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The following is a selective guide to basic research resources available at UIUC, and especially in Landscape Architecture available at the CPLA Library. It is not meant to be comprehensive, but an overview of materials that may be useful in beginning research. Items which will be available only to UIUC community members, with a log in name and password, are noted as UIUC, all other universal resources are noted as WWW. Print resources, unless otherwise noted, are available in the CPLA library with its location noted if relevant (e.g. Reference).
The Art of Landscape Detail: Fundamentals,
Practices, and Case Studies Niall G. Kirkwood, New York: Wiley,
1999. Examines design processes, detail issues and includes in- depth
case studies and illustrations.
712 K636a 1999 CPLA Main Stacks
An Illustrated Guide to Landscape Design,
Construction and Management Gregory M. Pierceall, Danville, Ill.:
Interstate Publishers, 1998.
Q712 P611i
Landscape Balance and Landscape Assessment
Rudolf Kronert, Uta Steinhardt, Martin Volk eds., Berlin : Springer,
2001. Recommendations for sustainable land use and management.
712 K924l CPLA Main Stacks
Landscape Designer and Estimators Guide
National Landscape Association, Washington, D.C.: The Association,
1996. This guide covers tools, time, labor, planting maintenance and
equipment.
712.028 N213L Reference
Landscape Estimating Methods Sylvia Hollman
Fee, Kingston, MA: R.S. Means Co., 1999. Includes up-to-date cost data
and information budgeting for landscape maintenance as well as
information on preparing competitive landscape construction estimates.
Q338.43712 F32m1999 Reference
Landscape Restoration Handbook Donald Harker
et.al., Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers, 1999. Handbook covers various
aspects of principles and practices for natural landscaping and
ecological restoration.
574.50288 L239 Reference
The Road to Licensure and Beyond: including
Understanding the L.A.R.E., 5th ed Council of Landscape
Architectural Registration Boards and the Landscape Architectural
Registration Boards Foundation; editor, Matthew R. Rankin. Fairfax,
Va.: Landscape Architectural Registration Boards Foundation, 2000.
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Spon's Landscape Handbook Derek Lovejoy and
Partners eds., London: Spon, 1997. A comprehensive manual to landscape
work and maintenance.
712.0942 Sp661997 Reference
Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture
Charles W. Harris, Nicholas T. Dines eds., New York : McGraw-Hill,
c1998. Important reference guide on design standards and criteria
including design and construction data.
Q 712.0218 T4821998 Reference
CD Rom for 2002 edition 712.0218 T482
Bibliography
of the History of Art 1973--: UIUC Covering European
and American art from late antiquity to the present, the Bibliography
of the History of Art indexes and abstracts art-related books,
conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealer's
catalogs, and articles from more than 2,500 periodicals.
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?titlesearch=Bibliography+of+the+History+of+Art&tstype=S&types=&ByTitle=Search
Bibliography
on Landscape Water Issues (1996) WWW Very comprehensive.
http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/eh/ehweb/dwb/LWG%20Landscape%20Water%20Bibliography.htm
Gardening
WWW: From the Library of Congress a representative bibliographic
sampling and description of literature and resources for gardening and
design.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/gardeningtb.html
Landscape Architecture Sourcebook: A Guide to
Resources on the History and Practice of Landscape Architecture in the
United States Diana Vogelsong, Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 1997. A
collection of books, journal articles, CD-ROMs and other materials; not
meant to be comprehensive, but to describe materials that are
relatively current and easy to obtain.
016.712 L239 Reference
Making Educated Decisions: A Landscape
Preservation Bibliography Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA, and Heather
Barrett eds. Washington, DC: Dept. of the Interior, National Park
Service, Historic Landscape Initiative: For sale by the U.S. G.P.O.,
Supt. of Docs., 2000. Valuable resource to anyone involved with
preservation planning and stewardship of significant landscapes,
whether the product of landscape architects and designers, or
indigenous cultural groups. 667 annotated citations from 48 American
states and 27 countries.
DOC. I29.82:L23/2000 Main Stacks Government Documents
Pioneers of American landscape design: an
annotated bibliography Charles A. Birnbaum and Lisa E. Crowder eds.
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Cultural Resources: Preservation Assistance Division, Historic
Landscape Initiative, 2000.
712.092273 P659 City Planning Reference, Architecture & Art Reference, Undergraduate Stacks
Place
and Space in Landscape and Gardens WWW: From the project Research on Place and
Space an online bibliography on landscape and garden includes links
to articles that can be found online or to the publisher.
