Plant User Handbook A Guide to Effective

An invaluable reference source on soft landscape specification for professional landscapers. Each topic is written by a leading specialist in the field and covers technical data with practical guidance. Ecological characteristics, selection, procurement, elements of planting design, site preparation, establishment and maintenance are all considered.

James Hitchmough 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.

Ken Fieldhouse 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.

Foreword by Christie, Hartel and Porter

v

Preface by Tom La Dell

vii

Acknowledgements

ix

Contributors

xi

I Preliminaries to Plant Use and the Landscape

1

(44)

1 Introduction to Plant Use in the Landscape

James Hitchmough and Peter Thoday

2 Selecting Plant Species, Cultivars and Nursery Products

7

(18)

James Hitchmough

3 Procuring Plants for Landscape Projects

25

(20)

Nick Coslett, Tom La Dell and James Wilson (with contributions from Mike Smith, Mike Browell and John Parker)

II Managing Plant Growth on Landscape Sites

45

(48)

4 Amelioration of Underperforming Soils

47

(16)

Tony Kendle and Bob Sherman

5 Soil Drainage

63

(11)

Gordon Spoor

6 Weed Control in Amenity Landscapes

74

(15)

Bob Froud-Williams

7 The Long-term Health of Plants

89

(4)

Tony Kendle

III Establishment and Management of Trees

93

(70)

8 Establishment of Planted Nursery Stock

95

(18)

James Hitchmough

9 Tree Roots and Buildings

113

(15)

Glynn Percival

10 Semi-mature Trees

128

(15)

James Wilson, Caroline Swann and Peter Thoday

11 Trees in Paving

143

(9)

Tony Edwards and Tim Gale

12 Creating Urban Woodlands

152

(11)

Nerys Jones

IV Establishment and Management of Smaller Woody Plants

163

(82)

13 Shrub Mosaics and Woodland Edge

165

(10)

Nigel Dunnett

14 Ground Cover

175

(9)

Peter Thoday

15 Hedges and their Management

184

(10)

Tom Wright, Terence Henry and Jed Bultitude

16 Pruning Shrubs

194

(17)

Tom La Dell

17 Climbing Plants

211

(10)

Tom La Dell

18 Roof Gardens

221

(24)

Steve Striven

V Establishment and Management of Herbaceous Plants

245

(126)

19 Wildflowers in Rural Landscapes

247

(11)

Neil Bayfield

20 Wildflower Landscapes in the Urban Environment

258

(9)

Richard Scott

21 Aquatic Planting

267

(16)

Kevin Patrick

22 Direct-sown Annual Meadows

283

(9)

Nigel Dunnett

23 Bedding Plants

292

(18)

Richard Bisgrove

24 Bulbous Plants for Use in Designed Landscapes

310

(15)

Fergus Garrett and Rory Dusoir

25 Herbaceous Perennials

325

(18)

James Hitchmough

26 Amenity and Sports Turf Seed

343

(11)

John Hacker

27 The Management of Amenity Grasslands

354

(17)

Andy Boorman

Index

371

(10)

Plant index

381

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