the Plants

Watering and Drainage

Other Concerns

Fertilization

Humidity

Air Pollution

Dust

Pruning

Repotting

Insects and Diseases

Vandalism and Abuse

Grouping Compatible Species

The Future

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Chapter 33. Water Gardens

The Water Garden as a Component of the Larger Garden

The Materials

Balancing Nature in the Water Garden

Site Selection and Soil Type

The Choice of Plants

Planting and Installing Aquatics

Overwintering the Water Garden

Summary

Achievement Review

Student Activities

Suggested Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Activities

Appendix A. Examples of Landscape Designs

Appendix B. From Drawing to Reality

Appendix C. Examples of Plant Diseases and Insect Injuries

Appendix D. Professional and Trade Organizations

Appendix E. Supervised Agricultural Experience

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