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Gardening with a Wild Heart Restoring California's Native Landscapes at Home.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2007.Edition: second editionDescription: 1 online resource (434 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780520933873
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • SB439 .G373 2007
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Contents:
Subject: Judith Lowry's voice and experiences make a rich matrix for essays that include discussions of wildflower gardening, the ecology of native grasses, wildland seed-collecting, principles of natural design, and plant/animal interactions. This lyrical and articulate mix of the practical and the poetic combines personal story, wildland ecology, restoration gardening practices, and native plant horticulture.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Beginnings; 1. Gardening at the Seam; Part II: Tipping the Balance in a Native Direction; 2. Planning Back-Yard Restoration Gardens; 3. Design Thoughts, Principles, and Guidelines; 4. In the Changeful Garden; 5. Examples of Back-Yard Restoration Gardens; Part III: Doing the Real Work; 6. Along the Flower Trail; 7. The Land Wore a Tufted Mantle: The Challenge of our Native Bunchgrasses; 8. To See All the Colors, to Hear all the Songs: Problems of Exotic Pest Plants; 9. Wildland Seed Harvest.

10. Seed Propagation and Planting TechniquesPart IV: Resources for the Back-Yard Restoration Gardener; 11. Naturalists and Field Trips; 12. Tools and Tricks of the Trade; Part V: Restoration and Community; 13. In my Town; Resources; Notes; Recommended Reading; Index.

Judith Lowry's voice and experiences make a rich matrix for essays that include discussions of wildflower gardening, the ecology of native grasses, wildland seed-collecting, principles of natural design, and plant/animal interactions. This lyrical and articulate mix of the practical and the poetic combines personal story, wildland ecology, restoration gardening practices, and native plant horticulture.

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