Field and Forest: A Guide to Native Landscapes for Gardeners and Naturalists (The Naturalist's Bookshelf) [Paperback]

Jane Scott (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Naturalist's Bookshelf | Publication Date: August 1992

This book delightfully conveys the pleasures of ecological landscaping. Field and Forest: A Guide to Native Landscapes for Gardeners and Naturalists is for those readers who enjoy plants and want to know more about our native plant communities, how they relate to one another, and what each of us can do to help preserve and restore them. Field and Forest: A Guide to Native Landscapes for Gardeners and Naturalists, originally published in 1992, features an entire section, five chapters, on ecological landscaping. Jane Scott discusses how to recreate native plant communities in your own garden and how to look to nature for garden design ideas. She also includes lots of practical, down-to-earth advice on maintaining a natural garden, as well as things to watch out for when buying native plants from nurseries. Another helpful section focuses on the names and classifications of plants, to help the naturalist identify species encountered on neighborhood strolls and countryside hikes. This book will not only make such excursions more rewarding, it will help you to recreate what you see in your own backyard. Field and Forest: A Guide to Native Landscapes for Gardeners and Naturalists is a companion to field guides, a reference and a charming book to browse through all year round. It is illustrated with one hundred of the author's lovely line drawings. "Overall, the book is well written and is filled with delightful illustrations drawn by the author. Reading it will make a walk through the woods or fields a new and rewarding experience." The Conservationist "A wonderful resource for nature lovers and gardeners is finally back in print. Field and Forest: A Guide to Native Landscapes for Gardeners and Naturalists by Jane Scott is both inspirational and instructive, teaching gardeners how to capture the essence of natural landscapes in their gardens. This book is a classic." North American Native Plant Society Newsletter Fall 2002 Jane Scott is the author of five previous books. Her articles have appeared in major gardening journals and she writes a monthly newspaper column called Woodland Diary. Her horticultural achievements have won her several awards.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Scott's Botany in the Field ( LJ 5/1/84) described the ecology of American plant communities, with emphasis on the effects of introduced species and other human interventions. Much of this material is reprinted, with light revisions, in Field and Forest , yet this book has a new tone of urgency. Scott hopes that further degradation of native ecosystems can be reduced through natural landscaping and "releasing" forests and fields from introduced species. Unfortunately, the new chapters on natural landscaping are frustratingly skimpy and do little to relate the average yard to the complex and often fragile plant communities described in earlier chapters. Scott herself seems more interested in rehabilitating undeveloped areas. Her advice on gardening for wildlife and selecting native plants from suppliers who do not collect from the wild can be found in many other recent books on wildflower and native plant gardens. Recommended mainly for libraries that lack Botany in the Field. -- Beth Clewis, Prince William P.L., Va.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Jane Scott is the author of five previous books. Her articles have appeared in major gardening journals and she writes a monthly newspaper column called Woodland Diary. Her horticultural achievements have won her several awards. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 195 pages
• Publisher: Walker & Co (August 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802773796
• ISBN-13: 978-0802773791
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,998,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Field and Forest: A Guide to Native Landscapes For Gardeners And Naturalists (Paperback)

You will learn a lot and enjoy every minute if you want to know about the wheres, whys and hows of nature's beauty and development over time in this country. Required reading for those who haunt the woods and the fields (like me *grin*.) Highly recommended.