Resources
Computer Software/Details | General
Interest & Forums | Graphics |
History & Education |
International |
Landscape Design Equipment |
Law Issues | Nursery,
Design & Landscape Associations |
Order forms |
Plants & Details |
Publications |
Site Furnishings & Art
| Suggested
Booklist
The links below are rich with information for the serious garden designer, and gardener.
Computer Software/ Details:
- Cad Details
- GardenGraphics (Dynascape Cad software)
- Gardensoft USA (PlantMaster/ Gardenworks software)
- DigArts Software
- VectorWorks Landmark
General Interest and Forums:
- Garden Web Design Forum
- Ground Trades Xchange
- LandscapeOnline
- Gardennet
- Urban Parks Institute
- Security Design Coalition
Graphics:
History and Education:
- History of Landscape Architecture
- Archives of American Gardens
- History of Garden Design
- Garden Database
- Landscape Architecture Virtual Library
- Contemporary Landscape Inquiry Project
- Morton Arboretum
- New York Botanical Garden Continuing Education
- The Landscape Institute of The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
- http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/programs/ld/ld.html
- University of Massachusetts Extension Program
International:
- Landscape Design Trust - UK
- The Landscape Institute - UK
- Society of Garden Designers- UK
- Garden Designer-UK
- Gardendesign-uk
- International Japanese Garden Association
- Japanese Garden Database
- The European Foundation of Landscape Architecture
- UK Garden Designer
Landscape Design Equipment
Nursery, Landscape & Design Associations:
Alabama Nurserymen's Association - http://www.alna.org/
Alaska Horticulture Association
Mr. Wayne Vandre
c/o Alaska Cooperative Extension
907.279.6575
American Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.anla.org/
Arizona Nursery Association- http://www.azna.org/
Arkansas Green Industry Association- http://www.argia.org/
California Association of Nurseries & Garden Centers- http://www.cangc.org/
Colorado Nursery Association
Ms. Sharon R.Harris
Denver CO
888.758.6672
Connecticut Nursery & Landscape Association- http://www.flowersplantsinct.com/cnla/cnlaindex.htm
Delaware Nursery & Landscape Association
Ms. Valann Budischak- Executive Director
Hockessin DE
888.448.1203
Florida Nursery, Growers, & Landscape Association- http://www.fnga.org/
Georgia Green Industry Association- http://www.ggia.org/
Hawaii Export Nursery Association- http://www.hena.org/
Idaho Nursery Association - http://www.inlagrow.org/
Illinois Nurserymen's Association - http://www.ina-online.org/
Indiana Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.inla1.org/
Iowa Nursery & Landscape Association- http://www.iowanla.org/
Kansas Nursery & Landscape Association-
Ms. Mary Odgers- Executive Secretary
Wamego, KS
785.456.8338
Kentucky Nursery & Landscape Association- http://www.knla.org/
Louisiana Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.i-55.com/lan/
Maine Nursery & Landscape Association- http://www.melna.org/
Maryland Nursery & Landscape Association
Ms. Nancy Akehurst
Baltimore MD
ph 410.254.3302
Massachusetts Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.mnla.com/
Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association - http://mnla.org/
Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.mnla.org/
Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Association- http://www.mnlandscape.org/
Missouri Nursery & Landscape Association- http://www.mlna.org/
Mississippi Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.msnla.org/
Montana Nursery & Landscape Association- http://www.plantingmontana.com/
Nebraska Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.nnla.org/
Nevada Nursery & Landscape Association- http://www.nevadanla.com/
New England Nursery Association- http://www.nensyassn.org/
New Hampshire Landscape Association - www.nhlaonline.org
New Hampshire Plant Growers Association
Mr. Chris Robarge
Hampton NH
603.862.1074
New Jersey Nursery & Landscape Association- http://www.gardennj.net/
New Mexico Association of Nursery Industries
Ms. Linda McClean
Las Cruces NM
505.646.1902
New York State Nursery & Landscape Association-
Mr. Mark Rupprecht
Baldwinsville NY
800.647.0384
North Carolina Association of Nurserymen- http://www.ncan.com/
North Dakota Nursery & Greenhouse Association
Ms. Mary Holm
Neche ND
701.886.7673
Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.onla.org/
Oklahoma Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.oknurserymen.org/
