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Gardening with native plants of the Pacific Northwest / Arthur R. Kruckeberg and Linda Chalker-Scott ; foreword by Richard G. Olmstead.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kruckeberg, Arthur R., author.
- Chalker-Scott, Linda, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Native plant gardening--Northwest, Pacific.
- Native plant gardening.
- Native plants for cultivation--Northwest, Pacific.
- Native plants for cultivation.
- Plants, Ornamental--Northwest, Pacific.
- Plants, Ornamental.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (390 pages)
- Edition:
- Third, revised and enlarged edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- The Pacific Northwest abounds with native plants that bring beauty to the home garden while offering food and shelter to birds, bees, butterflies, and other wildlife. Elegant trilliums thrive in woodland settings. Showy lewisias stand out in the rock garden. Hazel and huckleberry number among the delights of early spring, while serviceberry and creek dogwood provide a riot of fall color. Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest is the essential resource for learning how to best use this stunning array.Close to 1,000 choices of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and grasses for diverse terrain and conditions, from Canada to California, and east to the Rockies948 color photographs, with useful habitat iconsFully updated nomenclature, with an index of subjects and an index of plant names (common and scientific)New to this edition: chapters on garden ecology and garden scienceAppendix of Pacific Northwest botanical gardens and native plant societiesGlossary of botanical, horticultural, and gardening termsWith enthusiasm, easy wit, and expert knowledge, renowned botanist Art Kruckeberg and horticulturist Linda Chalker-Scott show Northwest gardeners, from novice to expert, how to imagine and realize their perfect sustainable landscape.
- Contents:
- Garden ecology
- Garden science
- Native ornamental trees
- Native ornamental shrubs
- Native ornamental herbaceous perennials
- Native ornamental grasses and grasslike plants
- Native annuals.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780295744865
- 0295744863
- OCLC:
- 1089804507
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