Landscaping with Native Plants of Wisconsin
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (977 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760329699 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Aimed at beginners and veteran gardeners alike, this book is designed to help Wisconsin gardeners find, plant, and maintain the best native species for their specific sites, however modest or lavish.Gardening with native plants is an ever-more popular practice—and for good reason.Naturally suited to a region’s climate and soil, native plants tend to thrive, and to reflect a true “fit” with the environment.The Native Plant Profiles section offers comprehensive descriptions of some 600 species of flowers and groundcovers, trees, shrubs, vines, evergreens, grasses, and ferns native to Wisconsin, as we
The Midwest Book Review,May 2007“Beautifully illustrated … an essential instructional guide to successful native-plant gardening in Wisconsin … the definitive and strongly recommended reference for any Wisconsin gardener or landscaper wanting to utilize and incorporate Wisconsin native plants.”
Concise information on native plants for Wisconsin Mary L. Maertz I am pleased with this book, the information is clearly presented, nicely organized and the photography is outstanding. I appreciate the fact that it gives me grasses, wildflowers, shrubs and trees to select from with detailed descriptions of each species. Ms Steiner also makes suggestion for use of plants that are n. "It is a great publication" according to WI Native girl. I bought two "Landscaping with Native Plants of WI, one for me and one for my daughter's birthday. 99.9% of the pages have colored pictures. It give about a half page for each plant providing a good description and concise info on native habitat, uses, good compantions, site prep. It covers flowers, grsses, ferns, vi. Kokopelli said Helpful Native Landscaping Info. Very thorough book with details of so many types of WI native plants (flowers, grasses and sedges, ferns, and trees). Great info about using native plants in your home landscape. It is an important part of my landscaping references as I plan and execute my landscaping around my new home.