California Native Gardening

A Month-by-Month Guide

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

This is the first month-by-month guide to gardening with native plants in a state that follows a unique, nontraditional seasonal rhythm. Beginning in October, when much of California leaves the dry season behind and prepares for its own green "spring", Helen Popper provides detailed, calendar-based information for both beginning and experienced native gardeners. Each month's chapter lists gardening tasks, including repeated tasks and those specific to each season. Popper offers planting and design ideas, and explains core gardening techniques such as pruning, mulching and propagating. She tells how to use native plants in traditional garden styles, including Japanese, herb, and formal gardens, and recommends places for viewing natives. An essential year-round companion, this beautifully written and illustrated book nurtures the twin delights of seeing wild plants in the garden and garden plants in the wild.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-03-26
Mått:178 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:544 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520265356

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Helen Popper is Associate Professor of Economics at Santa Clara University.

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"Eminently readable... The native gardener in California should not be without it." Pacific Horticulture "With this book Popper has filled a hole in the native plant canon, helpful in a number of ways. For beginners, its month-by-month advice on gardening activities in the native plant garden should greatly reduce the intimidation factor. For the more experienced, it's a delightful way to keep organized, planning your gardening time in advance, making sure you haven't forgotten anything, and not least, taking pleasure in the shared experiences of a long-time native plant gardener. And then, there are the photographs, which are nothing short of spectacular, among the best I've seen. They identify, clarify, and instruct." Larner Seeds Newsletter

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction - California Local October - Change in the Air November - Spring Is Here December - Green Tidings January - A Happy, Wet New Year February - Clean and Weed March - Spring Anew April - Flowers May - Collect Your Seeds June - The Wise Water Balancing Act July - Mist and Tinder August - Siesta Time September - Plan for Fall Using Natives in Many Garden Styles Cutting Times Places to See Natives Good Friends on the Bookshelf Acknowledgments Plant Index General Index