Ornamental Grasses: The Amber Wave - Softcover

Ottesen, Carole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070480214 ISBN 13: 9780070480216

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1995

Synopsis

Add stunning oranmental grasses to your landscape designs. Ornamental grasses can add a breath-taking spectrum of colors and shapes to your landscape design pallet. And only Oranmental Grasses: The Amber Wave, Second Edition, by garden expert Carole Ottesen, comes with technical data and design applications for over 70 species and varieties. From meadows, borders and woodlands to hedges, screens and shading, you'll find a huge range of ideas illustrated in full color-including the work of Wolfgang Oehme, Edith Eddleman and Han Hanses. You'll also discover: how to integrate grasses with different growing seasons; best grasses for first time users; tips for using different bamboos; how to restore and cultivate native grasses; grass care tips from top grass growers; best companion plants for perennial grasses, sedges and reeds; ways to match grasses with specialized design needs; recommended sources for plants and seeds; much more.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

Conversational and informational, this book is a helpful compendium of lore on an increasingly popular gardening genre. Ottesen, who first piqued gardeners' interest in grasses in her New American Garden , now discusses them in depth, from perennial grasses, sedges and reeds, to annual grasses, bamboo and grasslike plants, examining their myriad uses. Listed by category, almost any grass is easily found (including those that complement other colors in a garden, fit well into a rock garden, can guarantee a particular color in a particular season, grow happily in wet or dry areas, or can be used in flower arrangements). Ottesen sought out other grass authorities (e.g., South Carolina-based John Elsley and Long Island, N.Y. arboretum curator Carol Johnston), surveying their expertise in two chapters. An extensive plant and seed source list is included. Photos not seen by PW. Garden Book Club selection.
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Review:

The varieties and uses of over 70 species of ornamental grasses are covered in a fine collection blending color photos and discussions of all types of grasses for many purposes. From hedges to ground covers, this provides detailed information on grasses in a strong paper reprint of a 1988 winner. -- Midwest Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0070480214
• ISBN 13: 9780070480216
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288