Graphic Standards Field Guide to Softscape

LEONARD J. HOPPER, RLA, FASLA, is Director of Production and Construction Services at Mark K. Morrison Landscape Architecture, PC. He is also Editor-in-Chief of Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards and Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards, Student Edition and author of Security and Site Design and Graphic Standards Field Guide to Hardscape (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.

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

"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." (Chicago Botanic Garden, March 2012)