Landscaping with Wildflowers : An Environmental Approach to Gardening - Softcover

Wilson, James W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 039566926X ISBN 13: 9780395669266

Publisher: Mariner Books, 1992

Synopsis

A guide to natural gardening shows readers how to incorporate wildflowers into their gardens, devoting one chapter to each of the major types of wildflower landscaping

About this title

From Publishers Weekly

With his usual breezy, informal style, Wilson ( Landscaping with Container Plants ) tries to tame wildflowers just enough to convince doubters that they can convert part of their yards to meadow, prairie or woodland. Previous books have explored in equal or greater detail the same ideas, but Wilson's recognition as the host of PBS's Victory Garden South may lend his approach greater authority. The examples used to illustrate the various garden designs are invigorating, but may prove too large in scope for readers to feel comfortable adapting them to modest plots (how many people have a one-acre front yard to transform into a prairie? And how many towns would allow it?) Wisely, Wilson advises readers to check local ordinances before tackling such plans. That criticism aside, the book contains much that is useful: how to plant and maintain the garden, strategies for gardeners in the desert Southwest, the mountainous West and the Pacific Northwest, and strategies for gardeners with problem soil (damp, boggy). He devotes a chapter to luring butterflies and birds. Regional plant lists, garnered from experts across the country, will prove helpful, as will Wilson's analysis of those ubiquitous seed mixtures sold in cans. Photos.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 039566926X
• ISBN 13: 9780395669266
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256