Garden revolution how our landscapes can be a source of environmental change

Garden Revolution shows how an ecological approach to planting can lead to beautiful gardens that buck much of conventional gardening's counter-productive, time-consuming practices. Instead of picking the wrong plant and then constantly tilling, weeding, irrigating, and fertilizing, Larry Weaner adv...

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Main Authors: Weaner, Larry (Author), Christopher, Thomas (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2016.
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Summary:Garden Revolution shows how an ecological approach to planting can lead to beautiful gardens that buck much of conventional gardening's counter-productive, time-consuming practices. Instead of picking the wrong plant and then constantly tilling, weeding, irrigating, and fertilizing, Larry Weaner advocates for choosing plants that are adapted to the soil and climate of a specific site and letting them naturally evolve over time.
Physical Description:328 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781604696165 (hardback)
1604696168 (hardback)
Author Notes:Larry Weaner is a leading figure in North American landscape design and founder of the educational program series New Directions in the American Landscape. His firm, Larry Weaner Landscape Associates, is known for combining ecological restoration with traditions of fine garden design and has recieved the top three design awards from the Association of Professional Landscape Designers and the Regional Impact Award by the New England Wild Flower Society. Weaner was awarded the Lady Bird Johnson Award by the Native Plant Center at Westchester Community College.

Thomas Christopher is the author of more than a dozen gardening books. He has written for The New York Times , The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society , and Horticulture Magazine , as well as serving as a columnist for House & Garden and a contributing editor at Martha Stewart Living .