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Lowry Judith Larner <1945-> |
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Gardening with a wild heart : restoring California's native landscapes at home / / Judith Larner Lowry |
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Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , [1999] |
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©1999 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (280 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Landscape gardening - California |
Native plant gardening - California |
Native plants for cultivation - California |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Second paper printing 2007. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-235) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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; Part I Beginnings -- ; 1 Gardening at the Seam ; 3 -- ; Part II Tipping the Balance in a Native Direction -- ; 2 Planning Back-Yard Restoration Gardens ; 23 -- ; 3 Design Thoughts, Principles, and Guidelines ; 35 -- ; 4 In the Changeful Garden ; 55 -- ; 5 Examples of Back-Yard Restoration Gardens ; 65 -- ; Part III Doing the Real Work -- ; 6 Along the Flower Trail ; 77 -- ; 7 The Land Wore a Tufted Mantle: The Challenge of Our Native Bunchgrasses ; 104 -- ; 8 To See All the Colors, to Hear All the Songs: Problems of Exotic Pest Plants ; 123 -- ; 9 Wildland Seed Harvest ; 145 -- ; 10 Seed Propagation and Planting Techniques ; 153 -- ; Part IV Resources for the Back-Yard Restoration Gardener -- ; 11 Naturalists and Field Trips ; 171 -- ; 12 Tools and Tricks of the Trade ; 192 -- ; Part V Restoration and Community -- ; 13 In My Town ; 209. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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