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~janzb/place/landscape.htm
See also: Research Resources : Biographical Sources
Dictionary of Today’s Landscape Designers
Pierluigi Nicolin and Francesco Repishti, Milan: Skira; London: Thames
& Hudson, 2003. Profiles contemporary landscape architects,
architects, photographers, artists and engineers.
712.03 N545d Reference
The Garden Book London: Phaidon, 2000. An
illustrated survey of the world's most influential garden makers,
organized alphabetically.
Q712.6 G1673 Reference
The Garden Makers: The Great Tradition of Garden
Design from 1600 to the Present Day George Plumptre, Hugh Palmer
(Photographer) New York: Random House, 1993. A collective biography of
seventy garden designers including illustrated examples of works from
landscape and garden design. The book covers 1600 to the present and
focuses mostly on British and American designers.
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Pioneers of American landscape design Charles
A. Birnbaum, Robin Karson eds. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. More than
160 biographical portraits of American landscape architects. No index.
712.092273 P659 CPLA Main Stacks, Art and Architecture Main Stacks and
Undergrad Main Stacks
See also: Research Resources : Book reviews
Environmental
Design Library Book Review Sources for Environmental Design WWW:
From the University of Berkeley this has a list of sources that include
book reviews on architecture, city planning and landscape architecture.
This page is extremely valuable as it shows how to search for book
reviews in each individual source. UIUC owns most of these sources
however they must be accessed through UIUC's catalog http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ersearch/
by typing the name of the source into the search box.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/BookReviews.html
Gardening
Book Reviews WWW: From Amazon.com an alphabetized list of over
100 of the most popular Gardening books, it also offers reviews and
recommendations of other related books and is updated.
http://www.book-reviews.info/Gardening_Book_Reviews/
The Complete Book of Garden
Design, Construction and Planting David Stevens ed., et al. London:
Cassell, 2002. With more than 220 diagrams and color photos, this book
covers three major areas: basic planning and style; "hard landscaping"
(walls, fences, paving and similar features); and flowers, shrubs,
trees and other plants.
712.6 St471c CPLA Main Stacks
Designing Gardens Arabella
Lennox-Boyd with Caroline Clifton-Mogg; photography by Andrew Lawson.
London: Frances Lincoln, 2001. This beautifully photographed book,
offers guidance on design principles in the garden.
712.6L548d CPLA Main Stacks and Undergraduate Main Stacks
Drawing Scenery: Landscapes,
Seascapes and Buildings Giovanni Civardi Tunbridge Wells: Search,
2002. A basic guide to drawing scenery.
Q743.836 C499d CPLA Main Stacks
Landscape Perspective Drawing
Nicholas T. Dines. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1990.
712.3 D612l CPLA Main Stacks
The Oxford Companion to Gardens
Patrick Goode Ed. Et al. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. An
encyclopedia of the art of garden design; fully illustrated includes
biographies and the history of gardens.
712.09 Ox2 Reference
Small Period Gardens: a practical
guide to design and planting Roy Strong; historical plant lists
compiled by Tony Lord Rizzoli, New York: Rizzoli, 1992. A guide to
small period gardens, especially of the eighteenth nineteenth, and
early twentieth centuries; with photographs and plans of twenty gardens
in different historical styles and selected lists of plants typical of
the period and yet still available today.
712.6 ST89S CPLA Main Stacks and Undergrad Main Stacks
See also: Research Resources : Dictionaries and Glossaries
CRC World Dictionary of Plant
Names Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2000. 4 volumes. Includes common
names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms and etymology.
Q 580.14 Q29c Reference
A Dictionary of Landscape: A
Dictionary of Terms Used in the Description of the World's Land Surface
George A. Goulty, Aldershot, Hampshire, England: Avebury Technical;
Brookfield, Vt., USA: Gower, 1991.
712.03 G236d Reference
Dictionary of Landscape
Architecture Baker H. Morrow, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico
Press, 1987. Has important terms in Landscape Architecture, includes
photos and drawings.
712.03 M834d Reference
Pictorial Library of Landscape
Plants Kalamazoo, Mich.: Merchants Pub. Co., 1988- 2 volumes fully
illustrated.
Q 635.9 H369p Reference
See also: Research Resources : Directories
Directory of International
Periodicals and Newsletters on the Built Environment Frances C.
Gretes, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992. Useful for locating
international serial publications in areas including landscape
architecture, historic preservation, architecture and building and
construction.
