(Part 2) Best products from r/LandscapeArchitecture

This book has great essays from a number of very famous and influential designers: http://www.amazon.com/Theory-Landscape-Architecture-Reader-Studies/dp/0812218213

Also this is a Q&A that gives a better look into an individual process: http://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Cabinet-Curiosities-Search-Position/dp/3037783044

We have a copy of Landscape Architecture Documentation Standards: Principles, Guidelines, and Best Practices which was produced by design workshop. If you are producing landscape plans for construction this book will be a great guide for that process.
link--> https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Architecture-Documentation-Standards-Principles/dp/0470402172

There's a surprising amount of crossover between LA and psych. Here are some links:

A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H Whyte (video)

Environmental Psychology

Travel to places that you like and journal/sketch about what you like, how it makes you feel to be in the space, take note of elements like lighting, seating, fountains/sculptures, and materials. Find out who designed the space and check out more of their work.

Call up a local LA firm that does similar work to the type you want to do, and ask for a tour of their office, shadow them in the field, or ask for an internship.

I have heard Wacom which is a famous brand in tablet field. But the prices of the products are relatively high. Even though they have cheap products, they are small, I mean the active area. And since you are still a student and new beginner in digital art, I guess you are not familiar with the operation of tablets, therefore I advise you to purchase a cheaper one. Also the quality of the tablet should be confirmed, but it cannot be as good as wacom's tablets. I recommend Huion H610Pro for its large active area, cheap price, high resoultion, fast report rate, responsive pen pressure sensitivity and rechargeable pen. Here is the link and you can know more about H610Pro and you will know what Pro means.
http://www.amazon.com/Huion-H610-Graphics-Drawing-Tablet/dp/B00GIGGS6A/ref=aag_m_pw_dp?ie=UTF8&m=A30BRCK3LE6SB5

led holders. They're kinda like mechanical pencils but the have a a bigger led and no eraser. Great for doing sketches a any sort of rough drawing.

edit* Apperently I could spell. Lead holders: https://www.amazon.com/Staedtler-STD780C-Lead-Holder/dp/B0006HXM8O
Thats the 2 mm version. There are larger ones as well

I know this is pricey but this is a textbook that I had to get for a landscape design studio. Lots of great info on exactly what you're talking about. Maybe you can find a used copy or otherwise get ahold of one somewhow.

Constructing Landscape

Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture is a pretty good resource

This beast helped me in finding design inspiration plus it helps keep my arms in shape for all the coffee I drink.

Here's a link to Applied Ecological Services in Wisconsin...I would imagine every region having similar firms. Consider civil engineering as well for the hydraulic study behind restoration projects...horticulture for plant production.

I'm an LA and avid fly fisherman...Better Trout Habitat by Christopher Hunter has some really cool info on stream restoration. You could talk with folks at Trout Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants and Quail Forever, etc...

Landscape Architecture, Fourth Edition: A Manual of Land Planning and Design 4th Edition

This book covers urban designe very well. It also includes useful illustrations in the margins.

Unfortunately, this may speak to the knowledge deficit that has long plagued both academia and the LA profession, but it may also be reflective of your real world exposure to the subject matter. If it all seems foreign to you, maybe you are not ready to sit for this section of the exam, the purpose of which is to establish your competency rather than to simply put a checkmark in a box. How long have you been working professionally?

But I digress. The best resource that I have found, which CLARB, ASLA and land8 have neglected to include in their resource guides, is the Project Resource Manual from CSI. This covers everything you need to know, and then some, and will serve you well throughout your career.

https://www.amazon.com/Project-Resource-Manual-CSI-Practice/dp/0071370048

FYI, they also offer certifications that accompany this manual, but that is probably premature at this point.

This book might help you pick out plants, this book by Dirr might help you understand the plants in the book of lists a little better. You will still need to learn how to make a plant schedule and what size plants to pick out, theres some interesting information here. In general, small plants for civil jobs will be specified as 3 gallon or 5 gallon bucket sizes. 7 gal if you want it to be larger, and 15 gal if they need to be big fast, but i have never put anything bigger than a 5 gallon on my civil jobs.

Speaking as an ecologist/MLA student, I'd recommend:

[Land Mosaics - The Ecology of Landscapes and Regions] (http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/life-sciences/ecology-and-conservation/land-mosaics-ecology-landscapes-and-regions#Z1soSK6SqqTFIWBR.99) by Richard Forman (more classic, approachable, design-relevant)

Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice by Turner & Gardner (more technical/scientific, quantitative, up-to-date)

Also rec'd and relevant is Marsh's Landscape Planning, basically an applied spatial/environmental planning text/manual.

Landscape ecology is basically a sub-discipline of ecology (the study of interactions among/between organisms and their environment) with a spatial, and often broad-scale focus (sq-km to 10,000s of sq-km). As /u/OneiricGeometry says, it's an academic discipline more than a professional field, but one highly relevant to work in design, planning, and environmental management.

Edit: Also highly rec Design With Nature, even if it's a bit dated, it communicates well in words, photos, and graphics, a way of thinking that is central to landscape planning and design.

Sure! Check out The Landscape Urbanism Reader, Groundswell, & [Modern Landscape Architecture] (http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Landscape-Architecture-Critical-Review/dp/0262700514/ref=pd_sim_b_35) for starters.

I remember this book having some good essays on Kiley and some of his contemporaries. Modern Landscape Architecure: A Critical Review

https://www.amazon.com/Landscape-Architecture-Documentation-Standards-Principles/dp/0470402172/ref=nodl_

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0471555126

If you're studying for LARE, this one is more current and relevant for project management:

https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Practice-Landscape-Architecture-Complete/dp/0470278366/ref=pd_sim_14_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0470278366&pd_rd_r=4TDNTCR7KR47NNYFCMHV&pd_rd_w=4Yj6b&pd_rd_wg=3cNul&psc=1&refRID=4TDNTCR7KR47NNYFCMHV