Gardening with a wild heart : restoring California's native landscapes at home / Judith Larner Lowry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowry, Judith Larner, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape gardening--California.

Landscape gardening.

Native plant gardening--California.

Native plant gardening.

Native plants for cultivation--California.

Native plants for cultivation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [1999]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Second paper printing 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-235) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780520933873

0520933877

OCLC:

779141235