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Corridor Ecology
I highly recommend Corridor Ecology for anyone who is interested in corridors, land fragmentation, and species conservation.It is the most comprehensive literature I have come across in terms of the role of corridors, corridor design and implementation.As a current graduate student working on a corridor project, this book has been incredibly helpful in planning my field work in ground truthingLeast-Cost path corridors.Especially the chapter, Corridor Quality: Continuity, Composition, and Dimension.It has really helped me understand better how to evaluate potential corridors. My advisor has been so impressed with the book that she is going to order some for the library and a biodiversity center that is being set up at campus.I also feel that this would be an excellent text for conservation courses as it covers issues such as metapopulation theory, edge effects and focal species considerations.The book also covers issues and potential problems that need to be dealt with when designing a corridor, which is very valuable.I also think this would be a excellent source for land management agencies and the Department of Transportation to utilize. The authors do an excellent job in bringing together all aspect of corridor ecology by utilizing the most current literature, valuable study cases along with their incredible field and research experience.
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Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Corridors (Ecology)    3. Ecology    4. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    5. Landscape    6. Nature    7. Applied ecology    8. Architecture / Landscape    9. Conservation of wildlife & habitats    10. Science / Ecology   

Reviews (4)

Too focused on plants instead of troughs
I was disappointed in this book for many reasons.I was looking for a resource on how to create different shapes, depths and sizes of hypertufa troughs.This book focused on fairly shallow, square troughs.Because most of the trough photographs were in black and white, it was difficult for a beginner to visualize how a finished product should look.Too much of the book was focused on the type of plants you can grow in troughs. I feel a trough is just a container with unique characteristics and was hoping for information on the kinds of problems trough gardners face and how to deal with those problems.I gave the book a 3 rating because chapter 2 - 'Constructing A Hypertufa Trough' was well done. Even with the lack of color photographs in this chapter, you will know how to create a small, square trough.If you are looking for creative trough ideas this is not the book.

Great resource for this niche gardening style
Stone agricultural troughs, either as a theme or an accent, can add a special look to a garden.Of course you don't have to use a real stone these days as cement can be used to create the troughs.But, whether stone or cement it still ends up extremely heavy.One way to get around this is to mix peat moss with the cement.This produces a much lighter weight, porous trough that looks like stone.That is the focus of this particular gardening book - how to make these "hypertufa" troughs, what plants do well in them, and some basic plan layouts for using them in a garden design.Pictures of the troughs created by these techniques show troughs and stones that appear very old with lichens and mosses growing on the sides.They remind me very much of pictures of ancient Mayan or Indonesian stone ruins.For anyone who wants to add this type of accent or wants to create a garden that has the appearance of ancient stone structures this is a book you will want to have.

Practical workbook....
CREATING AND PLANTING GARDEN TROUGHS by Joyce Fingerut and Rex Murfitt is a pragmatic and down-to-earth (or hypertufa) work book with 164 jam-packed detailed pages printed on non-glossheavy paper. The book contains about 10 pages of color photos, so if you're looking for a "look-book" as opposed to a "work-book" don't stop here. TROUGHS won an American Horticultural Society Book Award, and like AHS publications and U.S.D.A. government publications this publication is filled with good, solid information. (Reminds me of the Girl Scout Handbook.)Read more

Subjects:  1. Container    2. Gardening    3. Gardening / Container    4. Gardening / Horticulture    5. Gardening / Techniques    6. Gardening/Plants    7. Landscape    8. Landscape Horticulture    9. Alpine garden plants    10. Container gardening    11. Horticulture    12. Rock gardens    13. Techniques   

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Excellent ...
This is one of the best references I have bought in a long while.The layout is wonderful ... it is infomative and beautiful. My goodness, what a great reference.Thanks Jane!
Outstanding
This book is invaluable to anyone who has a home and garden.It is practical, sensible, and full of well organized information.It is beautifully laid out and a pleasure to read from cover to cover or to look through and read selected sections.The photography is interesting and helpful. This book is a great read and avaluable reference book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Garden Design    2. Gardening    3. Gardening / Horticulture    4. Gardening/Plants    5. Landscape    6. Landscape Design And Planting    7. Landscape design    8. Landscape gardening    9. Gardening / Landscape   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Gardening    3. Gardening/Plants    4. Landscape    5. Landscape Architecture And Design    6. Landscape Horticulture    7. Landscape design    8. Agriculture & Farming    9. Gardening / Landscape   

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The Living Landscape
The Living Landscape has made a lasting contribution to ecological planning through its detailed documentation of this planning process and thoughtful comparison of the process's application in case studies.Dr. Steiner demonstrates in his book that ecological planning is just not a static plan-making process, but rather a dynamic process that requires consistent and meaningful input from stakeholders.In addition, he sees plan-making as a process that has implications for different scales of the environment, from the nation to the neighborhood.He stresses that the ecological planning process does not end when the plan is finished, but rather the process continues through the linkage of planning concepts to physical design. Given the strengths of this book, it is an essential volume for the library of any professional or student in the disciplines of the built environment and environmental management.

