The California Native LandscapeThe California Native Landscape
the Homeowner's Design Guide to Restoring Its Beauty and Balance
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Book, 2013
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Current format, Book, 2013, 1st ed, Available . Offered in 0 more formatsA landscaping guide for California homeowners shares counsel on how to meet water rationing needs and render a lawn beautiful with resilient, native plants, sharing strategies for garden design and plant combinations that are fire resistant and ecologically appropriate.
While few clues remain about what California originally looked like, Southern California-based horticultural/design experts extol the benefits of landscaping with native plants to stem the deterioration of the state's environment. In presenting principles that can be applied elsewhere, Rubin and Warren discuss the components and styles of a sustainable approach, and describe selection choices for low-maintenance plant communities. They offer installation tips and lessons learned from such challenges as alien plants, water shortages, and fires. Includes color photographs and resources. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
<div>A native landscape promotes beauty and color, a sense of place, fire safety, and habitat and wildlife preservation, while requiring minimal maintenance and irrigation. <i>The California Native Landscape</i> proves it’s within the reach of every homeowner.</div>
<div><p>Water shortages and water rationing are commonplace throughout California, rendering expanses of lawn and thirsty, nonnative plants unsustainable. <i>The California Native Landscape</i> addresses both concerns by showing homeowners how to succeed with natives and showing them how lush, colorful, and thriving their landscape can be. The authors stress the importance of smart garden design and combining the right plants to promote the natural symbiosis that occurs within plant communities. Native plants also play an important role in creating fire-resistant landscapes, and this new book has cutting-edge information on this crucial topic, refuting the myth that natives are more fire-prone than nonnatives. With its unique combination of proven techniques, environmental wisdom, and inspiring design advice, this is an essential resource for all California gardeners who want to create a beautiful, ecologically appropriate, and resource-conserving home landscape.</p></div><br>
While few clues remain about what California originally looked like, Southern California-based horticultural/design experts extol the benefits of landscaping with native plants to stem the deterioration of the state's environment. In presenting principles that can be applied elsewhere, Rubin and Warren discuss the components and styles of a sustainable approach, and describe selection choices for low-maintenance plant communities. They offer installation tips and lessons learned from such challenges as alien plants, water shortages, and fires. Includes color photographs and resources. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
<div>A native landscape promotes beauty and color, a sense of place, fire safety, and habitat and wildlife preservation, while requiring minimal maintenance and irrigation. <i>The California Native Landscape</i> proves it’s within the reach of every homeowner.</div>
<div><p>Water shortages and water rationing are commonplace throughout California, rendering expanses of lawn and thirsty, nonnative plants unsustainable. <i>The California Native Landscape</i> addresses both concerns by showing homeowners how to succeed with natives and showing them how lush, colorful, and thriving their landscape can be. The authors stress the importance of smart garden design and combining the right plants to promote the natural symbiosis that occurs within plant communities. Native plants also play an important role in creating fire-resistant landscapes, and this new book has cutting-edge information on this crucial topic, refuting the myth that natives are more fire-prone than nonnatives. With its unique combination of proven techniques, environmental wisdom, and inspiring design advice, this is an essential resource for all California gardeners who want to create a beautiful, ecologically appropriate, and resource-conserving home landscape.</p></div><br>
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