016.72 G868d Reference
016.72 G868d 1992 newer edition in Art and Architecture
International Directory of
Design: Architecture, Urban Planning and Landscape Design San
Francisco, CA: Penrose Press, 1998.
745.407 In85:2c2 Reference
North American Horticulture: A
Reference Guide Thomas M. Barrett, ed., New York: Macmillan, 1991.
A comprehensive directory on plant and garden organizations, libraries,
museums, governmental programs, education and periodicals, as well as
test and demonstration gardens.
Q635.02573 N811 1992 Reference
Ulrich's Guide to International
Periodicals: a classified guide to current periodicals foreign and
domestic New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker, 2000.
A.050P418 Reference
Online access to UIUC community: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ersearch/get.php?rid=3475
See also: Research Resources : Encyclopedias
The American
Horticulture Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants Christopher
Brickell ; horticultural consultant, John Elsley, New York : Macmillan,
1992. Illustrated, with photos and text.
Q635.903 Am35 Reference
Cassel's
Encyclopedia of Gardening: The Definitive Single Volume Guide to Garden
Plants and Gardening Techniques Anita Pereire, London: Seven Dials,
2000.
Q635.03 P414c2000 Reference
Color
Encyclopedia of Garden Plants and Habitats Fritz Kohlein, Portland,
Or.: Timber Press, 1994. Each of the 1,100 plants described is keyed to
the appropriate habitats and illustrated in color. The plants are
listed in alphabetical order by botanical name.
635.903 K824n:E Reference
Encyclopedia of
Gardens: History and Design Candice A. Shoemaker ed., Chicago:
Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001. A 3 volume encyclopedia that covers individuals
of importance in garden history and design, places and topical
information.
Q635.03 En192 Reference
Flora: A
Gardener's Encyclopedia Portland, Or.: Timber Press, 2003. Two
volume illustrated encyclopedia of plants including CD Rom, it covers
all the plant groups and includes information on climate zones.
Q635.903 F661 Reference
The New Royal
Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening editor in chief,
Anthony Huxley et al., London: Macmillan Press; New York: Stockton
Press, 1992. 4 vols. Although it is called a dictionary its scope is
encyclopedic. It is an exhaustive reference source that includes
biographies as well as details on topics like plant nutrition and
gardening within specific countries.
Q 635.03 D561 Reference
The Ward Lock
Encyclopedia of Practical Gardening Anita Pereire, London: Ward
Lock, 1995. Includes more than 4,000 flowers, trees, and shrubs. Each
entry offers a description of the main species and recommended
varieties, their scientific names, and advice on cultivation, care,
propagation, and garden uses. Many color photos.
Q635.03 P4141e:E Reference
American
gardens in the eighteenth century: "for use or for delight" Ann
Leighton, Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 1986, c1976. A
historic treatment of 18th century American gardens design and use.
712.60973 L533A1986 CPLA Main Stacks and Undergraduate Main Stacks
American
gardens of the nineteenth century: "for comfort and affluence" Ann
Leighton, Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1987.
Includes bibliography.
635.0973 L533A CPLA Main Stacks, Main Library Stacks and Undergrad
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A
Brief History of Gardening Neil Fairbairn, Emmaus, PA : Rodale,
2001. Covers thousands of years and all continents in essay format. It
has many illustrations and there is a time line included with each
chapter.
635.09 F15b Reference
City
planning and landscape architecture at the University of Illinois, an
historical record, 1868-1954 Karl Baptiste Lohmann, Urbana: Dept.
of City Planning and Landscape Architecture, College of Fine and
Applied Arts, 1954.
C.IZL4EL CPLA Main Stacks, Reference and Main Library Stacks
Design
History: An Anthology Dennis P. Doordan ed. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT
Press, 1995. An anthology collecting 18 essays from Design Issues
volumes 3-10. Essays are grouped in three broad categories: Graphic
Design, Design in the American Corporate Milieu, and Design in the
Context of National Experiences. Especially valuable for its treatment
of historical areas not well represented for example the history of
women in design, and the history of modern design in China.
745.44 D461 CPLA Main Stacks and Art and Architecture Main Stacks
Design
on the Land: The Development of Landscape Architecture Norman T.
Newton, Cambridge, Mass., Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
1971. Classic text on the history of landscape architecture. It covers
from ancient times to the 20th century.
712.09 N48d Reference, CPLA Main Stacks and Art and Architecture Main
Stacks
Early
American Gardens: "For Meate or Medicine" Ann Leighton, Amherst:
University of Massachusetts Press, 1986, c1970. A history of 17th
century American gardens, the author has written two more texts on
garden history in the 18th and 19th century, cited above. Includes
bibliography.
