Golf Course Irrigation: Environmental Design and Management Practices

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Complete guidelines to developing and maintaining the most effective, environment-friendly irrigation systems for golf courses

Golf Course Irrigation offers valuable insight on the design, installation, management, and maintenance of irrigation systems-the most important management tool used on today's golf courses. Without manufacturers' bias, this useful resource provides hands-on guidance to the highest quality irrigation systems, including specifications and applications of the best pump stations, controllers, sprinkler heads, nozzles, valves, sensors, and other components that make the difference in top-quality irrigation systems.

Typically regarded as significant users of water, golf courses are under increasing scrutiny by governmental and environmental groups, making it essential that the up-to-date information found here-on such topics as water supply, plant irrigation requirements, application uniformity, and construction management-be at the fingertips of every golf course professional. While fostering the best playing conditions, these systems conserve water and energy with such technology as low-pressure heads and controls that use "if/then" logic to automatically adjust to changing conditions, which can improve playability while saving money.

Golf Course Irrigation is a practical tool to help golf course architects, builders, superintendents, irrigation consultants, designers, and installers to improve aesthetics and playing conditions in the face of diminishing natural resources. It is also an informative reference for golf course owners, developers, local officials, students, and fans of the game.

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Complete guidelines to developing and maintaining the most effective, environment-friendly irrigation systems for golf courses
Golf Course Irrigation offers valuable insight on the design, installation, management, and maintenance of irrigation systems-the most important management tool used on today's golf courses. Without manufacturers' bias, this useful resource provides hands-on guidance to the highest quality irrigation systems, including specifications and applications of the best pump stations, controllers, sprinkler heads, nozzles, valves, sensors, and other components that make the difference in top-quality irrigation systems.
Typically regarded as significant users of water, golf courses are under increasing scrutiny by governmental and environmental groups, making it essential that the up-to-date information found here-on such topics as water supply, plant irrigation requirements, application uniformity, and construction management-be at the fingertips of every golf course professional. While fostering the best playing conditions, these systems conserve water and energy with such technology as low-pressure heads and controls that use "if/then" logic to automatically adjust to changing conditions, which can improve playability while saving money.
Golf Course Irrigation is a practical tool to help golf course architects, builders, superintendents, irrigation consultants, designers, and installers to improve aesthetics and playing conditions in the face of diminishing natural resources. It is also an informative reference for golf course owners, developers, local officials, students, and fans of the game.

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What I have been waiting for!.......2003-02-06

People in my industry (golf) finally have a "Bible" to refer to when it comes to professional irrigation systems. Laid out in a basic, yet thorough format this book has it all, from good photos to useful charts and glossary. Anyone even considering installing a new system should have this book at their side. I wish I had it when our system was designed and "thrown in the ground" by a purported expert.

The Complete Irrigation Workbook: Design, Installation, Maintenance & Water Management

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The Complete Irrigation Workbook: Design, Installation, Maintenance & Water Management
Larry Keesen , and Cindy Code
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ASIN: 1883751012

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This workbook offers a comprehensive look at irrigation design, installation, maintenance and water management including practical hands-on techniques. Each chapter contains questions and answers which can be used to test your own knowledge or as in-house training tool for new and seasoned employees. Appendix includes detailed drawings of irrigation installations and tables and conversion data.

Landscape Irrigation: Design and Management

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Landscape Irrigation: Design and Management
Stephen W. Smith
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ASIN: 0471038245

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A total, all-in-one guide to modern landscape irrigation strategies, techniques, and hardware

Landscape Irrigation is designed to function as both a professional reference and a junior- to senior-level text for students of landscape architecture, landscape design, and turf management. It is also an excellent study guide for young professionals preparing to take the LARE. Emphasizing water-conserving irrigation design throughout, author Stephen Smith covers all the bases, providing in-depth coverage of:

Irrigation methods and components
Drawing techniques and presentation
Sprinkler and drip irrigation methods and hardware
Pipe characteristics and hydraulics
Control systems
CSI irrigation specifications

Throughout Landscape Irrigation you will find many informative examples of irrigation strategies now employed around the world. Corresponding hydraulic reference data for all the examples are contained in a separate appendix for easy reference.

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A Guide to Golf Course Irrigation System Design and Drainage details every phase of an irrigation program - from the system design to construction, from scheduling to operation, and much more. It also covers the fundamentals of drainage design and installation. Turfgrass managers and golf course superintendents will refer to this handy book often to plan and implement effective irrigation systems, ensure appropriate capacity, easy installation, and practical operation and maintenance.

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Only an average plein air book.......2006-06-16

I'd rate this as your average plein air book for two reasons: because it spends too much of the book on preparing for plein air painting and because it should've been written as separate books for the different mediums.

I admit that I want a good plein air book on oils without all the introductory material that's repeated in every book you buy. If you need something more basic or work equally in both mediums then the other reviews are more appropriate. For a little more detail on the contents of the book, read on.

The book is divided into six chapters: 1) Gathering your Gear (24 pages), 2) Making the Most of Your Colors (10 pages), 3) Plein Air Painting (12 pages), 4) Plein Air Painting in Watercolor (26 pages), 5) Plein Air Painting in Oil (30 pages), 6) Using Plein Air Work in the Studio (18 pages)

I count 29 illustrations of finished oil paintings, plus 3 multi-step (8 to 9) ilustrated demonstrations of plein air paintings in oil. These are of Saint Mary River in Glacier National Park, a snow covered stream surrounded by willows, and Grosvenor Arch in the Utah desert.

