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This book has been specially written based on the curriculum of graduate and post-graduate students of floriculture and landscaping. It has about 300 original coloured photographs and is written in an easy to understand language. Every landscape elements, features and adornments are described in detail, putting all the relative terms together under one caption. To make it contemporary, two new chapters, viz., Use of computers in landscaping and role of plants in combating environmental pollution have been included to supplement the full knowledge on the subject. The legacy of the famous recreational and the botanical gardens existing in the country are also described with their roles in introducing various horticultural and rare plants. Bio-aesthetic planning with places susceptible to landscaping are also described. Knot gardens, parterre gardens, cottage gardens, roof gardens, water gardens, rock gardens, terrace gardens, balcony gardens, vertical gardens, lawns, annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs and climbers, hedges and edges, indoor plants, cacti and other succulents are given their rightful place along with photographs. Glossary of technical terms used in the book has been given in the end of the book for better understanding.