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Praised by Doug Tallamy as an important new tool to our native plant libraries, this go-to guide is perfect for gardeners of all skill levels looking to add sustainable native flora to any horticultural project east of the Mississippi River Valley.
Gleaned from the authors 75 years of landscaping experience, this user-friendly reference offers suggestions on species selection based on a plants performance, aesthetic appeal, and wide range of adaptability. Expert authors Tony Dove and Ginger Woolridges valuable resource is organized for fast and confident tree and shrub selections for specific landscape applications, and is full of vivid four-color photographs, graphs, and practical tips. A sound and giftable volume for gardeners and landscapers from New England through the Carolinas, from the east coast to the Mississippi River, including Georgia and into northern Florida.
This is an authoritative catalog, organized by a range of categories: those that have attractive bark or are evergreen, those that have showy flowers or are wind, salt or drought tolerant.
New York Times Summer Reading List for The Great Outdoors
An important new tool to our native plant libraries. . . Beautifully illustrated, even the well-informed gardener will find this a valuable reference.
Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, co-author of The Living Landscape, and Chair and Professor of the department of entomology and wildlife ecology at the University of Delaware
Few books give such well-researched detailThis book should be a required reference for nurserymen and landscape designers.
Mark Weathington, Director, JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University
FINALLY! In a thoughtful, organized and simple format, this book illustrates how to build better landscapes, gardens, and environmentally sensitive ecologies. This is a long overdue book and it has my absolute endorsement.
Eric D. Groft, Principal/Vice President, Oehme van Sweden, Landscape Architecture
Essential Native Trees and Shrubs for the Eastern United States makes a great addition to the library of every serious gardener, landscape designer/architect, land manager and other plant-related professional.
Margaret Shillingford, Education Programs Specialist, Mt. Cuba Center
Author: Tony Dove, Ginger Woolridge
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Imagine
Published: 02/06/2018
Pages: 336
Weight: 3lbs
Size: 10.20h x 8.30w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781623545031
Language: English
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