The gardener's guide to prairie plants / Neil Diboll and Hilary Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diboll, Neil, author.

Cox, Hilary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prairie plants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (647 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois ; London, England : University of Chicago Press, [2023]

Summary:

A comprehensive and beautifully illustrated reference for all gardeners passionate about native plants and prairie restoration The Gardener’s Guide to Prairie Plants is the one-stop compendium for all gardeners aspiring to use native prairie plants in their gardens. Neil Diboll and Hilary Cox—two of the Midwest’s most renowned prairie gardeners—compile more than four decades’ worth of research to offer a wide-ranging and definitive reference for starting and maintaining prairie and meadow gardens and restorations. Alongside detailed synopses of plant life cycles, meticulous range maps, and sweeping overviews of natural history, Diboll and Cox also include photographs of 148 prairie plants in every stage of development, from seedling to seedhead. North America’s grasslands once stretched from the Blue Ridge to the Rocky Mountains, and from Texas to Manitoba, blanketing the mid-continent with ecologically important, garden-worthy, native species. This book provides all the inspiration and information necessary for eager native planters from across the country to welcome these plants back to their landscapes. The Gardener’s Guide to Prairie Plants is a must-have reference for gardeners, restorationists, and every flora fan with a passion for native plants, prairies and meadows.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

1. How to Use This Book

2. History and Ecology of the Prairie

3. Understanding Your Soil

4. Designing, Planting, and Maintaining Prairie Gardens

5. Prairie Species Field Guide

Monocots

Dicots

Grasses and Sedges

6. Establishing a Successful Prairie Meadow

7. Burning Your Prairie Safely (and Having Fun, Too!)

8. Propagating Prairie Plants from Seed

9. Propagating Prairie Plants Vegetatively

10. The Prairie Food Web

11. Prairie-Seed Mixes

12. Tables

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-226-80609-X

OCLC:

1356574816