Product Description

This book was written and organised to assist the landscape architect, landscape designer, or homeowner in the selection of the proper plants to be used in a landscape design. It is intended to be a quick and easy-to-use reference to help in choosing plant species and varieties. After completing a design analysis, the designer can evaluate all of the critical site requirements and apply that information to the plant selection process.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1426640 in Books
• Published on: 2001-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 747 pages

About the Author
Marc C. Stoecklein

Customer Reviews

Q. Who needs another landscape book?
A. YOU do. If you are employed in the green industry, or just a serious ornamental gardener residing in zones 3-6, you will find this book a very valuable addition to your reference library. Stoecklein's no-nonsense approach to plant selection takes the guesswork out of landscape possibilities. The book quickly broadens and narrows the available palette of useful materials for landscape designs. Marc allows his prejudices to shine in a pros and cons section for each plant group. These pointed comments reflect his experience and passion as a master plantsman and offer much to the novice and veteran alike. Get this book if you are serious about your landscape planning.

This is a GREAT book!
The Big Green Plant Selection Book! That's what I call it. This is a GREAT book for anyone who has to make plant selections. I have only had it a short time and already I find myself reaching for it, time and time again. Once you understand that it is a quick reference for help in selecting plant varieties, you will agree that it can save you a lot of thinking time when putting together plant lists for projects. Whether it is one plant or a whole bed full, the list format is really easy to use. I highly recommend it! J.W. Landscape Services.

The Complete Plant Selection Guide for Landscape Design
The Complete Plant Selection Guide for Landscape Design is the first text by Marc Stoecklein. The guide arranges plants first by type (trees, shrubs, groundcovers, perennials, vines, ferns, and grasses), then by a variety of factors designers may need to consider when selecting plants. These include light and soil requirements, flower, foliage, and fruit characteristics, tolerances, and growth habit. Plant names are given in both scientific and common forms, with the master indices at the beginning of each section arranged by genus and species...

The intended audience for this guide is professional landscape designers and architects...this is the type of guide that will never leave the designer's office...it is not a how-to garden book, but a real reference text for professionals... This guide is appropriate for a variety of situations. Landscape architects and designers will find it very useful for finding common and rare plants given a variety of environments. Academic libraries supporting horticulture and design programs will also find it a valuable addition. Large gardens and arboreta may find it useful for the sections on disease control, pros & cons, and coloring...