100 Easy To Grow Native Plants For Canadian Gardens

Author : Lorraine Johnson
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-18
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 1771621443

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100 Easy-To-Grow Native Plants for Canadian Gardens by Lorraine Johnson Pdf

The key to a carefree garden is to know which plants will thrive under local conditions and which ones are better left at the nursery. With watering restrictions becoming increasingly common, and rising concerns about exotic invasive species, gardeners have to be savvy about plant selection, making native plants both a practical and ecological choice. Lorraine Johnson's 100 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants for Canadian Gardens is the ultimate source for achieving a lush and stunning garden with ease. Whatever the conditions—sunny, shady or in-between—and whatever your style—formal, informal or a mix—there are native plants to help you achieve your gardening goals. Either add to your garden or start fresh with the help of this reader-friendly guide. With Lorraine Johnson's light humour and down-to-earth perspective, as well as lavish photos by Andrew Leyerle, this is a must-have gardening resource for everything Canadian gardeners need to know about native plants. Horticultural information includes height, blooming period, light requirements and moisture needs, as well as a comprehensive reference chart that provides a list of the most appropriate plants for various conditions at a glance. This perennial favourite of Canadian gardeners is now back in print with a revised introduction, updated botanical names, new information on how to support native pollinators as well as an updated section on native plant societies.

Author : Lorraine Johnson
Publisher : Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Native plant gardening
ISBN : 1552093271

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100 Easy-to-grow Native Plants for American Gardens in Temperate Zones by Lorraine Johnson Pdf

A quick reference to choosing and cultivating native plants. Native plants are the hardy results of natural selection. Evolving over thousands of years, they thrive and flourish in their regional habitats. Whatever your conditions -- shady, sunny, or in between -- and whatever your style -- formal, informal or a mix -- there are wonderful native plants to help you achieve your gardening goals. With her characteristic wit and down-to-earth perspective, Lorraine Johnson has written a fail-safe guide to 100 beautiful and low maintenance native plants in the northern regions of the United States. 100 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants offers: handy profiles of each native plant creative suggestions for pairing plants propagation and cultivation tips full color plant charts by region, habitat and conditions Get growing with 100 Easy-to-Grow Native Plants -- it couldn't be simpler.

Author : Eileen M Stark
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-24
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781594858673

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Real Gardens Grow Natives by Eileen M Stark Pdf

CLICK HERE to download sample native plants from Real Gardens Grow Natives 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 to yard and neighborhood! For gardeners and conservationists who lack the time to read through lengthy design books and plant lists or can’t afford a landscape designer, Real Gardens Grow Natives is accessible yet comprehensive and provides the inspiration and clear instruction needed to create and sustain beautiful, functional, and undemanding gardens. With expert knowledge from professional landscape designer Eileen M. 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. * Straightfoward methods to enhance or restore habitat and increase biodiversity * Landscape design guidance for various-sized yards, including sample plans * Ways to integrate natives, edibles, and nonnative ornamentals within your garden * Specific planting procedures and secrets to healthy soil * Techniques for propagating your own native plants * Advice for easy, maintenance using organic methods

Author : DK
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781553632955

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Canadian Gardener's Guide 3rd Edition by DK Pdf

The Canadian Gardener's Guide is a one-stop manual for both beginner and more experienced gardeners, containing all the practical techniques, inspirational ideas, and problem-solving advice you need to make and maintain a garden of any size. Focusing on the skills you need as your garden develops, from a basic understanding of plants and their needs to planning and building the garden you want, this updated 3rd edition covers flower, vegetable, and fruit gardening, plant and garden care, lawn maintenance, advice for common problems, and beautiful catalogs of plants for every type of soil and conditions. Advice on tools and guidance on how to build patios, fences, pergolas, and ponds are also included. Canadian gardeners will find topics relevant to their needs and interests, including native Canadian plants, fruit and vegetables for a short growing season, gardening in cold frames, and managing stormwater with a rain garden.

