Planting design

a manual of theory and practice

by William R Nelson

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Published 1979 by Stipes in Champaign, Ill .
Written in

Subjects:

• Landscape gardening,
• Landscape architecture

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Edition Notes

Includes indexes

Statement	William R. Nelson ; drawings by Mary K. Corlin
The Physical Object
Pagination	vi, 186 p. :
Number of Pages	186
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL14470707M
ISBN 10	87563172X

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