Landscaping with indigenous plants
Subtitle: preserving biodiversity in Eastern gardens
By: Carolyn Summers.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780813547060; 9780813547077
Subjects: Landscape gardening -- East (U.S.); Endemic plants -- East (U.S.); Gardening to attract wildlife -- East (U.S.); Biodiversity conservation -- East (U.S.); Native plant gardening -- East (U.S.)
Other titles: Preserving biodiversity in Eastern gardens
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why should we garden with indigenous plants?; title: Wildlife in field, forest, and garden; title: "Safe sex" in the garden; title: Showy substitutes for common invasive plants; title: Designing traditional gardens with indigenous plants; title: The ever-blooming garden; title: Designs drawn from indigenous plant communities; title: How to shop for indigenous trees, shrubs, and perennials.