Customer Reviews

Landscaping with Native Plants of Southern California

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The pictures are very good. Some of the lists are also helpful (wildlife, bloom time, ecosystem zones) but the information presented in the plant profiles will bring some raised eyebrows from knowledgeable native plant aficionados. I bought the book for the photos so I am content but I would recommend that anyone new to these plants should consult another source in addition to this one for specific plant information.

This book is both practical and visually appealing. It provides basic gardening instructions and includes a full color visual encyclopedia of native Southern California plants. I recommend it to anyone in Southern California who is searching for a more environmentally friendly way to landscape.

This book is fairly informative, but one area in which it is really lacking I felt is in the planning stage of landscaping, and in designing a layout around your home. There is only one chapter that is dedicated to this, with just a few diagrams, but nothing much that helps you consider various layouts and challenges on your property.

The individual chapters on different types of plants or various considerations are very good, but I thought they really missed out on the planning stage. I think for people like me, who are really beginners, will need more than this book. For more seasoned individuals, I think this is a good book.

Although I live in the S. F. Bay Area, I bought this book because I knew there would be plants native to So Cal that are also native elsewhere.I is a wonderful resource and its feels great to plant what grew here--and is beautiful--before the asphalt.

Very helpful book for the Native Plant enthusiast and very complete. Plants can b e located at Native plant nurseries.

excellent book. very informative. I am planning on giving a lecture on native plants and butterfly host plants so this book is an excellent source.