ISBN: 9788185873817 - landscape gardening [hardcover] [jan 01, 2012] [hardcover] [jan 01, 2017] [jan 01, 2012 (1 Ergebnisse)

Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Landscaping principles of elements garden features and adornments 2 Garden designs - types and styles 3 Bio-aesthetic planning 4 Public places susceptible to landscaping 5 Famous gardens of India 6 Use of computers in landscaping 7 Role of plants in combating environmental pollution GlossaryThis book has been specially written based on the curriculum of graduate and post-graduate students of floriculture and landscaping It has about 300 original coloured photographs and is written in an easy to understand language Every landscape elements features and adornments are described in detail putting all the relative terms together under one caption To make it contemporary two new chapters viz Use of computers in landscaping and role of plants in combating environmental pollution have been included to supplement the full knowledge on the subject The legacy of the famous recreational and the botanical gardens existing in the country are also described with their roles in introducing various horticultural and rare plants Bio-aesthetic planning with places susceptible to landscaping are also described Knot gardens parterre gardens cottage gardens roof gardens water gardens rock gardens terrace gardens balcony gardens vertical gardens lawns annuals perennials trees shrubs and climbers hedges and edges indoor plants cacti and other succulents are given their rightful place along with photographs Glossary of technical terms used in the book has been given in the end of the book for better understanding jacket 210 pp. xlviii col. plates (illustrator).…