Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East, Revised and Expanded by Summers, Carolyn

Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East, Revised and Expanded (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781978833630)

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Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East, Revised and Expanded by Summers, Carolyn

Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East, Revised and Expanded

$27.95
Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East, Revised and Expanded by Summers, Carolyn

Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East, Revised and Expanded

$27.95
Format: Paperback
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As recent years have seen alarming declines of insect and bird populations in many states, more gardeners have discovered the importance of including native plants in order to nurture these pollinators and sustain local ecosystems. But when so many popular landscaping designs involve exotic cultivars and invasive plant species, how can you create a garden that is both aesthetically pleasing and ecologically responsible?

In this fully revised second edition of the classic guide Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East, gardening expert Carolyn Summers draws on the most recent research on sustainable landscaping. She is joined in this edition by her daughter, landscape designer Kate Brittenham, offering an intergenerational dialogue about the importance of using indigenous plants that preserve insect and bird habitats. The practical information they provide is equally useful for home gardeners and professionals, including detailed descriptions of keystone trees, shrubs, perennials, vines, and grasses that are native to the eastern United States. Accompanied by entirely new illustrations and updated plant lists, they offer chic yet eco-friendly landscape designs fully customized for different settings, from suburban yards to corporate office parks.

The states covered in this book are CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WI, and WV, as well as southern Quebec and Ontario.

Author: Carolyn Summers, Kate Brittenham
ISBN-10: 1978833636
ISBN-13: 9781978833630
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/16/2024
Pages: 318
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 7.60h x 7.20w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/2024 pg. 28
By Carolyn Summers
By Carolyn Summers
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CAROLYN SUMMERS is an adjunct professor for continuing education at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York, where she provides technical assistance to the Native Plant Center. She created and maintains the nonprofit Flying Trillium Gardens and Preserve and has over thirty years of experience in the environmental and landscape design field.

KATE BRITTENHAM is the founder of Front Stoop Gardens, LLC, an ecological landscape design and gardening company in Troy, New York. A graduate of Skidmore College, she has worked with the Native Plant Trust and the New York Botanical Garden.

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