Botany for designers : a practical guide for landscape architects and other professionals /
Kimberly Duffy Turner ; edited by Ronda M. Brands.
- 1st ed.
- New York : W.W. Norton & Company, c2011.
- 208 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
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.