So you want to be a garden designer : how to get started, grow, and thrive in the landscape design business /
Howard, Love Albrecht.
So you want to be a garden designer : how to get started, grow, and thrive in the landscape design business / Love Albrecht Howard. - Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2010. - 423 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The journey from gardener to designer -- Turning your passion into your profession -- Beyond horticulture 101 -- The green industry: a greener shade of green -- Pathways, walls, and fences -- Patios, decks, and other living spaces -- Water features -- Spas, pools, and poolscaping -- Irrigation, drainage, and lighting -- Occupational hazards: lions and tigers and bears, oh my! -- Defining your business and getting your name out there -- Basics of running a small business -- Working with nurseries and other suppliers -- Working with subcontractors -- Now you have a client! the design process -- Construction: where the shovel meets the load -- When things go wrong -- The business grows -- But am I any good? -- Exiting gracefully.
9780881929041 0881929042
2009036879
GBA9C5386 bnb
015448405 Uk
Landscape design--Vocational guidance.
SB472.45 / .H69 2010
So you want to be a garden designer : how to get started, grow, and thrive in the landscape design business / Love Albrecht Howard. - Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2010. - 423 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The journey from gardener to designer -- Turning your passion into your profession -- Beyond horticulture 101 -- The green industry: a greener shade of green -- Pathways, walls, and fences -- Patios, decks, and other living spaces -- Water features -- Spas, pools, and poolscaping -- Irrigation, drainage, and lighting -- Occupational hazards: lions and tigers and bears, oh my! -- Defining your business and getting your name out there -- Basics of running a small business -- Working with nurseries and other suppliers -- Working with subcontractors -- Now you have a client! the design process -- Construction: where the shovel meets the load -- When things go wrong -- The business grows -- But am I any good? -- Exiting gracefully.
9780881929041 0881929042
2009036879
GBA9C5386 bnb
015448405 Uk
Landscape design--Vocational guidance.
SB472.45 / .H69 2010