712.60974 L533E1986 CPLA Main Stacks
European
Gardens an historical atlas Virgilio Vercelloni, N.Y.: Rizzoli,
1990.
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Garden
history: issues, approaches, methods John Dixon Hunt ed.,
Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1992.
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection: A collection of papers
from the Dumbarton Oaks Colloquium on the History of Landscape
Architecture XIII
Q712.09 D893 CPLA Main Stacks
A
Glossary of Garden History Michael Symes, Princes Risborough :
Shire, 1993. This glossary explains the major terms likely to be found
when reading garden history or visiting historic gardens.
712.6094 Sy63g CPLA Main Stacks
The
History of Garden Design: The Western Tradition from the Renaissance to
the Present Day Monique Mosser, Georges Teyssot eds. London; New
York: Thames & Hudson, 2000. MIT Press. 70 essays chronologically
ordered this text offers a historical perspective on gardens as a
reflection of society. It contains many archival drawings and examples
of gardens and their design including short bibliographies after each
essay.
712.094 H629 Reference
Icons
of Garden Design Caroline Holmes (Introduction), Munich; New York:
Prestel, 2001. Traces the development of garden design worldwide from
medieval gardens to contemporary gardens covering 80 iconic gardens and
their designers.
Q712.6 Ic7 Reference
Landscape
Design: A Cultural and Architectural History Elizabeth Barlow
Rogers, Harry N Abrams, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001. An
encyclopedic account of man-made landscapes around the world.
Illustrated with drawings and full color photographs.
Q712.09 R631l Reference
Landscapes
in History: Design and Planning in the Eastern and Western Traditions
Philip Pregill, Nancy Volkman, New York: John Wiley, 1999. Traces the
development of landscape architecture and environmental design from
prehistory to modern times-in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and North
America. Includes bibliographies.
Q304.23 P913h Reference
The
NEW Reading the Landscape: Fieldwork in Landscape History Richard
Muir, Exeter: University of Exeter Press, 2000. Concentrates on the
English countryside, but is valuable for its examination of how
features of the cultural landscape are the "physical manifestation of
human ideas, perceptions and decisions." Contains tables explaining key
landscape features and how to recognize them in the field.
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100
Years of Landscape Architecture: Some patterns of a century Melanie
Simo, Washington, DC: ASLA Press, 1999.
Q712.0973 Si51o CPLA Main Stacks
Rooted
in History: Studies in Garden Conservation Mike Calnan, Katie
Fretwell eds., London: National Trust, 2001. Gives a look at the
management issues surrounding the National Trust gardens. It addresses
garden conservation, restoration, growth and development and includes
many case studies and photographs.
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Cultural Landscape Currents
WWW: A project of the Historic Landscape Initiative by the National
Park Service this online journal profiles a variety of cultural
landscape types.
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/hli/currents/
Garden History Links
WWW: A very large list of links to sites on garden and landscape
history. It has especially good coverage and organization of
international sites.
http://www.magma.ca/~evb/garden.html
The Garden History Society
WWW: Based in the United Kingdom, but has an international scope
contains bibliographies, book reviews and a register of research in
garden history.
http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org/
Links to the Past WWW: From the
National Park Service Cultural Resources A wealth of information on
history, cultural landscapes, special exhibits, databases for
historical research and more.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/
Digital Images & Copyright Issues
A View on Cities Sights and attractions in some of the world's greatest cities
Wikimedia Commons A repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files.
American
Landscape and Architectural Design 1850-1920 WWW: From the
Library of Congress and Harvard University these images represent an
historical view of American buildings and landscapes built during
1850-1920 including specific buildings, parks, estates and gardens.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/mhsdhtml/aladhome.html
Architecture
Visual Resources Library WWW: From the University of Berkeley
an online public access digital collection of images in the history of
architecture, urbanism, design, and art. Includes landscapes and garden
plans. It can be searched by time period, designer, location or title.
http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/query_forms/browse_spiro_form.html
Internet Directory for
Botany, Images WWW: A gallery of links to images of plants from
around the world.
http://www.botany.net/IDB/botany.html
Landscape Architecture
Image Resource WWW: From the University of Maryland a database
of landscape images that can be searched by era, geographic region,
project criteria and more.
http://www.lair.umd.edu/default.htm
University of Illinois Library's Plagiarism Page This page contains the Official University Policy concerning plagiarism.
University of Illinois Library's Copyright Page An excellent reference about copyright law.
