| Designing California Native Gardens: The Plant Community Approach to Artful, Ecological Gardens Contributor(s): Keator, Glenn (Author), Middlebrook, Alrie (Author), Faber, Phyllis M. (Other) |
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ISBN: 0520251105 ISBN-13: 9780520251106 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $35.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: "An excellent how-to book on California native plant landscaping . . . with plans, photographs, and plant lists which are sure to fire the imagination of any gardener."--Arvind Kumar, California Native Plant Society |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Gardening | Regional - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Gardening | Landscape - Nature | Plants - General |
| Dewey: 635.951 |
| LCCN: 2006051431 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" (2.30 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Inspirational, practical, and easy to use, this book was created with the aim of conveying the awesome diversity and beauty of California's native plants and demonstrating how they can be brought into ecologically sound, attractive, workable, and artful gardens. Structured around major California plant communities--bluffs, redwoods, the Channel Islands, coastal scrub, grasslands, deserts, oak woodlands, mixed evergreen woodlands, riparian, chaparral, mountain meadows, and wetlands--the book's twelve chapters each include sample plans for a native garden design accompanied by original drawings, color photographs, a plant list, tips on successful gardening with individual species, and more. Both residential and professional gardeners will learn the benefits of going native with gardens that require less water and fewer fertilizers, attract wildlife, engage the senses, create a sense of place, and, at the same time, preserve our rich natural heritage. Designing Native California Gardens includes: * More than 600 selected native species recommended for the garden * More than 300 photographs of native plants, natural plant communities, and residential native gardens * Recommended places to visit for viewing each plant community |