This updated version of the classic guide to gardening with native plants on the West Coast offers comprehensive information on identifying plant habitats, attracting wildlife, and locating regional plants and seeds. The authors describe the key concepts of gardening with native species, and share their expertise in turning a backyard into a lush coastal paradise. With color photographs and the latest gardening wisdom, this essential guidebook is now better than ever.
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Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, April Pettinger grew up in Toronto, St. John, Montreal and Winnipeg. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English and Sociology from United College and then completed Graduate Studies in City Planning at the University of Manitoba. In 1994, April decided to retire to fulfill a life-long ambition to write. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
A resident of British Columbia her entire life, Brenda Costanzo was born in North Vancouver. She has been involved in native plant gardening for over twenty years, and has traveled throughout the province and to the western United States in search of plants. Brenda spent over twelve years as the Assistant Curator in the Herbarium at the University of Victoria. She is currently the Garry Oak Botanist in the BC Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management where she writes Fact Sheets on plants at risk.
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Since the first edition of this book was published, there has been a dramatic increase in concern about environmental issues, followed by a growing interest in native plants. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
British Columbia, Vancouver Island, North America, New York, United States, Timber Press, University of Washington Press, Lone Pine Publishing, Olympic Peninsula, Regional Source Guide, Whitecap Books, Gertrude Jekyll, Noah's Garden, Queen Anne, Showy Jacob, Crazy About Gardening, Houghton Mifflin, San Francisco, Site Plan New!
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- Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest: Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by Arthur R. Kruckeberg on page 63, page 94, and page 122
- The Natural Habitat Garden by Ken Druse on page 33, page 40, and Back Matter
- Garden Open Today by Beverley Nichols on page 98, and Back Matter
- Plants of Coastal British Columbia Including Washington Oregon and Alaska by Jim Pojar on page 58, and page 122
- The Book of Small by Emily Carr on page 16, and Back Matter
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- The New Twelve Month Gardener: A West Coast Guide by Elaine Stevens in Back Matter
- How to Get Your Lawn off Grass: A North American Guide to Turning Off the Water Tap and Going Native by Carole Rubin in Back Matter
- Garden City: Vancouver by Dannie McArthur on page 245
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