United States Copyright Office The federal government site. Provides information on all aspects of copyright law.
Stanford University Library Copyright & Fair Use Center This site provides an overview about copyright law and the use of digital images.
See also: Research Resources : Indexes and Abstracts
Design
and Applied Arts Index UIUC: An international index to design
and craft journals. It currently contains nearly 120,000 annotated
references from more than 450 design and craft journals published
between 1973-2001 (most articles date from 1987), and data on nearly
50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, firms etc., making
the largest database of its kind in the world, 10,000-15,000 references
are added annually.
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?titlesearch=Design+and+Applied+Arts+Index+&tstype=K&types=&ByTitle=Search
The
Gardeners Index of Plants and Flowers John Brookes, Kenneth A.
Beckett, and Thomas Everett, New York: Macmillan, 1987.
635.9 B79g Reference
Index
of Garden Plants Mark Griffiths, Portland, Oregon: Timber Press,
1994. From the New Royal Horticulture Society Dictionary it lists
botanical names, synonyms and popular names for 60,000 plants in
cultivation. Contains brief descriptions as well as the etymology of
names.
635.03 D561INDEX Reference
Landscape
Architecture Magazine Index 1996-- WWW: Online index to all
articles published in LAM.
http://www.asla.org/lamag/magazineindex.html
Landscape
Architecture Theses at UIUC WWW: A chronological list of
Masters' theses, 1950-present, completed by individual students in the
Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. Most call numbers are given, but some may need to be
searched by author or title from the online catalog.
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/cpx/collection/theses/mtla.htm
Landscape
Architecture Theses Archive (LATA) WWW: From the University of
Toronto, aims to archive Landscape Architecture Theses from around the
world. Has a searchable database.
http://www.clr.toronto.edu:1080/VIRTUALLIB/LATHESES/latheses.html
Periodicals
Contents Index UIUC: An electronic index to millions of
articles published in thousands of scholarly and popular periodicals in
the arts, humanities and social sciences since 1770. PCI provides
context for each entry by displaying it within the table of contents
from the original source journal. The scope is worldwide and includes
journals in English, German, Italian, French, Spanish and other Western
languages. It indexes journals in landscape architecture and the
environment.
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ersearch/get.php?rid=3375
Water
Resources Abstracts UIUC: Provides summaries of the world's
technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering
the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use
and management of water resources.
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ersearch/get.php?rid=9649
Web of
Science UIUC: Indexes journals and provides complete
bibliographic data, full length author abstracts, and cited references.
Indexes currently available are: Science Citation Index Expanded,
Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation
Index. Can also be used to find reviews. The Science Citation Index
Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index are available from 1970 to the
present. The Arts & Humanities Citation Index is available from 1975
to the present.
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/ersearch/get.php?rid=3378
All freely available on the WWW
ArchNet: An online
community for architects, planners, urban designers, interior
designers, landscape architects, and scholars, with a special focus on
the Islamic world. Includes a digital library with access to important
journal articles, information on careers and course syllabi.
http://archnet.org/lobby.tcl
Landscape Information Hub
http://www.lih.gre.ac.uk
National Wetlands Inventory:
From the US Fish and Wildlife Service includes many online maps of
wetlands, information on wetland plants and statistics.
http://www.nwi.fws.gov/
Sustainable Urban Landscape
Information Series: From the University of Minnesota this site
provides sustainable landscape information to the public and to the
horticulture/landscape industry.
http://www.sustland.umn.edu/
WWW Virtual
Library-Botany
http://www.ou.edu/cas/botany-micro/www-vl
WWW Virtual Library-Gardening Links
http://www.gardenweb.com/vl/
The following is a selective list of specific journal indexes and archives that can be accessed online. Some are not widely indexed. For a complete list of our journal holdings go to:
City Planning and Landscape Architecture Library at UIUC
-Ejournal list
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/cpx/collection/ejournals.html
-Print journal list
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/cpx/collection/pjournals.htm
Landscape
Architecture Magazine
http://www.asla.org/lamag/archive.html
Landscape
Design
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?titlesearch=Landscape+Design&tstype=S&types=
Land
Forum
http://www.sed.uga.edu/facilities/owenslibrary/land_forum_index.htm
Landscape
Journal
http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/results.php?titlesearch=Landscape+Journal&tstype=S&types=
Landscape
Online (Includes Landscape Architect and Specifier News
and Landscape Contractor News)
http://www.landscapeonline.com/research/index.php
Topos
(European Landscape Magazine)
http://www.topos.de/index.php?Navi=143&Subnavi=90
Archives of American
Gardens WWW: From the Smithsonian Institution this
catalog can be searched by keyword, creator or subject. Also includes
several other historic archives. Click on Archival, Manuscript and
Photographic Collections to access catalog.
