Designing gardens with flora of the American East /
The beautifully illustrated Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East approaches landscape design from an ecological perspective, encouraging professional horticulturalists and backyard enthusiasts alike to intensify their use of indigenous or native plants. These plants, ones that grow natu...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
Ã2010.
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=330874 |
Table of Contents:
- Why should we garden with indigenous plants?
- Wildlife in field, forest, and garden
- "Safe sex" in the garden
- Showy substitutes for common invasive plants
- Designing traditional gardens with indigenous plants
- Designs drawn from indigenous plant communities
- Shopping for indigenous trees, shrubs, and perennials.