Weeds in the urban landscape
Subtitle: where they come from, why they're here, and how to live with them
By: Richard Orlando
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 381
ISBN-13: 9781623172114
Subjects: Control; Identification; Urban gardening; Weeds
Description: A comprehensive identification guide to 189 common weeds in the urban environment, explaining their families and characteristics, with strategies for managing their presence in the garden and fields.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-352) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Preface: Why I wrote this book; title: Tom Yutani / by Amy Yutani; title: Part 1: Background. What is a weed?; title: A brief history of weeds and crop plants; title: Important weed families; title: About botanical and common names; title: Part 2: The weeds. The "classic" weeds; title: The green and golden hills of California; title: Other invasive grasses; title: Other broad-leaved weeds; title: Garden escapees and wild land invaders; title: California native weeds; title: Part 3: Integrated pest management; title: with and without pesticides. Integrated pest management; title: an overview; title: To spray or not to spray; or, Pesticides 101.