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Introduction vii <p><b>Part I: Soils and Earth 1</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Soils 3</p> <p>Soil Overview 4</p> <p>Soil Assessment 15</p> <p>Designed Soil Mixes 34</p> <p>Chapter 2: Earth Stripping and Stockpiling 43</p> <p>Topsoil Preservation, Stripping, and Stockpiling 44</p> <p>Chapter 3: Earthworks 51</p> <p>Construction Damage to Existing Trees 52</p> <p>Grading 69</p> <p>Spreading and Grading Topsoil 77</p> <p>Soil Erosion and Sediment Controls 82</p> <p>Storm Water Pollution Controls 97</p> <p><b>Part II: Planting 107</b></p> <p>Chapter 4:Trees 109</p> <p>Nursery Stock Standards 110</p> <p>Site Considerations and Tree Selection 118</p> <p>Tree Selection at the Nursery 142</p> <p>Soil Amendments 184</p> <p>Deciduous Tree Planting 189</p> <p>Evergreen and Conifer Tree Selection and Planting 218</p> <p>Chapter 5: Shrubs and Groundcovers 223</p> <p>Shrub Selection and Planting 224</p> <p>Chapter 6:Turf 237</p> <p>Considerations and Objectives 238</p> <p>Chapter 7: Planting in Difficult or Special Situations 277</p> <p>Tree Planting in Paved Areas 278</p> <p>Green Roofs 318</p> <p>Xeriscape 348</p> <p><b>Part III: Irrigation 355</b></p> <p>Chapter 8: Irrigation and Water Use Efficiency 357</p> <p>Irrigation Systems 358</p> <p>Index 413</p>

<p>"This guide by a recognized authority on landscape architecture, Leonard Hopper, provides quick, definitive answers on the subject in a handy-size volume…. Ideal as a immediate reference at work for professionals, home gardeners, and others dealing with softscape decisions on job sites, this book is highly recommended." (<i>Chicago Botanic Garden</i>, March 2012)</p>

<b>LEONARD J. HOPPER</b>, <b>RLA, FASLA</b>, is Director of Production and Construction Services at Mark K. Morrison Landscape Architecture, PC. He is also Editor-in-Chief of <i>Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards</i> and <i>Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards</i>, Student Edition and author of <i>Security and Site Design</i> and <i>Graphic Standards Field Guide to Hardscape</i> (all from Wiley). Currently a faculty member at the City College Spitzer School of Architecture, Columbia University, and SUNY Farmingdale in New York, Mr. Hopper is a former president of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Landscape Architecture Foundation, a technical advisor for the Sustainable Sites Initiative, and a frequent speaker at universities and conferences.

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