Author : C. Colston Burrell
Publisher : Rodale
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-15
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0875968066

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Perennial Combinations by C. Colston Burrell Pdf

Offers planting plans and plant descriptions to maximize the effects of color in a perennial garden

Author : Lorraine Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Annuals (Plants)
ISBN : 1552852008

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The New Ontario Naturalized Garden by Lorraine Johnson Pdf

Who decides which plants are weeds? Why do North Americans insist on trying to grow a perfect lawn? How can planting wildflowers contribute to a healthier global environment? Lorraine Johnson provides insightful and thought-provoking answers to these and other questions in "The New Ontario Naturalized Garden." Johnson celebrates the diversity of Ontario's native plants and teaches gardeners how to break free from the endless weeding, watering, and fertilizing problems of fussy exotic flora. Readers will discover the benefits of native plant gardening, such as attracting wildlife and recreating various habitats, from prairie pockets to lush urban woodlands.

Author : Arthur R. Kruckeberg
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2001-10-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780295981017

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Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest by Arthur R. Kruckeberg Pdf

This classic work now includes new chapters on grasses and additional trees, shrubs, and perennials.�This book contains so much well-organized, well-written material that it should become a standard guidebook for anyone who gardens with Northwest natives.��Sunset

Author : Lorraine Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:608975015

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100 Easy-to-grow Native Plants by Lorraine Johnson Pdf

Author : Lorraine Johnson
Publisher : Random House Canada
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Native plant gardening
ISBN : 0679309195

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Grow Wild! : Native-plant Gardening in Canada and Northern United States by Lorraine Johnson Pdf

Newcomers to the garden will likely be drawn by the title, but this whirlwind sampling of native plants, gardens and techniques doesn't deliver on its promises. Despite her admission that "one book can never do justice to the unimaginably complex variations at work in any one region," Johnson (Green Future) seems to attempt just that. The country's regions are covered in three chapters encompassing extended areas of the Northwest, the Prairies and the Northeast. Included are discussions of local conservation efforts; lists of native plants suitable to the region and, importantly, invasive exotics; and abbreviated visits with local gardeners. Profiles of specific gardens are interspersed among the plant lists but do not expand on the lists by demonstrating how the plants can be grown and used. A Pennsylvania gardener with two acres of moss for a lawn boasts "no weeding, no watering," but his stance is somewhat misleading, for only certain Northeast locales could successfully support this particular approach. The final chapter, "The Nuts and Bolts," presenting tips, techniques and sources for planning and planting a native-plant garden, is an overview. Like the volume as a whole, it is best used as a starting point for the rigorous effort of establishing the care-free native-plant garden.

Author : Douglas Green
Publisher : Vegetable Gardening Guides
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781591864561

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Guide to Canadian Vegetable Gardening by Douglas Green Pdf

The Guide to Canadian Vegetable Gardening includes how-to and when to information for successful vegetable gardening thoughout the gardening regions in Canada. Filled with the need to know information on planting, growing and harvesting more than 50 vegetables and herbs. Includes full-color images and helpful maps and charts.

Author : New England Wild Flower Society
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781493029266

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Native Plants for New England Gardens by New England Wild Flower Society Pdf

Native plants are drought tolerant, disease resistant, wildlife friendly, and environmentally sound. Experts increasingly encourage gardeners to use natives exclusively. This handy and practical guide focuses on 100 great native flowers, ground covers, shrubs, ferns, and grasses that will thrive in New England gardens. The presentation is aimed at gardeners, who want concise, practical information. It will also include material on the importance and desirability of using native plants. The heart of this book is 100 two-page spreads, one for each species. The spreads will include facts about the plant of use to a gardener (not a botanist)—where it grows best, when it blooms, the soil conditions in which it thrives, its appeal to wildlife, sunlight requirements, how high it grows, how to propagate it, and how to avoid any problems particular to the species. Each spread will also feature two color photos.