A Unique and UsefulContribution
It is a rare planning book that outlines a detailed process for guiding landscape change in a deliberate and ecologically sound manner.The Living Landscape accomplishes this in a robust, clear and convincing way.The second edition improves on the first by including more landscape design information, updating case studies, and deepening the planning method (for instance, by including more on the use of Geographic Information Systems).The liberal use of cases is a strong asset of the book; each step in the ecological planning process is illustrated and explained by way of 'stories' from real places around North America.The Living Landscape is useful reading for students and practitioners in landscape architecture, architecture, environmental planning and natural resource management.

From a landscape for living to a living landscape
The second edition of The Living Landscape has came out nine years after the first. The first, in fact, was published in 1991, it received an ASLA Merit Award for Communications in 1993, and then it was translated into Italian in 1994, where it was very well received among scholars and students of planning as well as in the schools of architecture throughout the country. Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    3. Environmental aspects    4. Land Utilization    5. Land use    6. Landscape    7. Landscape Architecture And Design    8. Landscape architecture    9. Landscape protection    10. Nature    11. Planning    12. Applied ecology    13. Architecture / Landscape    14. Management of land & natural resources    15. Regional & Area Planning   

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A Map for a magnificient yard
This book changed the way I look at landscaping. I have an oddly-shaped lot with both sunny and shady areas. This book has you get out your plot plan (something I never thought of!) and mark those areas and take a "whole yard" approach to your landscape. The advice is flawless, the pictures gorgeous. You will definitely want to add this to your library if you garden at all.

This book is so good I am buying a second copy
While I have several book shelves devoted to serious garden design, this is the book I always pull down and loan to my neighbors and friends. When they say " I would really like to do something with my side yard. I have to block out the new neighbors!", or " You know how bad my front walk looks I want to rip it out and redo it. What can I do to convince the kids to use it and not cut across the grass?" I say "Let me lend you a great book that will really get you thinking in the right direction". The advice is practical, logical and perfect for the weekend warrior. My copy of Your House, Your Garden has a waiting list for borrowing so I am buying a second copy!

American Horticultural Society Book Award
This book has just been chosen by The American Horticultural Society as one of the five top garden books for 2004. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Design    2. Garden Design    3. Gardening    4. Gardening / Horticulture    5. Gardening/Plants    6. Gardens    7. Landscape Horticulture    8. Landscape gardening    9. Garden design & planning   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Architecture And The Environment    3. Building Sites    4. Construction - General    5. Design & Drafting    6. Environmental aspects    7. General    8. Landscape    9. Planning    10. Project Management    11. Technology    12. Architecture / Landscape    13. Landscape art & architecture   

Subjects:  1. Christianity    2. Devotional    3. Essays    4. Gardens    5. Landscape Horticulture    6. Meditations    7. Religion    8. Religion - Inspirational/Spirituality    9. Religious aspects    10. Spiritual Healing    11. Spirituality - General   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Landscape    3. Landscape Design And Planting    4. Landscape architecture    5. Vocational guidance    6. Architecture / Landscape    7. Garden design & planning    8. Landscape art & architecture   

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Great Ideas!
This book has some good information, great design ideas,
A Very Helpful Aid
For anyone wanting to learn how to add water to their yard, this is the book to get.I loved it because the projects are easy to follow and there aren't any steps that you will not be able to do.
Ho hum
This a basic slim book that does just what the writers promise. They show the novice gardener how to make 16 water features. There are assorted fountains, including a romantic fountain, bell fountain, perpetual water tap, a cascade and a glass waterfall. There is a still pond, a wall waterspout a cascade and a natural pond. It's fairly standard stuff but there are, after all, only so many ways to present simple how-to-do-it water feature information.Read more

Subjects:  1. Do-It-Yourself    2. Do-It-Yourself - General    3. Fountains    4. Gardening / Horticulture    5. House & Home    6. Landscape    7. Outdoor & Recreational Areas - General    8. Outdoor & Recreational Areas - Pools, Water Gardens, Ponds    9. Water gardens    10. Water in landscape architectur    11. Water in landscape architecture    12. Gardening / Landscape   

