Scores of prized horticultural plants brought to North America from other continents have jumped the garden gate and escaped into the natural landscape. These invasive weeds are driving out indigenous species, and in the worst cases are radically altering native ecosystems. Scientists consider them one of the top three threats to the biodiversity of wildlands. This ground-breaking guide helps you identify the worst invasives in your area - and tells you what to do about them to help preserve the native plants and animals that are disappearing from our land and lives.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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This book is a great tool.,
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This review is from: Invasive Plants: Weeds of the Global Garden (Brooklyn Botanic Garden Publication) (Paperback)
I got this book for my school's Enivornmental Club (Hartford Union High School; Hartford, WI) and used it a bunch of times to determine which plants are "good" and which plants are "bad". Our group was hired to remove Purple Loosestrife from the marsh of a nearby lake. This book was an important tool in our removal project of this noxious plant. It showed us different ways of removing this plant and showed us the pros and cons of using different chemicals. This book is a great tool for anyone interested in the outdoors and the protection of it.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Concerned about weeds in the natural environment? stop here,
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This review is from: Invasive Plants: Weeds of the Global Garden (Brooklyn Botanic Garden Publication) (Paperback)
I work for the Department of Conservation in New Zealand. This book is refreshingly simple. Excellent pictures of around 50 species of invasive plants. The text explains weed environmental impacts, origins and distribution within the USA, and how to control the problem.
It is designed to be understood by all, layman and professional alike. It probably has wider application than the authors intended, although the title hints at their broad understanding of environmental weeds as an international problem. They knew we are needing simple on the ground solutions for identification and control of these species that threaten natural ecosystems everywhere.
It is applicable in New Zealand with many of the species being recognised as a problem here and in Australia. The other plants in this book may well become a problem here in future and I will be looking out for them here as I go about my business. The section on control methods was balanced covering both mechanical and chemical methods. As we say down under "Good on you" to the authors
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
introduction to a hidden problem,
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This review is from: Invasive Plants: Weeds of the Global Garden (Brooklyn Botanic Garden Publication) (Paperback)
I will go a long way in agreeing with the other reviewers. This is a simple, accessible book, that gives a lot of practical information on a problem that is worse than I thought and certainly deserves attention.However, some minor quibles with the other reviews: this is a modest book with photographs that are only modest in size. It falls short of being an attractive book for browsing (a coffee-table book) as well as short of being a field guide (used to ID plants). Also it showcases only a modest selection of plants Nevertheless: a useful introduction to plants invading the US.
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