I count 32 illustrations of finished watercolor paintings, plus 3 multi-step (7-10) illustrated demonstrations of plein air paintings in watercolor. These are of the California Coast, a covered bridge on a river valley, and a white house in bright late morning light.

There's a lot of talk of colors used in the demonstrations plus additional worthy discussion with other paintings. Note that the cover paintings are not among the demonstrations. Aside from the pencil sketches all illustrations in the book are color.

I'd like to see Frank cut the preparatory material to 1/3 its size and turn this into two books - doubling the illustrations, demonstrations and discussion of each medium.

A practical guideline overall in plein-air painting........2001-12-03

This book could have earned a 4.5 stars in my rating system. Overall, it is a practical guideline for beginning/intermediate painters who may have just started to paint out-of-doors. My review targets these groups of readers and their presumed interests in purchasing/reading this book.

Pros:

1) The book has VERY PRACTICAL sections on material, tools, gears, etc... to get you "out of the house" to go painting. The information is available for both watercolorists and "oilists" ("oil-ists", OK, so I made up this word!) I myself find these sections particularly clear and helpful, especially for those who have already invested quite a bit in the facility to paint in-doors, as spending more money in extra tools for painting out-of-doors might become a burden. The accurate information provided in the book is certainly a big help to readers.

2) The book is well-organized and easy to read. The author covers discussion on colors, composition, then moves on to demonstrating painting plein-air in watercolors and oils. Each demo is shown step-by-step with somewhat in-depth discussion on color choices and art maneuver in each step.

3) The book also covers other issues, such as the use of multiple photos to create a painting, conversion of oil to water colors and vice versa, the recreation of paintings in the studio based on small paintings done on location, painting from memory, etc.

4) As I mentioned above, the STRONGEST point of the book, in my opinion, is that it covers the very practical aspects of this genre, in order to prepare the readers to "get out and paint" and perhaps achieve certain progresses as starters. I also appreciate the efforts of the author in sharing with the readers some of his valuable tips in painting out-of-doors. For instance, to avoid distraction when painting during the winter, one thing to do is to keep your feet warm. The author provides some very simple and useful solution (no, it is not just wearing warm boots), which must have come from his years of painting out-of-doors. "What solution", you ask? Well, it is for me to know (since I read it), and for you to find out! (It is all in there.)

Cons:

These are not really "cons", but rather my opinions of things that may have made this book a "better" one (perhaps).

1) I myself find the demos are a bit wordy in explaining color choices in each step. I did find myself skipping pages when reading the book due to boredom. However, considering the fact that this is NOT the first art book I read, nor am I brand-new to oil painting, it could be a very personal thing. On the other hand, other intermediate/advanced oil painters may feel the same way I did.

2) I do not agree with other comments putting down other authors of plein-air painting in praising this book. Although I agree the author of this book has succeeded in making this book simple and easy to read, I do find some other titles did a rather good job in explaining concepts, principles, theories, and techniques in painting out-of-doors. As a matter of fact, I find in them (other books) certain depths which may be very valuable to advanced plein-air painters. To back my opinion, the author of this book himself recommends "you" (the readers) to resort to those books as well (in the cited references).

Splendid Guide.......2001-03-26

Frank LaLumia has succeeded where many authors fail - providing excellent instruction in a concise manner. His own works are inspiring and his command of the various media is impressive, but his greatest strength is that he explains in a page or two concepts that other books mumble on about for entire chapters. I was delighted and inspired by this artist's stunning first book. Keep on writing, Mr. LaLumia!

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Plein Air Painting in Watercolor
Scott Burdick
Manufacturer: Walter Foster
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Discover simple techniques and practical tips for painting a variety of outdoor subjects

Discover the secrets of painting en plein air! No matter what your level of artistic experience, painting outdoors can be an exciting and refreshing adventure. In this book, follow award-winning plein air artist Scott Burdick as he guides you step by step through 12 compelling lessons--and introduces his own approach to watercolor painting along the way. All the instruction and inspiration you need is inside, including helpful tips and clear, easy-to-follow instructions.

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Essential to any watercolorist 's library!

Painting Watercolors on Location With Tom Hill
Tom Hill
Manufacturer: North Light Books
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Essential to any watercolorist 's library!.......1999-01-10

Tom Hill's enormous talent and technique is simply and clearly displayed for any watercolorist to learn from. Photographs and the resulting paintings of eleven diffrent locations are used. From a farmhouse in mid America to a seaside English village. From a desert oasis to a high mountain lake. From a Mexican market to a hill village in Greece. Each location gives a chance to see how diffrent places with their individual light conditions, architectual features and natural wonders can be interpreted. Each location is used to illustrate how to solve composition problems, how to enhance the visual impression, and how to choose colors and values to help the artist express the impact of the location. For many of us painting on location gives us the ability to stop time. To record forever the special feelings we had for a particular time and place. Tom Hill's book helps us to better interpret those feelings in watercolor so we may share them with others.

ON BLOCK ISLAND Watercolor Impressions by Robert L. Bowden. Plein Air Paintings of Vacation Visits to Block Island, Rhode Island

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ON BLOCK ISLAND Watercolor Impressions by Robert L. Bowden. Plein Air Paintings of Vacation Visits to Block Island, Rhode Island
Robert L. Bowden
Manufacturer: Hydrangea Books
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