Designing gardens with flora of the American East / Carolyn Summers and Kate Brittenham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Summers, Carolyn, 1954- author.

Brittenham, Kate, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape gardening--East (U.S.).

Landscape gardening.

Endemic plants--East (U.S.).

Endemic plants.

Gardening to attract wildlife--East (U.S.).

Gardening to attract wildlife.

Native plant gardening--East (U.S.).

Native plant gardening.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 pages)

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2024]

Summary:

As recent years have seen alarming declines of insect and bird populations in many states, more gardeners have discovered the importance of including native plants in order to nurture these pollinators and sustain local ecosystems. But when so many popular landscaping designs involve exotic cultivars and invasive plant species, how can you create a garden that is both aesthetically pleasing and ecologically responsible? In this fully revised second edition of the classic guide Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East, gardening expert Carolyn Summers draws on the most recent research on sustainable landscaping. She is joined in this edition by her daughter, landscape designer Kate Brittenham, offering an intergenerational dialogue about the importance of using indigenous plants that preserve insect and bird habitats. The practical information they provide is equally useful for home gardeners and professionals, including detailed descriptions of keystone trees, shrubs, perennials, vines, and grasses that are native to the eastern United States. Accompanied by entirely new illustrations and updated plant lists, they offer chic yet eco-friendly landscape designs fully customized for different settings, from suburban yards to corporate office parks. The states covered in this book are CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, and WV, as well as southern Quebec and Ontario.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ABBREVIATIONS

CHAPTER 1 Why Should We Garden with Indigenous Plants?

CHAPTER 2 Wildlife in Field, Forest, and Garden

CHAPTER 3 “Safe Sex” in the Garden

CHAPTER 4 Replacing Common Invasive Plants with Keystone Plants

CHAPTER 5 American Horticulture and Indigenous Plants A Brief History

CHAPTER 6 Ecological Landscape Design with Keystone Plants

CHAPTER 7 Design Ideas Drawn from Indigenous Plant Communities

Afterword

APPENDIX

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Index

About the Authors

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781978833678

1978833679

OCLC:

1418817341