Professional Planting Design: An Architectural and ... (ISBN 0471761397)

A practical book.:
In almost every landscape architect's office, you can find two kinds of people: the designers who layout the design and do the color renderings and presentation drawings, and the horticulturists who select the plants. This book will give you a good understanding of both the design and horticultural aspects of planting design, especially the latter. It is also a very practical book. It'll leave you something useful that you can actually apply in your daily landscape practice after you read it. Gang Chen, Author of "LEED AP Exam Guide" & "Planting Design Illustrated." LEED AP, AIA

A Course in a Book:
In this singular book, anyone interested in teaching planting design will find a comprehensive guide. My students are required to buy this book and use it throughout their class in Advanced Planting Design. Its full of challenging exercises and analytical guidelines. Thank you Scott Scarfone for producing this clear, comprehensive text. Louise Schiller, ASLA

Practical text -- drab photos:
Pro: copius details about design principles. Con: lack of color photos -- too many black and white photos

Organized step-by-step approach to teaching Planting Design:
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RDQ2BZIDDZFRM This week I review landscape architect Scott Scarfone's "Professional Planting Design". It's a comprehensive guide teaching exactly how to create fabulous mixed bed plantings. Great read and reference for practicing professionals. (...)