It is important that over time, you build a collection of books for your personal library. We have listed below some of our favourites. We would encourage you to return here from time to time as we will add to the list. Most can be ordered through Amazon as they are difficult to find in your local bookshop.
1. Landscape Construction: Walls fences and Railings V1 [hard cover]
[Basic building construction is an essential part of the landscape designers training and these three volumes aim to fulfil the need for straightforward and clearly demonstrated information on all types of hard landscape. On the educational side, these volumes should be useful not only to students of landscape design, and landscape management but also students of other associated disciplines such as architecture and surveying. Its use as a mid-career text book for those involved in mid-career courses will be welcome. For those in practice the annotated text will provide a reference for most of the commonly found landscape construction problems. the layout of related text, photographs and drawings make the information readily available as part of the professional's personal bench library and also form a basis for preparing landscape construction projects in the college or university landscape course.ISBN-10: 0566090414 ISBN-13: 978-0566090417]
2. LANDSCAPE GRAPHICS - Plan, Section and Perspective drawing of landscape spaces by Grant W Reid. First published in 2002, now updated. ISBN number 0-8230-7333-5. Watson-Guptill Publications. This book is highly recommended and well worth purchasing.
3. The Practical Guide to DRAWING LANDSCAPES by Peter Gray
Published by Arcturus Publishing limited ISBN 978-1-7418-3364-5
4. The Garden Design Handbook by Paul Bangay
Published by the Penguin Group ISBN 9781920989651
5. Step by Step ART SCHOOL DRAWING by Jenny Rodwell
Published by Octopus Publishing Pty Ltd ISBN 0 7537 0712 8
6. The Complete Guide to Illustration and Design
Published by Quantum Publishing Ltd ISBN 1-86160-724-5