http://www.siris.si.edu/
Dumbarton
Oaks Online Library Catalog WWW: Can be accessed through this
page in Garden and Landscape Studies has an important collection of
literature in Landscape Studies as well as their own publications.
http://www.doaks.org/LandscapeArchitecture.html
Environmental
Design Library at University of California, Berkeley WWW: An
excellent and comprehensive guide to library resources in environmental
design. More than a dozen guides to sources in Landscape Architecture.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/AllgdsL.html
All of these are universally available on the WWW
American
Community Gardening Association
http://www.communitygarden.org/
American
Society of Landscape Architects: Membership information, jobs,
hot list of accredited academic programs, bookstore catalog, news and
events.
http://www.asla.org
-Illinois Chapter of ASLA http://www.il-asla.org/
Association
of Professional Landscape Designers
http://www.apld.org/
The Centre for Landscape
Research InterNetwork (CLRNet)
http://www.clr.toronto.edu/clr.html
Council of Educators in
Landscape Architecture (CELA): An organization composed of
virtually all programs of landscape architecture in the United States
and Canada. Has archives of most recent newsletters and information on
membership and their educator conference.
http://www.ssc.msu.edu/~la/cela/
European
Foundation of Landscape Architecture (EFLA)
http://www.efla.org/
National Wetlands Inventory: From the US Fish and Wildlife Service includes many online maps of wetlands, information on wetland plants and statistics. http://www.nwi.fws.gov/
Urban Parks
Online: placemaking for parks, plazas and civic squares:
Non-profit that offers publications, workshops and databases on
recommended reading, speakers, community networks and more.
http://pps.org/upo/
The Complete Plant
Selection Guide for Landscape Design Mark C. Stocklein, West
Lafayette, Ind.: Purdue University Press, 2001. Contains lists of
plants for varied requirements, including levels of sun, soil moisture
and pH, and zone hardiness. Plants possessing some two dozen qualities
are listed, ranging from attractive bark to tolerance of various
environmental stressors.
Q715 St65c Reference
Hardy Herbaceous
Perennials 2 vols. Leo Jelitto and Wilhelm Schacht, Portland, Or.:
Timber Press, 1990. An alphabetical description by genus and species of
plants considered hardy in temperate climates. Illustrated.
Q635.93203 J392f Reference
Manual of Woody Landscape
Plants Michael A. Dirr, Champaign, Ill.: Stipes Pub., 1998. Their
identification, ornamental characteristics, culture, propagation and
use.
Q 582.15 D63m Reference
Native Trees Shrubs and
Vines for Urban and Rural America Gary L. Hightshoe, New York: Van
Nostrand Reinhold, 1987. A basic planting design reference. The
characteristics, cultural requirements, and most suitable environmental
settings are identified for each plant.
Q715.0973 H538n Reference
North American Landscape
Trees Arthur Lee Jacobson, Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press, 1996.
Illustrated book containing listings of 5,000 kinds of trees (including
950 species).
635.977 J157n Reference
Pictorial Library of
Landscape Plants M. Jane Coleman Helmer, Kalamazoo, Mich.:
Merchants Pub. Co., 1988-.2 volumes fully illustrated.
Q 635.9 H369p Reference
Plant Dictionary, Photos of
Ornamental Plants and Pests WWW: This online database can be
searched with a plants common name, its scientific name or by different
characteristics (i.e. bulbs, grasses, perennials, annuals etc.).
http://plantfacts.osu.edu/Plant/
Plant Facts WWW:
Fact sheet Database offers guides for answering plant-related questions
from 46 different universities and government institutions across the
United States and Canada as well as information on research and
teaching. Searchable by keyword and region.
http://hcs.osu.edu/plantfacts/web/index.html
Plants National Database WWW:
From the USDA, provides standardized information about the vascular
plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its
territories. It includes names, plant symbols, checklists,
distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, plant
links, references, crop information, and automated tools.
http://plants.usda.gov/
UI Plants Database WWW:
A database on woody landscape plant identification, culture and usage
for the Midwest, including native and introduced species and their
major varieties and cultivars. You can select plants by their
Scientific Name, or you can search for Common Name or specific features
using the Advanced Search function.
http://woodyplants.nres.uiuc.edu/
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