Illustrated with numerous drawings & photographs this book presents a horticultural overview of the main plant families of trees & shrubs from temperate regions that are cultivated in urban & rural landscape schemes. Most of the plants used come from a limited number of plant families & within these families certain genera contribute very significantly. The largest chapter in the book describes 37 plant families according to their identification functional use & management in landscape schemes. With this information readers will be able to assess the suitability of species & prepare planting designs for prevailing sites.