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Planting in a post-wild world : designing plant communities for resilient landscapes / Thomas Rainer and Claudia West.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2015Edition: First editionDescription: 271 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781604695533
  • 1604695536
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB472.45 .R35 2015
Contents:
Introduction: Nature as it was, nature as it could be -- Principles of designed plant communities -- The inspiration of the wild -- The design process -- Creating and managing a plant community -- Conclusion.
Summary: An "alternative to traditional horticulture: designed plantings that function like naturally occurring plant communities. Thomas Rainer and Claudia West, two leading voices in ecological landscape design, reveal how plants fit together in nature and how to use this knowledge to create landscapes that are resilient, beautiful, and diverse."--Page 4 of cover.
List(s) this item appears in: Aesthetics, Ethics, and Science in Restoration Gardening

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Nature as it was, nature as it could be -- Principles of designed plant communities -- The inspiration of the wild -- The design process -- Creating and managing a plant community -- Conclusion.

An "alternative to traditional horticulture: designed plantings that function like naturally occurring plant communities. Thomas Rainer and Claudia West, two leading voices in ecological landscape design, reveal how plants fit together in nature and how to use this knowledge to create landscapes that are resilient, beautiful, and diverse."--Page 4 of cover.

Text in English.

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