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DO NOT plant trees & shrubs before consulting this book !!!
This is not a "pretty" book. The photos are black and white. The font actually looks like what you expect from an old portable typewriter. It is large, heavy and bulky.
Know It & Grow It III
Easy to read and understand.The charts in the back are extremely helpfuland the cross-referencing of both common and scientific names is excellentidea.

okay if you cant locate dirrs manual
short on number of plants reviewed, good insight on the no. of plants covered.this mans other books on the propagation, nursery storage,planting, and landscape maintenance of plants are first rate. 3o years of meticulousresearch have yielded breakthrough results in plant development andmaintenance. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Gardening / Horticulture    2. Landscape   

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Native Florida Plants
I am the co-author of "Native Florida Plants".The new revised edition was printed in early 2004.The new book is not listed on www.amazon.comI think the problem may be the different ISBN number. The new ISBN number is 1-58979-051-0.The book is available from National Books Network at 1-800-462-6420.We hope to see our book on www.amazon.com very soon.This is a great site to get new and used books.I am a customer.Robert Haehle

New Edition
Native Florida Plants is NOT out of print! A new, updated edition was published early this year, and includes additional plants, an updated source list, and a list of family names. Hope it appears onAmazon's website ASAP. (I am the co-author.)

Native Florida Plants: Low Maintenance Landscaping and Garde
As a fairly new resident of Florida I look forward to Robert Haehle's NGA email each month, with his great advise & tips.This book is a "must have" for anyone new to tropical gardening, as well as, the Southern natives. The information & beautiful photos are especially helpful in identifying what is in my yard & what I would like to add. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Floriculture    2. Florida    3. Flowers - General    4. Gardening    5. Gardening / Horticulture    6. Gardening/Plants    7. Landscape    8. Landscape Horticulture    9. Landscape plants    10. Low maintenance gardening    11. Native plant gardening    12. Native plants for cultivation    13. Plants - General    14. Regional - South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA    15. Regional - South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)    16. Gardening / Regional    17. Gardening / Regional / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)    18. Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects   

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Good Book but, Over Priced
I have some basic knowledge of irrigation and right off the bat I was irritated with the way the chapters where laid out.He starts right in with sprinkler head performance and layout before going into the explanation of irrigation, and the basic principles of hydraulics that I believe should be the foundation what you learn first before anything else.The other thing that was that for the money I don't believe it was worth it maybe more like $20-25.Most of the information you can find on the internet searches.But, all in all it was a very easy reading book that did help me fill some holes in my irrigation knowledge.

Simplified irrigation design
This resource is excellent. Extreme detail, great illustrations, and information that is not provided by other typical irrigation books you'll find at Home Depot. I'm a landscape designer and highly recommend this resource.

Great book to learn to install a professional system
I read this book to get ready to take my Texas Irrigation License exam. It explained how to properly install a professional quality sprinkler system in an easy to read and understand format. This book goes into detail abouthow to layout the sprinkler heads, how to pipe it all together, and how allthe parts work together. I have read many irrigation books...This was thebest book to get a good understanding of sprinkler systems without becomingan expert in the field of irrigation. Perfect for the do it yourselfhomeowner or individual wanting to get into the irrigation industry. I nowhave my license and highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to learnto install a good sprinkler system without having to read an irrigationreference manual. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Engineering - Hydraulic    3. Irrigation engineering    4. Landscape    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Weights & Measures    8. Architecture / Landscape    9. Engineering measurement & calibration    10. Scientific standards   

Subjects:  1. Design    2. English Garden Design And Planting    3. Garden Design    4. Gardening    5. Gardening / Horticulture    6. Gardening/Plants    7. Gardens    8. Home Gardening    9. Landscape    10. Gardening / Garden Design   

Editorial Review

Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is best remembered today as a landscape designer, well known for his plans for New York's Central Park and Prospect Park, the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., and the campus of Stanford University, among other noteworthy sites.Read more

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Interesting study of a powerful man
A Clearing in the Distance is a great biography about a man who had great strength and deep sorrows.The first half of the book covers Olmsted's life before becoming a Landscape Architect.He was basically a very talented man who could not find his calling.Once he found it, he pursued his passion with commitment and daring that changed the way that subsequent generations have thought about their environment and surroundings.
good enough
Olmsted's life is fascinating and Rybczynski does an adequate job of presenting the highlights, but the writing style is something less than engaging.In addition, the author spends too much time on trivial matters while neglecting more important things.For example, he writes page after page about Olmsted's failures to connect with a romantic mate. Goodness, he wasn't much of looker or a lady schmoozer and this plagued him for years.There, I said it in one sentence.Had the author done likewise we might have learned more about the details of some of Olmsted's projects. If the author wanted to play up relationships to give the reader a fuller appreciation of Olmsted's psychological make-up, he would have done better to delve deeper into the parent-child relationship.

