Planting in post wild world : designing plant communities for resilient landscapes
Publication details: Oregon Timber Press 2023Description: 271,ipISBN:- 9781604695533
- 712 RAI
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | CEPT Library | Faculty of Architecture | 712 RAI | Available | 025185 |
Contents
PREFACE 6
INTRODUCTION: NATURE AS IT WAS, NATURE AS IT COULD BE 13
A New Optimism: The Future of Planting Design
Bridging the Gap between Nature and Our Gardens
The Inspiration of Naturally Occurring Plant Communities
Connecting with Our Memory of Nature
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGNED PLANT COMMUNITIES 29
Developing an Understanding
What Makes a Designed Plant Community Different?
The Role of Native Species
Essential Principles
THE INSPIRATION OF THE WILD 65
Our Wild Hearts
Landscape Archetypes
Grasslands
Woodlands and Shrublands
Forests
Edges
THE DESIGN PROCESS 121
Honoring the Three Essential Relationships
Relating Plants to Place Relating Plants to People
Relating Plants to Other Plants
CREATING AND MANAGING A PLANT COMMUNITY 189
Site Preparation The Design Process Continues
Installation: Using a Plant's
Natural Growth Cycle to Your Advantage
Efficient and Successful Planting
Creative Management Keeping Designs Legible and Functional
CONCLUSION 243
A Meditation on Three Gardens
Why Designed Plant Communities?
Why Now?
Acknowledgments 257
Bibliography 258
Metric Conversions 259
Photography and Illustration Credits 260
Design Credits 261
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