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Gardening with a Wild Heart : Restoring California's Native Landscapes at Home.
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 poe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2007.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.