[...]... has performed and managed landscape design, construction, and maintenance His wellrounded experience in landscape and construction from New York to Hawaii has led him to obtain licenses as Landscape Architect, Irrigation Auditor, Landscape Contractor, Residential Construction Contractor, Commercial Construction Contractor, and Demolition Contractor The holder of a patent for a method of planting trees... Christensen, a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, the American Nursery & Landscape Association, the Irrigation Association, the American Institute of Certified Planners, and the International Ecological Engineering Society, has more than 27 years’ experience in landscape architecture and landscape construction In successfully operating several businesses for 23 years in the landscape industry,... taught land planning at Brigham Young University and conducted research at Harvard University He has special interest in debunking fallacies and misconceptions common in landscape architecture and is the author of several articles for professional landscaping publications Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc Click here for terms of use ix This page intentionally left blank DICTIONARY OF LANDSCAPE. .. fruit formed of two or more pistils, such as a raspberry aggregate strength The strength of an object determined by adding together the breaking strengths of the individual members of which the object is made up (i.e., individual strand members of a wire cable) aggregation In soils, groups of individual soil particles, held together naturally and consisting of particles of sand, silt, and clay separated... Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) A national (U.S.) professional organization of landscape architects promoting the analysis, design, management, and stewardship of the natural and built environments through education, advocacy, communication, and fellowship Their web site is www.asla.org Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) trade organization that has now changed its name to the American Nursery and. .. Standards Association This is an organization of nearly 400 trade associations, technical societies, professional groups, and consumer organizations that establishes standards for materials and devices American Nursery and Landscape Association A trade organization providing education, research, and public relations for its members who grow and sell plants or install landscapes Their web site is www.anla.org... abutment The part of a structure such as a bridge or an arch that bears the weight of the span and is usually made of masonry or concrete abuttals Those boundaries of one piece of land that are in common with adjacent pieces of land abutting joint A joint between two pieces of wood, where the direction of the grain in one piece of wood is at an angle (usually 90°) to the grain in the other AC, ac, a-c, a.c... The reflective power of a material indicated by the percentage of incident radiation reflected by a material In landscape work, this is usually important to consider with regard to light and heat reflected and/ or radiated from large windows or light-colored surfaces on the sunny side of walls or fences It may cause damage to landscape plants (including lawns) alburnum The wood of a tree between its... arrangement of flowers on a stem (inflorescence) having scaly bracts and unisexual flowers with no petals (apetalous) amentiferous Descriptive of a plant bearing aments American Arbitration Association A nonprofit association founded in 1926 to study benefits and techniques of arbitration; offers neutral arbitrators American Association of Nurserymen A tree and plant life for safety, functionality, and beauty... erosion The movement of earthen particles in water runoff increased by human activities influencing the land Activities causing increased erosion include removal of vegetation, loosening of soil, concentrating areas of runoff, or interruption of natural drainage patterns accelerator A material or substance added to concrete, grout, or mortar to increase its rate of hardening, and/ or decrease its setting . class="bi x0 y0 w0 h0" alt="" DICTIONARY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION This page intentionally left blank DICTIONARY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION Alan Jay Christensen McGraw-Hill New. experience in landscape architecture and landscape construction. In successfully operating several businesses for 23 years in the landscape industry, he has performed and managed landscape design, construction, . construction, and maintenance. His well- rounded experience in landscape and construction from New York to Hawaii has led him to obtain licenses as Landscape Architect, Irrigation Auditor, Landscape