Co-written by an experienced landscape architect and a major soil scientist, this book is designed for professionals in the landscape building trades: landscape architects, designers,
specification writers, contractors, and soil supply companies. It gives a complete system for handling soils at building sites: reusing on-site soils wherever possible, identifying the
characteristics of soils at the site, technical specifications, suggested soil components, ten main and three specialist landscape soil specifications in a copy and paste template ready for
use, design drivers, a ready reference to landscape soils, verification and quality assurance specifications, a soil volume estimator, and how to determine the volume of soil trees need to
survive in small spaces. It is highly recommended for the trade; the book gives a practical system for dealing with contaminated sites, and for raising the success rate and lowering the cost
and the environmental impact of landscaping at any building site. Color charts and ready-to-use template forms are included. Distributed in the US by Stylus Publishing. Annotation ©2016
Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
