Question
Hi
I'm an horticulture graduate and looking for information landscaping.Could you recommend any website,books or software that I may consult for better idea on designs.Mostly tropical designs.

Thanks

Vasheel,
Mauritius

Answer
Thank you for honoring me with this question, but unfortunately, I known very little about this topic.  Maybe, I can direct you to some places that may help, such as contacts in Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, or Singapore, though the International Federation of Landscape Architects at http://www.ifla.net Try going to their page of nations, and click on the contact list at the bottom.

OR an area of discussion about tropical design topics can be found at:
http://archnet.org/forum/view.tcl?message_id=63835

Also, books seem to be scarce on this topic, but try http://www.ptwijaya.com/Publications/tropical-garden.html ,  for a first-person account of a designer of gardens in Bali, Jakarta, and Singapore.

There is a shortage of trained designers that have a tropical background (and Mauritius definitely qualifies!), and the two semi-tropical regions here in the United States (Hawaii & Florida) cannot keep up with demand for graduates in this profession.

You are blessed to live in a beautiful part of the world.  Hope it helps.