Landscape trees and shrubs : selection, use and management / Mary Forrest (UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, Agriculture and Food Science Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland).
Material type: TextPublisher: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2006Copyright date: 2006Description: 1 online resource (x, 179 pages) : illustrations, chartsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- Ornamental trees
- Ornamental shrubs
- Landscape gardening
- Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology)
- Ornamental and Amenity Trees
- Land Resources
- Biological Resources (Plant)
- Choice of species
- Landscape
- Landscaping
- Ornamental plants
- Ornamental woody plants
- Rural areas
- Urban areas
- Urban forestry
- Woody plants
- KK100
- KK160
- PP300
- PP720
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- SB435 .F667 2006eb
This book contains 5 chapters which provides a horticultural overview of the main temperate tree and shrub families cultivated in urban and rural landscapes, and describes the identification, functional use and management of 38 plant families.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-166) and indexes.
Functional Uses of Vegetation in Urban and Rural Areas -- Ornamental Qualities of Trees and Shrubs -- Plant Identification: an Introduction -- Plant Families -- Designing with Trees and Shrubs.
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