Revised 2/94 -- Author Reviewed 12/98 HIL-646
Revised 2/94 -- Author Reviewed 12/98 HIL-646 Wet, poorly drained soils present one the most difficult challenges for growing plants in the landscape. Excessive moisture displaces oxygen in the soil and plant roots can suffocate as a result. Many ... [... more]
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Landscape Design
A landscape design that incorporates rocks, mulch, gravel, plants and inspiring landscape art will minimize your work. Yard work can also be lightened by filling your landscape with rock gardens, and the results will dazzle, too. Summary: A ... [... more]
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Planting Design
 A classic on Planting Design: "Plants have been a part of our earth for a very long time and are a source of oxygen, food, fuel and building materials for the benefit of humanity. Besides these functional uses they also add much to the aesthetic [... more]
$55.00
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Residential Landscape Design
Landscape design is the art of developing property for its greatest use and enjoyment, but it is also a science because it involves understanding the environment around your home and selecting plants that perform well in that environment. There ... [... more]
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Commercial Vegetables
People in North Carolina click here to find your local County Extension Center People outside North Carolina click here to find your State Cooperative Extension Service Commercial Vegetables Commercial Organic Production Commercial Specialty ... [... more]
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Design With Nature
not as good as i expected: this highly recommended book started out as a compelling read, but became something i had to force myself to finish. it seems to be a series of lectures strung together, which may have been interesting as lectures, but is not [... more]
$69.95
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Planting the Landscape: A Professional Approach to ...
Author: Nancy A. Leszczynski Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 712.2 EAN: 9780471292159 ISBN: 047129215X Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: 1998-10-22 [... more]
$75.00
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Tomorrow by Design: A Regional Design Process for ...
The answer to urban sprawl's challenge!: This is a great book to read for anyone who is concerned with rampant, poorly planned suburban growth in the United States. Mr. Lewis's 23 Circle Cities plan and his Regional Design Process provide the answer to [... more]
$80.00
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Slope Stability and Stabilization Methods
Valuable Reference: This book is a valuable reference for slope stability. The second edition is an improvement from the first edition, but dosen't make the first obsolete. Some great information, including example problems, on probabilistic analysis has [... more]
$140.00
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Controlling Sedges in Landscape Plantings
Of the more than 40 sedge species found in North Carolina landscapes, we are most concerned about the two perennial nutsedges: yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) (Figure 1) and purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus) (Figure 2). Both nutsedges are ... [... more]
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Landscape Design with Plants
Author: Brian Clouston Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780442215811 ISBN: 0442215819 Publication Date: 1998-06 [... more]
$46.95
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Joseph C. Neal
Establishing and maintaining quality annual color beds requires a plan to prevent and control weeds. Weeds compete with ornamental plants for water, light, and nutrients reducing aesthetic quality and plant growth. To minimize these problems, a ... [... more]
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