Plan Graphics for the Landscape...
Tony Bertauski
Synopsis
This text was created to teach students in introductory landscape design basic drawing and drafting skills. Though computer graphic software and techniques are described, the bulk of the text teaches the materials and techniques used for drafting by hand.
Rating - 3*

Landscape Detailing: Enclosure
Michael Littlewood
Synopsis
This handbook covers walls (free-standing, screen and retaining), fences, gates, barriers and bollards. Each section begins with technical guidance notes on design and construction and then provides a list of points against which specifications can be checked. This is followed by a set of drawn-to-scale detail sheets, which can be traced for direct incorporation into a set of contract drawings. This book is designed to be of interest to landscape architects and contractors, architects, surveyors and students of landscape and architecture.
Rating - 3*

The Planting Design Handbook
Nick Robinson, Jia-Hua Wu (Illustrator)
Synopsis
First published in 1992, this text is widely used on landscape architecture courses around the world. It examines the horticultural, ecological and aesthetic characteristics of plants, and discusses the structural and decorative roles of planting, spatial composition, species selection, planting plans and spacing, and the vital role of management. With its fresh look at aesthetic principles and its analysis of the design process, it reveals how a systematic approach can allow the greatest freedom for the creative imagination.
Rating - 3*

From Concept to Form in Landscape Design
Grant W. Reid
Synopsis
Use this toolbox of techniques to bridge the distance between concept and form. New approaches, featuring the use of naturalism as a form determinant, ease the transition from general concepts to specific physical shapes and detailed organization of spaces.
Rating - 4*

Landscape Detailing: Structures
Michael Littlewood
Synopsis
This volume covers structures (pergolas, arches, arbours, decks, shelters, information signs) and furniture (bollards, seats, litter bins, tables). Each section begins with technical guidance notes on design and construction. A list of points against which specifications can be checked and a set of drawn-to-scale detail sheets are included.
Rating - 3*

Landscape Detailing: Surfaces
Michael Littlewood
Synopsis
Covers surfaces including foundations, kerbs and paving - vehicular and pedestrian, steps and ramps, margins and edges, kerbs and wheelstops and drainage channels. The book is a reference for landscape designers.
Rating - 3*