"A garment of beauty around our homes"
Olmsted and Rybcznski seem somehow destined together, and this book is a thoroughly readable and engaging introduction to both of them.If they had been contemporaries, they probably would have somehow connected as friends or collaborators or both.Through his work, Olmsted came to define the American public space as distinct from the English or French styles.Early on he was influenced by farming, the English countryside, naturalism, notables such as Carlyle and Ruskin, and by the American pursuit of happiness: our need for recreation and spectacle.In his works, he combined "economics, nature, aesthetics, moral and intellectual improvement, and salvation."He spoke of throwing "a garment of beauty around our homes."Read more

Subjects:  1. 1822-1903    2. 19th Century Architecture    3. 19th century    4. Artists, Architects, Photographers    5. Biography    6. Biography & Autobiography    7. Biography / Autobiography    8. Biography/Autobiography    9. Historical - U.S.    10. History    11. Landscape    12. Landscape Architecture And Design    13. Landscape architects    14. Landscape architecture    15. Olmsted, Frederick Law    16. Olmsted, Frederick Law,    17. United States    18. United States - General    19. American history    20. Architecture    21. Biography & Autobiography / General    22. History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900    23. Individual artists    24. Landscape art & architecture    25. USA   

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Stunning Photography of Natural Gardens Spaces
Photographer Susan Rademacher Fry presents almost two dozen landscape projects by Wolfgang Oehme and James van Sweden in a coffee-table sized book.The photos are technically excellent and effectively communicate the naturalistic language O&vS use in their projects.Read more

Subjects:  1. Gardening / Horticulture    2. Gardening/Plants    3. Gardens    4. Gardens, American    5. General    6. Landscape    7. Landscape Design And Planting    8. Landscape gardening    9. Plants, Ornamental    10. United States    11. Oehme, Wolfgang    12. Van Sweden, James   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Do-It-Yourself    3. Do-It-Yourself - Masonry    4. General    5. Home Improvement / Construction    6. House & Home    7. Landscape    8. Outdoor & Recreational Areas - Patios & Decks    9. Stone in landscape gardening    10. House & Home / General    11. Landscape gardening   

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A must get book if you want to know about weeds
This is an excellent book that really describes what the weeds are and what to do about them. Great clear REAL pictures of the weeds so there is'nt confusion with a drawing and what you are looking at in your turfgrass. I highly recomend this book to people in the lawn care and landscaping business. Or if your somebody that really likes to take care of your yard and want's a detailed book on what you see as the "bad" stuff in your grass and beds. I am a lawn care guy myself and love it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Agriculture - Agronomy    2. Agriculture - Crop Science    3. Gardening    4. Gardening/Plants    5. Identification    6. Life Sciences - Horticulture    7. Reference    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Turf management    10. Turfgrasses    11. Weed control    12. Weeds    13. Architecture    14. Architecture / Landscape   

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Great "Catalogue" of American Log Construction
The golden era of handcrafted log construction was 1920's and 30's, and this wonderful book details, in project after project, the structures that had been built in America's National and State parks during that time. Cabins, lodges, visitor centers, even bridges, drinking fountains, fire pits, outhouses, and log benches-they all get photos, drawings, and commentary in this encyclopedic work.
great reference
This is a beautiful book and an excellent reference.It is a reprint of the three volume set published in 1938."Patterns From the Golden Age" is a cheaper reprint of the same thing - but the quality of the photos in this version is well worth the extra money.

Buildings and sites of the WPA and CCC era.
This is the best source book for the architectural projects and site concepts produced during the 1930's for the Works Projects Administration (WPA)and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).Albert Good's narrativeprovides insight into the motivating forces that employed thousands of outof work architects, engineers, skilled craftsmen and laborers to produceprojects that now form the core of our national and state parksystems.Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Camping    3. Decoration & Ornament    4. Design & Drafting    5. Design and construction    6. Landscape    7. Landscape Architecture And Design    8. Park buildings    9. Public Buildings Architecture    10. Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings    11. Recreation areas    12. Sports    13. Sports & Recreation    14. United States    15. Architecture / Design & Drafting    16. Architecture / General    17. Garden design & planning    18. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles    19. Landscape art & architecture    20. Park    21. Photographs: portraits    22. Recreation    23. USA   

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Stay woody
Jacqueline Heriteau tells how to choose woody plants. She also tells how to get COMPLETE TREES, SHRUBS & HEDGES off to a good start. Then she tells what'll be needed for a healthy, long life.
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Subjects:  1. Gardening    2. Gardening / Horticulture    3. Gardening/Plants    4. Landscape    5. Shrubs    6. Trees    7. Gardening / Trees    8. Shrubs & trees