Richard G. Turner, Jr.

Richard G. Turner, Jr. (* 1946 ) is an American landscape architect and horticultural specialist .

Turner studied architecture and landscape architecture at the University of Michigan . Then he moved to California. Turner has designed gardens in Michigan , Ohio , New Jersey, and California . He taught garden architecture in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley for six years . Turner was the managing director of Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek . He has been editor of Pacific Horticulture magazine since 1997 .

Turner has made many research trips, including to Europe and Australia. He was the director of the San Francisco Landscape Garden Shop and director of education for the Strybing Arboretum Society.

Turner acted as technical advisor for the English-language original edition of the 2003 botanical work Botanica . He edited the book Trees of Golden Gate Park and San Francisco and was a consultant editor for The Nature Company Guide to Natural Gardening . He was also involved in the works The Ultimate Plant and Garden Book and Sunset Western Landscaping Book .

Turner is a member of the Advisory Board of the Elisabeth Carey Miller Botanical Garden.

Publications

master thesis

• Plants in the zoo: their use and interpretation: a thesis presented as partial fulfillment ... for the Master of Landscape Architecture degree, University of Michigan. School of Natural Resources 1974.

Books

• Glenn Keator; Richard G Turner, Jr .: Handbook for docent trainees. , Strybing Arboretum Society, San Francisco 1980- (loose-leaf collection)

• The Nature Company Guide to Natural Gardening
• The Ultimate Plant and Gardening Book

• Elizabeth McClintock (Author), Richard G., Jr. Turner (Eds.): The trees of Golden Gate Park and San Francisco , Berkeley, Calif. : Heyday Books / Clapperstick Institute, © 2001

Movies

• Richard G Turner; New York State College of Human Ecology .; Cornell University. Motion Picture Center .: Joyful noises , published by [Ithaca, NY] Cornell University 1975.
• Richard G Turner; Cornell University. Cooperative Extension: Common ground.
• Richard G Turner: Bike safety

swell

• Gordon Cheers (Ed.): Botanica: The ABC of Plants. 10,000 species in text and images . Könemann Verlagsgesellschaft, 2003, ISBN 3-8331-1600-5 , p. 5 .

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3. ↑ http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/68795045&referer=brief_results
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6. ↑ http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5597678&referer=brief_results
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8. ↑ http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5611869&referer=brief_results

Web links

• Richard G. Turner, Jr. , short biography at The Late Show Gardens .
• Pacific Horticulture
• List of editorials by Pacific Horticulture, including many by Turner , e.g .: Thoughts on Sustainability in the Garden