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Botany for designers : a practical guide for landscape architects and other professionals / Kimberly Duffy Turner ; edited by Ronda M. Brands.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: 208 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780393706246 (hardcover)
  • 0393706249 (hardcover)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB472.45 .T87 2011
Contents:
What's in a name? -- The science of cells : keys to plants cultural requirements -- Morphology : spatial and visual characteristics of plants as design features -- Color in planting design -- Plants as functional elements of design -- Cues from nature : plants as design inspiration -- On the job : from specifications to installations -- Manipulating plant forms : pruning and beyond -- Choosing wood for hardscape -- Nature's solutions : green design strategies.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB472 .T87 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800135105
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-197) and index.

What's in a name? -- The science of cells : keys to plants cultural requirements -- Morphology : spatial and visual characteristics of plants as design features -- Color in planting design -- Plants as functional elements of design -- Cues from nature : plants as design inspiration -- On the job : from specifications to installations -- Manipulating plant forms : pruning and beyond -- Choosing wood for hardscape -- Nature's solutions : green design strategies.

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