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The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes
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Price Last Updated : 7-30-2008
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Features
Hardcover: 484 pages
Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated April 1, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0881928178
ISBN-13: 978-0881928174
Product Dimensions:
10.9 x 10.3 x 1.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.2 pounds
From Booklist
Taking a broad view of gardening with grasses, Darke acknowledges the ornamental attributes that enhance private plantings and looks at the myriad possibilities for using grasses in natural areas and public landscapes. A notable photographer, Darke includes more than 1,000 entrancing photographs to illustrate grass family members, from grasses and sedges to rushes, restios, and cattails. Issues of sustainability and ecology color Darke's thoughtful approach. International travels take him through Japan and houses thatched with miscanthus to a railway line in Pennsylvania where he documents switchgrass emerging from granite walls. A presentation of the botany, aesthetics, and design potential of grasses advances the concept of gardening with these plants. Each plant entry includes advice on maintenance, cultivation, and nomenclature implements^B as well as descriptions of characteristics and cultural requirements. Darke's impressive achievement should stand as the definitive resource for grasses for some time to come. Alice Joyce
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"Opening chapters discuss the global significance, botany and beauty of grasses. Design, cultivation and maintenance are also detailed. The massive plant encyclopedia describes hundreds of different grasseswith specifics to help gardeners select the most appropriate grasses for their conditions and help nurseries decide which ones to stock." L. A. Times, Lili Singer
"what a beauty. Rick is one of the best of all time; passionate about gardening and plants." Bob Hill, host of Homegrown
Reader Reviews
Beautifully illustrated book and so specific. I had a hard time getting used to the detail because most books give you just a paragraph on the grass and very little on care, etc. It's everything you want to know about Ornamental Grasses and more. Very, very complete reference source. Maybe be a bit too much for a average gardener, but if you love grasses and gardening -- this is an excellent book.
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The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes
by Rick Darke
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