Oregon Association's of Nurseries - http://www.oan.org/
Pennsylvania Nursery & Landscape Association- http://www.plna.com/content.asp?/
Rhode Island Nursery & Landscape Association- http://www.rinla.com/
South Caroline Nursery & Landscape Association- http://www.scnla.com/
South Dakota Nursery and Landscape Association
Ms. Julie Hoffman, Executive Director
Huron SD
605.352.4414
Southern Nursery & Landscape Association- http://www.sna.org/
Tennessee Nursery & Landscape Association- http://www.tnla.com/
Texas Nursery & Landscape Association - http://txnla.org/
Utah Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.utahgreen.org/index.asp?chp=UNLA
Vermont Association of Professional Horticulturists
Ms. Jane Lavanway, Executive Director
Jonesville VT
802.865.5979
Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.vnla.org/
Washington Association of Landscape Professionals - http://www.walp.org/
Washington State Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.wsnla.org/public/home.shtml
West Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.wvnla.org/
Western New York State Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.wnysnla.org/
Western Nursery & Landscape Association - http://www.wnla.org/
Wisconsin Green Industry Federation- http://www.wislf.org/
Oregon Association of Nurserymen
- Canadian Nursery Landscape Association
- Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association
- Massachusetts Horticultural Society
- Nurseryman.com
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- www.qali.asn.au
- www.aih.au.com
Law Issues:
Order Forms
- Guidelines to Hiring a Landscape Designer Brochure Order Form
- Calendar Order Form
- Mailing List
- Environmentally Responsible Landscape Brochure Order Form
- Be a Landscape Designer
Plants and Details:
- Internet Directory for Botany (100's of plant & garden links)
- Hortpages (Horticultural Directory)
- Find Plants
- Backyard Gardener
- TerraNova Nursery (new perennial introductions)
- Designers Worldwide Resource Directory
- Plants National Database
- Oregon State University Plant Database
- Minnesota Sustainable Landscape Plants Database
- Michigan State University Ornamental Plants Database
- Ohio State Plant List Database
- Community Trees
- TreeLink
- National Arboretum
- Native Landscaping
- Sustainable Landscape Design
- Foliage Home Page
Publications :
- Fine Gardening
- Garden Design Magazine
- Land Lines (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)
- Lawn and Landscape
- The Garden Letter
Site Furnishings and Art:
- BloomingDoor.com
- Custom Ironwork
- FountainFinder.com
- John Sonnier, Sculpture
- Landscape Lighting Institute
- Landscape forms - Site furnishings
- Landscape Direct - Product & service resource
- Landscape Lighting - Nightorbs illuminate gardens and water features with artistic beauty.
- Swimming Pools
Suggested Booklist
NOTE: Check out alibris.com or abebooks.com for help in finding out-of-print books, powells.com for new or used books, or go to the ASLA Bookstore, amazon.com, Builders Book Source or amerinursery.com for new books!
Graphics:
- Ching, Francis D. K. Design Drawing.VanNostrand Reinhold: NEW York: 1998 (with CD)
- Lin, Michael, ASLA. Drawing and Designing with Confidence.VanNostrand Reinhold: New York 1993
- VanDyke, Scott. Design Graphics Communication. PDA Publishers Corp: West Layfayette, Indiana. 1982
Art Principles & Design:
- Booth & Hiss, Residential Landscape Architecture
- Brookes, John. The Book of Garden Design
- Crowe, Sylvia. Garden Design
- Dillard, Tara, Beautiful by Design: Stunning Blueprints for Harmonious Gardens, Sterling Publishing
- Dillard, Tara, The Garden View: Designs for Beautiful Landscapes, Sterling Publishing
- Grant & Grant. Garden Design Illustrated
- Hannebaum, LeRoy G. Landscape Design, A Practical Approach. Prentice Hall, 1998
- Pierceall, Greg. Residential Landscapes: Graphics, Planning and Design.Waveland Press: 1994
Business:
- Lerner, Joel M. Landscape Professional's Marketing & Sales Sourcebook, 1993
- Rogers, Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture, 1994
- Sharkey, Ready, Set, Practice, 1996
History:
- Berrall, The Garden
- Jellicoe, The Landscape of Man
- Jellicoe, Goode, & Lancaster, The Oxford Companion to Gardens
- Moore, Mitchell, Turnbull, The Poetics of Gardens
- Newton, Design on the Land
We are looking for nursery associations from the various states, as well as trade organizations, and associations that directly benefit the landscape professional.
Please e-mail the to add links / books




