Go Native! Gardening with Native Plants and Wildflowers in the Lower Midwest

Name: Go Native! Gardening with Native Plants and Wildflowers in the Lower Midwest
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ISBN: 9780253335616

ISBN-10: 0253335612

ISBN-13: 9780253335616

Edition: 1999

Authors: Carolyn Harstad, Jeanette Ming

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Simple question-and-answer format explains methods of planning, preparation and planting native plants and wildflowers that thrive naturally in the Lower Midwest and require less watering and preserve the ecosystem. 64 photos, 125 illustrations. 336 p.

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 9/1/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction






Why Use Native Plants and Wildflowers?



How Do We Begin? Planning the Garden



Building a New Home Inside Nature's Envelope






Turn over a New Leaf Creating a Framework with Native Trees



Plant a Biohedge Using Native Shrubs



Go Vertical Using Vines



Go Horizontal Using Ground Cover



Plant Feathery Fronds Using Ferns






Dig into History Creating Prairies and Meadows



Get Wet Feet Plants for Wet Places



Stroll in the Shade Developing Woodland Gardens



Be Wild and Woolly Wildlife, Birds, and Butterflies



Outlaw the Outlaws a Look at Invasive Exotics



Some Final Thoughts


Resources


Glossary


Native Plant Sources


References


Index