Real Gardens Grow Natives: Design, Plant, and Enjoy a Healthy Northwest Garden - Softcover

Stark, Eileen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594858667 ISBN 13: 9781594858666

Publisher: Skipstone, 2014

Synopsis

For many people, the most tangible and beneficial impact they can have on the environment is right in their own yard. Aimed at beginning and veteran gardeners alike, Real Gardens Grow Natives is a stunningly photographed guide that helps readers plan, implement, and sustain a retreat at home that reflects the natural world. Gardening with native plants that naturally belong and thrive in the Pacific Northwest's climate and soil not only nurtures biodiversity, but provides a quintessential Northwest character and beauty.

 
Gardeners or conservationists who lack the time to read through lengthy design books and plant lists or can't afford a landscape designer will find Real Gardens Grow Natives accessible yet comprehensive as it provides the inspiration and clear instruction needed to create and sustain aesthetically-pleasing, functional, and undemanding gardens. 

With expert knowledge from professional landscape designer Eileen Stark, Real Gardens Grow Natives includes:
* Detailed profiles of 100 select native plants for the Pacific Northwest west of the Cascades, plus related species, helping make plant choice and placement straightforward
* Methods to enhance or restore habitat and increase biodiversity
* Landscape design guidance for various-sized yards, including sample plans
* Ways to integrate natives and edibles into existing gardens 
* Specific planting procedures and secrets to healthy soil
* Advice for easy maintenance using organic methods

* Propagation and sourcing tips

* And much more!

About this title

About the Author

Eileen M. Stark is a landscape designer and consultant specializing in wildlife gardens. Her work applies permaculture and restoration ecology principles to protect habitat, conserve resources, and recover biodiversity. Her experience is backed by biology, ecology, wildlife conservation, and design studies; her writing and photographs have appeared in national and regional publications. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Find her online at realgardensgrownatives.com 

Edition details

• Publisher: Skipstone
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1594858667
• ISBN 13: 9781594858666
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320