03186nam 22006491 450 991079053910332120200520144314.00-520-93387-710.1525/9780520933873(CKB)2550000001128079(EBL)847469(OCoLC)779141235(SSID)ssj0000662393(PQKBManifestationID)11395650(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000662393(PQKBWorkID)10713996(PQKB)11483626(DE-B1597)518900(OCoLC)859834378(DE-B1597)9780520933873(Au-PeEL)EBL847469(CaPaEBR)ebr10779334(CaONFJC)MIL528713(MiAaPQ)EBC847469(EXLCZ)99255000000112807919980310h19991999 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGardening with a wild heart restoring California's native landscapes at home /Judith Larner Lowry2nd ed.Berkeley :University of California Press,[1999]©19991 online resource (280 p.)Second paper printing 2007.0-520-25174-1 1-299-97462-7 Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-235) and index.Part IBeginnings --1Gardening at the Seam3 --Part IITipping the Balance in a Native Direction --2Planning Back-Yard Restoration Gardens23 --3Design Thoughts, Principles, and Guidelines35 --4In the Changeful Garden55 --5Examples of Back-Yard Restoration Gardens65 --Part IIIDoing the Real Work --6Along the Flower Trail77 --7The Land Wore a Tufted Mantle: The Challenge of Our Native Bunchgrasses104 --8To See All the Colors, to Hear All the Songs: Problems of Exotic Pest Plants123 --9Wildland Seed Harvest145 --10Seed Propagation and Planting Techniques153 --Part IVResources for the Back-Yard Restoration Gardener --11Naturalists and Field Trips171 --12Tools and Tricks of the Trade192 --Part VRestoration and Community --13In My Town209.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.Landscape gardeningCaliforniaNative plant gardeningCaliforniaNative plants for cultivationCaliforniaLandscape gardeningNative plant gardeningNative plants for cultivation635.951794Lowry Judith Larner1945-1497359MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790539103321Gardening with a wild heart3722441UNINA