The encyclopedia of grasses for livable landscapes
Darke, Rick2007
Book
Total copies: 1
In this book, Rick Darke addresses the aesthetic qualities of grasses in private gardens & the opportunities & challenges of using them in wild & constructed public landscapes. The book describes various types of grasses, sedges, rushes, restios, & cattails that possess ornamental merit or that can contribute to ecological plantings. In this new book noted grass expert and advocate Rick Darke addresses both the aesthetic qualities of grasses in private gardens and the opportunities and challenges of using them in wild and constructed public landscapes. All the true grasses, sedges, rushes, restios, and cattails that possess ornamental merit or that can contribute to ecological plantings are described, and practical matters of propagation, growth, and maintenance are also covered. More than 1000 stunning photographs show details of individual plants and hundreds of gardens and landscapes in which grasses play a prominent part. This worthy successor to The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses is a new type of design reference that sets a standard for inspired, sustainable use of grasses.
Main title:
The encyclopedia of grasses for livable landscapes / text and photography by Rick Darke.
Author:
Imprint:
Portland, Or. : Timber, 2007.
Collation:
487 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 462-467) and index.
ISBN:
9780881928174 (hbk)
Dewey class:
635.9349
LC class:
SB431.7
Language:
English
BRN:
297173