Author : Arthur R. Kruckeberg,Linda Chalker-Scott
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-12
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780295744865

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Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest by Arthur R. Kruckeberg,Linda Chalker-Scott Pdf

The Pacific Northwest abounds with native plants that bring beauty to the home garden while offering food and shelter to birds, bees, butterflies, and other wildlife. Elegant trilliums thrive in woodland settings. Showy lewisias stand out in the rock garden. Hazel and huckleberry number among the delights of early spring, while serviceberry and creek dogwood provide a riot of fall color. Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest is the essential resource for learning how to best use this stunning array. Close to 1,000 choices of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and grasses for diverse terrain and conditions, from Canada to California, and east to the Rockies 948 color photographs, with useful habitat icons Fully updated nomenclature, with an index of subjects and an index of plant names (common and scientific) New to this edition: chapters on garden ecology and garden science Appendix of Pacific Northwest botanical gardens and native plant societies Glossary of botanical, horticultural, and gardening terms With enthusiasm, easy wit, and expert knowledge, renowned botanist Art Kruckeberg and horticulturist Linda Chalker-Scott show Northwest gardeners, from novice to expert, how to imagine and realize their perfect sustainable landscape.

Author : Lyndon Penner
Publisher : Brush Education
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-21
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781550596649

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Native Plants for the Short Season Yard by Lyndon Penner Pdf

This is the definitive guide to gardening with native plants on the prairies. Gardening with native plants has lots of advantages, not only for your yard, but also for the ecosystem. What could be better than a beautiful, low-maintenance yard that preserves biodiversity and withstands the prairie climate? Native Plants for the Short Season Yard is the key for western Canadian gardeners wanting to unlock the full potential of native plants. With the wit and wisdom his fans love, Lyndon shares the basics of shopping for, propagating, and designing with native plants. He also shines a light on more than 100 of his favourite native plants, along with tips on how to grow them. Topics include: How to ethically and responsibly grow native plants from seeds and cuttings. Identifying the best plants for sunny, shady, wet, or dry spots in your yard. The plants best left to wild spaces and those you should avoid at all costs. Advice from gardening experts who share their secrets and successes with native plants. Protecting your garden with natural alternatives to herbicides and pesticides.

Author : Benjamin Vogt
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781771422451

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A New Garden Ethic by Benjamin Vogt Pdf

In a time of climate change and mass extinction, how we garden matters more than ever: “An outstanding and deeply passionate book.” —Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals Plenty of books tell home gardeners and professional landscape designers how to garden sustainably, what plants to use, and what resources to explore. Yet few examine why our urban wildlife gardens matter so much—not just for ourselves, but for the larger human and animal communities. Our landscapes push aside wildlife and in turn diminish our genetically programmed love for wildness. How can we get ourselves back into balance through gardens, to speak life's language and learn from other species? Benjamin Vogt addresses why we need a new garden ethic, and why we urgently need wildness in our daily lives—lives sequestered in buildings surrounded by monocultures of lawn and concrete that significantly harm our physical and mental health. He examines the psychological issues around climate change and mass extinction as a way to understand how we are short-circuiting our response to global crises, especially by not growing native plants in our gardens. Simply put, environmentalism is not political; it's social justice for all species marginalized today and for those facing extinction tomorrow. By thinking deeply and honestly about our built landscapes, we can create a compassionate activism that connects us more profoundly to nature and to one another.

Author : Fiona M. Eadie
Publisher : Godwit
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-05
Category : Endemic plants
ISBN : 1775536513

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100 Best Native Plants for New Zealand Gardens by Fiona M. Eadie Pdf

From trees to ground covers, ferns to hebes, an expert guide to the top 100 New Zealand native plants for gardens. Since its first publication, this book has been an indispensable guide for gardeners wishing to use New Zealand plants. Now extensively revised, it features inspirational and practical advice on 100 species that are easy to grow and maintain, across a range of climates. It lists each plant's likes and dislikes and gives sage advice for care and maintenace and for combatting pests and problems. It suggests how your soil can be best prepared for maximum growing results and gives creative landscaping tips for combining textures and forms to maximum effect. Engagingly written by the head gardener at Larnach Castle, whose gardens are world-renowned, it deserves a place on every gardener's book shelf.