Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines
Subtitle: A Guide to Using, Growing, and Propagating North American Woody Plants
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: June 12, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780618098583
First sentence: migrating birds feeding ravenously on the winterbery, holly I planted out back near the terrace or bees buzzing around my sweet pepperbush. So, planting a tree, or vine or shrub is also an act of faith in the marvelous complexity of life-a complexity that is impossible to really comprehend but truly awesome to behold.
Description: An illustrated reference covering nearly one thousand native woody plants discusses the benefits of using such trees, shrubs, and vines in ecological gardening.