Landscape Operations: Management, Methods, and Materials (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

~ Leroy Hannebaum (Author)

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Product Description

An ideal guide for those just entering the landscaping field, or for those already in the business who wish to develop and strengthen their management skills, this functional book ties together the myriad facets of a landscape nursery operation by focusing on the management, methods, and materials necessary to establish and maintain a successful business. Giving readers practical advice and key information, Hannenbaum shares insight gleaned from 31 years experience in nursery and landscape industries, landscape design, installation, and management. Covers a broad range of topics, i.e., technical information about lawn establishment; landscape design and installation; landscape construction; irrigation systems; and landscape maintenance. Also discusses important business topics as they apply to landscaping. New features include a section on construction methods for water features, and new appendices with weights and measures, conversion tables, and more.

From the Publisher

Complete overview of landscape nursery business management, covering costing and pricing, personnel and sales. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 324 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 3 edition (October 22, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0138569150
• ISBN-13: 978-0138569150
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #687,804 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Good, October 24, 2001

By A Customer

This book is not good. It touts covering the greenhouse/nursery business, there was a total of 9 pages covering nothing. I could not find any useful information regarding industry specific information other than how to build this and that. Most of the how-to information is outdated and highly generalized with lack of interest to codes, etc. If you are going to buy, buy used.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Poor, July 21, 2003

By A Customer

Being a Landscape Architecture student I thought this book would be very good. I was sadly dissapointed after purchasing it and realizing that the author just touches on some of the important information and doesn't seem to go into any detail what so ever. Sometimes it seems as if the author doesn't even know what he it talking about. I think this was just a case of wanting another published book to add to the resume so he filled it with generalized information.