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The Wild Lawn Handbook: Alternatives to the Traditional Front Lawn
Offers suggestions for alternatives to the traditional lawn with such plant alternatives as wildflowers, prairie and ornamental grasses, ground covers, spreading perennials, and moss and shade plants
- GenresGardeningNonfiction
240 pages, Hardcover
First published March 7, 1995
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September 8, 2012
For the homeowner who is looking for alternatives to lawn grass, this is a wonderful book. Wildflowers, grasses, shrubs, trees, vines, perennials, annuals...they are all here. Native plants are encouraged though you are not limited to this theme. Do you live in Florida, California or Wisconsin? It doesn't matter, again there is something for everyone.
There are sources for seeds, plants and equipment; there are no websites but there are addresses and phone numbers. You can find a much larger list of current companies on the internet but this book will give you a start. Because there is so much that needs to be covered you can use this book as a reference and check for more information on the web. I just wish there were more color photos. Like anything, use this book as a starting point and then check on what you want to plant using some other good source such as Gardenweb or Dave's Garden on your computer for the pros and cons of your greenery.
There are sources for seeds, plants and equipment; there are no websites but there are addresses and phone numbers. You can find a much larger list of current companies on the internet but this book will give you a start. Because there is so much that needs to be covered you can use this book as a reference and check for more information on the web. I just wish there were more color photos. Like anything, use this book as a starting point and then check on what you want to plant using some other good source such as Gardenweb or Dave's Garden on your computer for the pros and cons of your greenery.
January 12, 2009
Like many books of this type, it tends to be somewhat preachy.
Pays homage to Laurie Otto, the great-grandmother of natural landscaping.
Pays homage to Laurie Otto, the great-grandmother of natural landscaping.
April 9, 2013
Excellent advice on how to create a wild lawn requiring little maintenance once established. Bo and I hope to do this gradually as time permits.
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