Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation by Knopf $30.00
From the author of the acclaimed The Brother Gardeners, a fascinating look at the founding fathers from the unique and intimate perspective of their lives as gardeners, plantsmen, and farmers.For the founding fathers, gardening, agriculture, and botany were elemental passions, as deeply ingrained in their characters as their belief in liberty for the nation they were creating. Andrea Wulf reveals...

High Line: The Inside Story of New York City's Park in the Sky by FSG Originals $29.95
How two New Yorkers led the transformation of a derelict elevated railway into a grand—and beloved—open space The High Line, a new park atop an ele-vated rail structure on Manhattan’s West Side, is among the most innovative urban reclamation projects in memory. The story of how it came to be is a remarkable one: two young citizens with no prior experience in planning and development...

In and Out of the Garden by Sidgwich Jackson Ltd $23.88
Sara Midda's richly illustrated In and Out of the Garden has delighted readers and critics alike. Diana Vreeland praised it as "delightful and delicious," and Laura Ashley called it "pure inspiration." The most elegant and subtle of books to give and to have, it evokes the English gardens of Sara Midda's childhood, sowing the imagination with glorious images. Dozens and dozens of illustrations...

Stonescaping Idea Book (Taunton's Idea Book Series) by Taunton Press $16.95
The right kind of stone and how you incorporate it in your landscape and garden can make all the difference. Stone, a broad term that includes pavers, fieldstones, bricks, rocks and boulders, and stone veneer, can be used to create a distinct yet practical component to any yard. And with the variety of natural and manufactured stone products widely available today, incorporating stone in the...

Google SketchUp for Site Design: A Guide to Modeling Site Plans, Terrain and Architecture by Wiley $54.99
Google SketchUp for Site Design illustrates a holistic approach to SketchUp: how it works and more importantly, what to do with it.Filled with tutorials from front to back, the book focuses on the start and completion of projects that include rich detail and expression. Each part and chapter of the book builds on the previous chapters and tutorial.You will learn how to approach modeling site...

Landscape Graphics by Watson-Guptill $24.95
Announcing the new revised edition of the classic industry reference! Landscape Graphics is the architect’s ultimate guide to all the basic graphics techniques used in landscape design and landscape architecture. Progressing from the basics into more sophisticated techniques, this guide offers clear instruction on graphic language and the design process, the basics of drafting, lettering,...

Infrastructure: A Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape by W. W. Norton & Company $35.00
“Original, highly readable. . . . An extraordinary book.”—Anne Eisenberg, Scientific American

Private Paradise: Contemporary American Gardens by Charles A. Birnbaum $65.00
Sweeping, voluptuous, and authoritative, Private Paradise instantly joins an elite collection of great and inspiring garden design books. Charlotte Frieze presents forty-one cutting-edge gardens, all richly photographed and profusely illustrated, emphasizing design, climate, and horticulture. Overarching themes of Aqua, Arcadia, Bold Geometry, Color, Nightscapes, Oasis, Sanctuary, and Urban...

Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture: Contemporary Techniques and Tools for Digital Representation in Site Design by Wiley $75.00
For a hundred years, pencil, pen, markers, and watercolor have been the principal tools of representation for landscape architects and urban planners. Today, those hand-powered aids have been replaced by computers and Computer-aided design (CAD). Digital Drawing for Landscape Architects bridges the gap between the traditional analog and the new digital tools and shows you how to apply timeless...

Site Engineering for Landscape Architects by Wiley $95.00
Site Engineering for Landscape ArchitectsFifth EditionThe leading guide to site design and engineering, now fully updated.The leading choice for site engineering, planning, and construction courses, as well as for practitioners in the field, Site Engineering for Landscape Architects, Fifth Edition introduces the principles and techniques of basic site engineering for grading, drainage, earthwork,...