This is a guide to?soil design and specifications that offers landscape architects and other designers the information needed to?ensure the success? of?designs over the long term by?providing?the proper?physical and chemical support for the plant pallet.? The content of the book will follow standard landscape architect stages of project evolution. There will be five chapters and a brief introduction to soils including, Introduction, Design Concept Phase, Site Investigation, Design Documents, Construction Documents, and Construction Administration.