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Prairie up : an introduction to natural garden design / Benjamin Vogt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Champaign, IL : 3 Fields Books, an imprint of the University of Illinois Press, [2023]Description: 1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780252053719
  • 0252053710
Other title:
  • Introduction to natural garden design
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Prairie upDDC classification:
  • 712.0977 23/eng/20220722
LOC classification:
  • SB434.3 .V64 2023
Online resources:
Contents:
1. -- Bringing the prairie home -- 2. -- Learning about native plants and plant communities -- 3. -- Planning, installing, and managing the garden -- 4. -- Designing the garden -- 5. -- Resources.
Summary: "Landscaping with native plants has encouraged Midwesterners to embark on a profound scientific, ecological, and emotional partnership with nature. Benjamin Vogt shares his years of expertise with prairie plants in a full-color guide aimed at gardeners, homeowners, and landscape designers. Step-by-step blueprints point readers to plant groupings that not only attract pollinators and please the eye but minimize maintenance and ensure years of healthy growth. In addition, Vogt gives proven tips on everything from invasive plants to essential tools to working with skeptical homeowner associations. Outside experts also provide inspiration while a section of additional resources makes the book an invaluable reference. Easy to use and illustrated with over 150 color photos, Prairie Up is a practical guide to reviving diversity and wildness in our communities"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. -- Bringing the prairie home -- 2. -- Learning about native plants and plant communities -- 3. -- Planning, installing, and managing the garden -- 4. -- Designing the garden -- 5. -- Resources.

"Landscaping with native plants has encouraged Midwesterners to embark on a profound scientific, ecological, and emotional partnership with nature. Benjamin Vogt shares his years of expertise with prairie plants in a full-color guide aimed at gardeners, homeowners, and landscape designers. Step-by-step blueprints point readers to plant groupings that not only attract pollinators and please the eye but minimize maintenance and ensure years of healthy growth. In addition, Vogt gives proven tips on everything from invasive plants to essential tools to working with skeptical homeowner associations. Outside experts also provide inspiration while a section of additional resources makes the book an invaluable reference. Easy to use and illustrated with over 150 color photos, Prairie Up is a practical guide to reviving diversity and wildness in our communities"-- Provided by publisher.

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