Native Trees, Shrubs, And Vines For Urban And Rural America
A Planting Design Manual For Environmental Designers
- Editore:
John Wiley And Sons Ltd
- EAN:
9780471288794
- ISBN:
0471288799
- Pagine:
- 832
- Formato:
- Hardback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
Descrizione Native Trees, Shrubs, And Vines For Urban And Rural America
Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and Rural America A Planting Design Manual for Environmental Designers Gary L. Hightshoe As environmental designers strive to maintain the ecological context of the landscapes they design, they are turning more and more to native plantings. Native plantings are hardier than more exotic imports, requiring less care. They mesh better with other natural elements of a landscape, such as soils, climate, and wildlife. And, popular misconceptions about their scraggly, disorganized look aside, they can be used to create stunning design effects. Until now, however, landscape designers had to search through many sources to find the native trees, shrubs, and vines appropriate to their particular environmental conditions as well as to the effect they want to achieve. This comprehensive volume puts all the information needed to choose native plantings in one handy reference source. The book is divided into two parts, Trees and Shrubs and Vines, with each part further divided into two sections. The first describes different factors normally considered in selecting plantings, classifying over 250 woody plants by these characteristics. Classifications include:
- Visual characteristics: form, branching, foliage, flower, fruit
- Ecological relationships: most suitable habitats, including flood and shade tolerance
- Cultural requirements: soil, hardiness, silvical characteristics, urban conditions, similar and associate species.