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Texts and Supplies
Reid, Grant W., Landscape Graphics, 2002
Edition, Whitney Library of Design, New York. Easily available
through Amazon.com.
This text will be available from the instructor
at volume discount rates.
The following are highly recommended additional texts. While some
handouts will be provided in class, it is impossible to provide
information to the detail and extent that you will find in these
resources.
Hermary, Heide, Working with Nature - Shifting Paradigms, Gaia College. Similar to the online text below, yet presenting another approach. Particularly designed to lead the student through the paradigm shift that is necessary before he or she is capable of truly holistic thinking. Many students find it difficult to study on-line - so this is an alternative to the on-line program. This book will be available
from the instructor at volume discount rates.
Hermary, Heide, The Essence of Organic Gardening - Seeing and Doing Things Differently, Gaia College. Shorter than the above book, easier to read, but of course without the same detail. An excellent introduction to organic gardening. This book will be available
from the instructor at volume discount rates.
Access to the online program Organic Land Care,
Working with Nature is included in the tuition. This is
not required reading, but highly recommended in order to gain a
deeper understanding of organic horticulture.
Please note: Drafting supplies will be demonstrated
in the first class. You are then better able
to decide which tools and supplies will be most useful to you. It's
okay to hold off your purchase until then, as all these tools are
readily available at any drafting equipment or larger stationary
store. Most of the other supplies are items one would have in a
normal household, or that can be purchased at hardware stores.
Drafting Supplies
- Pencils: 2H, HB,2B (mechanical or wood)
- Pencil Sharpener
- Vinyl Eraser
- Black Fineliners and Markers, assorted: 3 to 4 widths from,
for instance, Micron 01 to Pilot V Signpen; or doublesided Sharpies.
- Architect's Scale (1/8" = 1' and 1/4" = 1')
- Simple Compass / Dividers
- Circle Template
- 45/90 degree AND 30/60 degree Triangles
- 18" Ruler
- Semicircular Protractor
- French Curves OR Flexible Curve Ruler
- White Correction Tape
- Clip Board
- Notebook
- Masking Tape
- Tracing Paper, 11x17 White Paper, 18x24 White Paper or larger
(details to be announced in class; shared purchase is recommended
and can be organized in class)
Other
- Pocket magnifying glass
- 100 Foot Vinyl Measuring Tape
- 10 - 15 Foot Metal Measuring Tape
- Line Level and String
- Carpenter's Level
- Four 2' Wooden Stakes
- A couple of 6" Metal Nails
- Hammer
- Pocket Calculator
Drafting Supplies
- 36" T-square OR 15 x 20" portable drawing board (highly
recommended)
- Crayons, OR Colour Felt Tip or Brush Tip Markers, OR Colour
Pencils
- Lettering Templates
- Eraser Shield
Other
- Handheld magnetic compass (for finding "North")
- Digital Camera capable of taking closeup as well as wide shots
(highly recommended)
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