Kimberly Duffy Turner is a principal at a Boston-based landscape architecture firm, and she developed and taught a related course at the Boston Architectural College. She holds degrees in landscape architecture and landscape horticulture. She is also the recipient of an American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Honor Award.
Well illustrated with color photographs and line drawings... Recommended. GREAT book, the best I've seen on the subject, and very useful for designers and landscape architects. Everyone in the business should have a copy... Turner covers all the basics, from nomenclature and plant classification (with very easy-to-understand explanations!) to cultural requirements (light, water, soil, temperature) and plant anatomy. [A] real page-turner for anyone in the biz. A comprehensive reference of all the basics-from nomenclature and plant classification to cultural requirements and plant anatomy. Turner passes on her plant knowledge in a sympathetic and non-patronizing way ... [R]ecommended to students and established designers who might need to expand their understanding of botany or brush up on concepts half-learned at an earlier stage in their careers. Turner has written a highly accessible book that could be used by any design professional or even a layperson ... [A]ttractive as it is informative. Thanks to this book, designers understanding and working with plants can maintain a beautiful, sustainable partnership! [A] useful reference book for design students and equally valuable for designers needing to brush up on their botany. [E]asy and informative, with practically every sentence or paragraph showing how botanical principles apply to landscape design.