本教材为园林专业英语，共由7个单元构成，内容主要包括园林工作框架和园林史、园林基本理论、园林植物、工程招标与投标、园林规划设计、园林工程施工、园林养护与管理等。每单元下设节(或课)，每节(或课)由精读材料和阅读材料两部分构成，每篇精读和阅读材料后设置相关练习题。 本教材可作为园林、景观及其他相关专业学生专业英语及双语教学教材，也可供相关专业的教师、科研人员参考。

Preface
Unit 1 Work Frame and History
LESSON 1 What is Landscape Architecture?
Reading Material 1 Master d Advanced Studies in Landscape Architecture (MAS LA)
LESSON 2 Landscape Architecture History
Reading Material 2 The English Garden
LESSON 3 Landscape Architecture in North America
Reading Material 3 The Chinese Garden
Unit 2 Basic Theory
LESSON 4 Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems
Reading Material 4 The Garden Ecosystem
LESSON 5 Principles of Design
Reading Material 5 Form, One of the Design Elements
Unit 3 Garden Plants
LESSON 6 How to Choose Suitable Trees
Reading Material 6 Acer rubrum : Red Maple
LESSON 7 Annual and Perennial Flowers
Reading Material 7 Belamcanda chinensis : Blackberry Lily
Unit 4 Tendering and Bidding
LESSON 8 Factors That Affect Bidding Success
Reading Material 8 The Types of Contract Available for Bid
LESSON 9 Strategies for Improving Estimating and Increasing Competitive Advantage
Reading Material 9 The Procurement of Construction Resources
Unit 5 l.andscape Planning and Design
LESSON 10 Important Things to Consider When Planning Landscape Design
Reading Material 10 How to Conduct a Site Analysis
LESSON 11 Analyzing Site Conditions
Reading Material 11 Putting Your Yard on Paper--Site Measurements and Base Maps
LESSON 12 Finding Inspiration for a Design Theme
Reading Material 12 Border Design
LESSON 13 Drawing a Planting Plan
Reading Material 13 Arranging Plants in the Landscape
Unit 6 Landscape Construction
LESSON 14 Constructing a Rain Garden
Reading Material 14 How to Build a Bamboo Water Feature
Unit 7 Maintenance and Management
LESSON 15 Pruning and Training Deciduous Fruit Trees
Reading Material 15 Pruning Deciduous Shrubs in the Landscape
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