Through 500 color photographs, The Natural Habitat Garden introduces readers to 35 gardens that re-create the naturally balanced plant communities found in each of the four main botanical habitats. Druse helps to define a new horticultural aesthetic while showing gardeners everywhere how they can recreate the natural havens for birds, butterflies, and other wildlife that once made America beautiful. Full-color photographs.
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Druse ( The Natural Shade Garden ) and Roach, the gardening editor for Newsday , survey gardens all over the United States that focus on native plants; together, they "traveled around the country, seeking instruction not just from nature's aesthetic side, but from the actual workings of the nation's dwindling reserve of wild places." The result, endowed with the scrupulously detailed and decidedly deep tones of Druse's photographs, introduces--and urges--appealing ideas into American gardens. There is, for example, the prairie simplicity of Dick and Marsha Krueger's garden in Wisconsin, where a conventional lawn gave way, in part, to wildflowers. By contrast, a visit to the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island, Wash., reveals "grandeur in decay"--the abandon of spreading moss on emergent tree roots, and deer fern bulging up from shady spots. The authors also scope out desert gardens in Arizona; New England landscapes backed by familiar maples; and wildlife that tends to thrive with renewed vigor when a garden goes native again. Also included are planting advisories and practical information, such as a source guide and suggested reading list.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"Recommended reading."
Martha Stewart Living (Martha Stewart Living )"This one book, used alone, provides a wealth of ideas and information to develop your own natural habitat garden."
—Joanne S. Carpender, National Gardener, March 2005 (National Gardener )
"Makes a compelling argument for designing gardens that will bring back birds, bees, butterflies, frogs, turtles and hosts of mammals and other organisms, one yard at a time."
—Joel M. Lerner, Washington Post, July 4, 2004 (The Washington Post ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This is the third book in a series of three about "natural" gardening by Mr. Druse. In this one, all the elements come together. Homeowners who want a gorgeous landscape will be able to use this book to create a beautiful yard that also introduces Mother Nature back into the garden.Inspirational photos of the results one can expect with this approach. The photos are lovely, and the results really can be achieved using this approach.
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The first all-color book on gardening with native plants,
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At last we have a book with 500 color photographs of gardens from around the Country made exclusively with indigenous plants. This is a ground-breaking book which I hope will have an ever-growing audience. It is a must for landscape professionals and all gardeners who care about the environment. 'Would make a great text book for Universities.
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Another GREAT book!!,
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Another GREAT book by Ken Druse!!! I pull this book out whenever I need some gardening inspiration. There's nothing like developing a garden that is in harmony with the surroundings. I hate to admit it but I look mostly at the pictures in this book to get ideas - the text is really well written too though. I'd definitely buy it all over again
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New York, United States, New England, North Carolina, Long Island, Clifford Miller, Lake Forest, San Francisco, New Jersey, Evelyn Adams, Neil Diboll, Queen Anne, Sonoran Desert, Wing Haven, Rhode Island, Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Country Wetlands Nursery, Kate Tyree, Kent Newland, Pacific Northwest, Sanctuary Estates, New American Garden, North America, Prairie Nursery, Richard Lighty New!
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- Native Plants in the Coastal Garden: A Guide for Gardeners in the Pacific Northwest by April Pettinger on page 33, page 40, and Back Matter
- Native Plants in the Coastal Garden by April Pettinger on page 33, page 40, and Back Matter
- Got Shade?: A "Take It Easy" Approach for Today's Gardener by Carolyn A. Harstad on page 4, and Back Matter
- The New Ontario Naturalized Garden by Lorraine Johnson on page 140, and Back Matter
- Go Native!: Gardening with Native Plants and Wildflowers in the Lower Midwest by Carolyn A. Harstad on page 27, and Back Matter
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