全书内容分为五部分，第一部分：园林的概述；第二部分：园林历史；第三部分：园林设计要素及方法；第四部分：不同环境条件下的场址规划和景观设计；第五部分：20世纪园林实践。具体内容包括18课，每课一篇课文，配1～2篇阅读材料等内容。
本书可作为高校园林专业及相近专业的专业英语教材，也可供相关设计人员参考。

Part Ⅰ Landscape Architecture Interpretation
LESSON 1 THE PRACTICE AND PROFESSION OF
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Reading Material The Three Stakes
LESSON 2 LANDSCAPE MEANINGS
Reading MateriM Landscape Interpretation
Part Ⅱ History of Landscape Architecture
LESSON 3 PARADISE ON EARTH：THE
ISLAMIC GARDEN
Reading Material Islamic Gardens of Spain
LESSON 4 GARDENS OF SIXTEENTH—
CENTURY ITALY
Reading Material Axial Planning on an Urban Scale：The
Development of Renaissance Rome
LESSON 5 FRANCE LANDSCAPE DESIGN：SIXTEENTH
AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES
Reading Material Power and Glory：The Genius of Le N6tre
and The Grandeur of The Baroque
LESSON 6 THE LANDSCAPE GARDEN IN
ENGLAND
Reading Material The Landscape Garden in The
United States
LESSON 7 LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN THE EAST：
CHlNA
Reading Material The Influence of Chinese culture on
Japanese Garden r Part one)
LESSON 8 LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN THE EAST：
JAPAN
Reading Material The Influence of Chinese culture on
Japanese Garden(Part two)
LESSON 9 CONSERVING NATURE：LANDSCAPE DESIGN
AS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND
ART
Reading Material Landscape Design as Environment
Art
Part Ⅲ Design Elements and Methods
LESSON 10 DESIGN AND PLANING METHoDS
Reading Material Design Thinking
LESSON 11 THE PATTERNS OF DESIGN
ELEMENTS
Reading Material Planting Design
Part Ⅳ Site Planning and Landscape Design in Different
Contexts
LESSON 12 SITE—STRUCTURE UNITY
Reading Material Is Sustainable Attainable?
LESSON 13 PARK AND BOUNDLESS SPACE
Reading Material Spatial Development
LESSON 14 LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN THE URBAN
ENVIRONMENT
Reading Material Eco—City Plans
LESSON 15 LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN THE RURAL
ENVIRoNMENT
Reading Material Axioms for Reading the Landscape
Some Guides to the American Scene(Part
one)
LESSON 16 LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN THE PRIMEVAL
ENVIRONMENT
Reading Material Axioms for Reading the Landscape
Some Guides to the American Scene(Part
two)
Part Ⅴ 20th Century Landscape Architecture Practice
LESSoN 17 AN ECOLOGY 0F DESIGN
Reading Material Forstering Living Landscape
LESSON 18 TOWARDS A NEW LANDSCAPE
PRACTICE
Reading Material A Parks，Botanical gardens，Festival
gardens：Germany
Reading Material B Barcelona and the Resurgence of
Spain
APPENDIX A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND
INTERNET SITES
APPENDIX B PROFESSl0NAL INTERNET SITES