{"product_id":"9780632058433","title":"Plant User Handbook A Guide to Effective Specifying","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePlant User Handbook\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Guide to Effective Specifying\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJames Hitchmough | Ken Fieldhouse\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArchitecture \/ Landscape\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessional landscapers and all those involved in creating green spaces have long been in need of a book that is a guide to plant specification, but also makes sense of plants and their cultivation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlant User Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e is for practitioners who are professionally engaged in the use of plants in public, commercial and institutional landscapes. Planting schemes are undertaken on the basis of a binding contract – generally between the client (who owns or leases the landscape) and the implementer (the landscape contractor), with the designer acting both as specifier and contract administrator. Within this contractual relationship, planting schemes must be implemented to an agreed timetable. To manage this procedure efficiently, landscape designers and managers need quick access to the factual and scientific background for practical planting design and its implementation through specification writing and contracts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book covers over 20 well defined topics, and is written by leading experts in the industry. It is arranged into five sections:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreliminaries to plant use and the landscape\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eManaging plant growth on landscape sites\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eEstablishment and management of trees\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eEstablishment and management of smaller woody plants\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eEstablishment and management of herbaceous plants\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarefully illustrated with diagrams, black and white photographs and colour plates, this handbook provides a unique resource for professionals wanting to improve their specification skills, as well as to explore creative approaches to design and practical implementation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJames Hitchmough\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader (Associate Professor) at the Department of Landscape, University of Sheffield. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Horticulture and has a wide-ranging interest in the use of vegetation in landscape design management.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Fieldhouse\u003c\/b\u003e was a qualified Landscape Architecture and trained Town Planner. He was editor of Landscape Design Journal and was deeply involved in a wide range of environmental publishing initiatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 January 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780632058433\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e416\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379138523276,"sku":"9780632058433","price":145.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780632058433_e08dcb34-13b2-4968-be3d-dea38634e2a1.jpg?v=1780111717","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780632058433","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}