In today's South, where find gardening is a tradition, many homeowners and professional gardeners are discovering a vast 'new' palette of plant materials-native plants. They are realizing that these native wildflowers, trees, shrubs, groundcovers, vines, and grasses are far better suited, and therefore easier to grow and maintain, than most of the imported plants that populate traditional landscapes. InGardening with Native Plants of the South, landscape designer Sally Wasowski offers an exciting vision of the many possibilities and advantages of 'going native.' Lavishly illustrated with more than 250 gorgeous color photographs, her book is both an introduction to more than 200 of the most familiar and easiest to find native plants of the South and a basic primer on how to use them effectively.

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Product Description: Filled with practical advice and detailed information, this indispensable guide to prairie gardening shows readers how to choose space, plan a garden, select plants and flowers, and much more.

Product Description: Every year, many thousands of acres of woodlands, deserts, meadowlands, and coastal scrub are turned into home or commercial sites. Ironically, by the time these structures are complete, bulldozers have scraped the land clean of its natural vegetation and character, much of which attracted buyers in the first place...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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A richly illustrated, informative guide to gardening explains how to create a welcoming habitat for a wide variety of wild creatures through the use of an environmentally friendly collection of native vegetation.

A practical guide to dry-climate gardening explains how to create beautiful, low-maintenance landscapes using native plants, offering innovative plans for theme gardens, tips on plant selection and cultivation, and a complete resource guide. 15,000 first printing.

Advocates growing native plants for easy gardening and reduced upkeep