Mistakes in soil design can result in catastrophic landscape failures. What many landscape architects don’t understand is that often the “small” details in soils can trip up their brilliant design. We will present common misunderstandings about soil to avoid critical mistakes and assure successful landscape design and construction.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the role of soil design for successful site performance, sustainable vegetation establishment and growth, and economic viability and savings for your project.
Learn and understand concepts of soils that have profound impacts on landscape design and function.
Identify key design coordination and communication roles of landscape architect for planting soils.
Think differently about currently accepted concepts about soil types and uses in landscapes.
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