Grasses: Versatile Partners for Uncommon Garden Design - Softcover

Ondra, Nancy J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 158017423X ISBN 13: 9781580174237

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC, 2002

Synopsis

From the dazzling orange leaves of Flame Grass to the feathery purple haze of Switch Grass, ornamental grasses can add a vibrant and colorful dimension to any garden. Nancy J. Ondra shows you how to use grasses on their own or in tandem with perennials, annuals, and shrubs to add visual interest and texture to your outdoor space. Insightful profiles of dozens of varieties of ornamental grasses enlivened by Saxon Holt’s stunning photography will inspire you to create your own dynamic, grass-filled gardens. 

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Select beautiful ornamental grasses, combine them with perennial flowers and other garden plants, and care for them so that they look great year round. Photos, plans, and plant lists for 20 unique garden designs, along with more than 160 color photographs provide inspiration for using ornamental grasses in a variety of garden settings.

About the Author:

Nancy J. Ondra, author of Container Theme Gardens, is a garden writer and editor as well as the former owner and operator of a small rare-plant nursery. She is the author or co-author of a dozen gardening books, including Foliage (winner of the 2008 Book Award from the American Horticultural Society), The Perennial Gardener’s Design Primer (winner of a 2006 Silver Award from the Garden Writers Association), Five-Plant Gardens, The Perennial Care Manual, Fallscaping, and Grasses. She currently gardens in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and blogs at www.hayefield.com.

Saxon Holt is a lifelong gardener and photographer whose work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Pacific Horticulture, Smithsonian, and Money magazines, among many others, along with a wide array of major book publications. He is a member of the American Society of Media Photographers and the American Society of Picture Professionals, as well as a fellow of Garden Writers of America. Learn about his workshops and see more of his work at PhotoBotanic.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 158017423X
• ISBN 13: 9781580174237
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144