About the author

Zhou Hougao is a Chinese author in the field of plant landscaping and the application of garden plants. Public information about him is limited, and details such as his birthplace, education and professional positions are not clearly recorded. Judging from the 11 works held in the collection, his writing focuses on plant landscape design and planting practice, covering flower borders, aromatic plants, street plants, ground-cover plants, shade plants and aquatic plants, as well as the overall arrangement of landscape elements. His representative works include Flower Border Plant Landscapes and the seven-volume Plant Landscaping Series, along with Landscape Elements 3. His books are generally classified under architecture, agriculture and forestry, and tend toward practical classification and planting techniques. They serve garden designers, landscaping practitioners and plant enthusiasts, and offer useful reference value among books on plant landscaping.

Written (11)

Plant Landscaping Series (Complete 7 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.9
Plant Landscaping Series (Complete 7 Volumes) 周厚高 · 2022 Common landscape plant combinations, covering species from north and south China. With a focus on greenery and layering, it brings together plant iden…
Flower Border Plant Landscape (Plant Landscaping Series) cover
Rating 4.0
Flower Border Plant Landscape (Plant Landscaping Series) 周厚高 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2020 China boasts a great variety of garden plants and a wealth of related literature, yet most garden books focus on plant descriptions while neglecting l…
Plant Designer's Application Manual cover
Rating 3.6
Plant Designer's Application Manual 周厚高 Jiangsu People's Publishing House · 2020 This book classifies garden plants by landscaping function, covering water features, hedges, flower beds, shaded areas, ground cover, street trees, ar…
Plant Landscaping Series: Fragrant Plant Landscapes cover
Rating 3.9
Plant Landscaping Series: Fragrant Plant Landscapes 周厚高 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2019 This series classifies garden plants by landscaping function, covering aquatic, hedge, flower border, shade, groundcover, street, aromatic, and climbi…
Plant Landscaping Series: Street Plant Landscapes cover
Rating 3.9
Plant Landscaping Series: Street Plant Landscapes 周厚高 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2019 This series classifies garden plants by landscaping function, covering aquatic, hedge, flower border, shade, groundcover, street, aromatic and climbin…
Plant Landscaping Series: Water Body Plant Landscapes cover
Rating 3.8
Plant Landscaping Series: Water Body Plant Landscapes 周厚高 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2019 This series classifies garden plants by landscaping function, covering water, hedge, flower border, shade, ground cover, street, aromatic, and vine pl…
Plant Landscaping Series: Vine Plant Landscapes cover
Rating 3.8
Plant Landscaping Series: Vine Plant Landscapes 周厚高 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2019 This series classifies garden plants by landscaping function, covering water, hedge, flower border, shade, ground cover, street, aromatic, and vine pl…
Plant Landscaping Series: Groundcover Plant Landscapes cover
Rating 3.8
Plant Landscaping Series: Groundcover Plant Landscapes 周厚高 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2019 This series classifies garden plants by landscaping function, covering aquatic, hedge, flower border, shade, groundcover, street tree, aromatic, and c…
Plant Landscaping Series: Shade Plant Landscapes cover
Rating 3.8
Plant Landscaping Series: Shade Plant Landscapes 周厚高 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2019 This series classifies garden plants by landscaping function, covering aquatic, hedge, flower border, shade, groundcover, street, aromatic, and vine p…
Plant Landscaping Series: Hedge Plant Landscapes cover
Rating 3.8
Plant Landscaping Series: Hedge Plant Landscapes 周厚高 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2019 This series classifies garden plants by landscaping function, covering aquatic, hedge, flower border, shade, groundcover, street, aromatic, and climbi…
Landscape Elements 3 cover
Rating 3.9
Landscape Elements 3 周厚高 Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press · 2016 This book covers eight major categories of landscape details, including garden paths, trestle bridges and docks, water features, stone scenery, planti…

Publishers

Jiangsu People's Publishing HouseJiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology PressJiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press