TY - BOOK AU - Orlando,Richard TI - Weeds in the urban landscape: where they come from, why they're here, and how to live with them SN - 9781623172114 AV - SB612.A2 O75 2018 PY - 2018///] CY - Berkeley, California PB - North Atlantic Books KW - Weeds KW - West (U.S.) KW - Identification KW - Control KW - Urban gardening N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-352) and indexes; Preface: Why I wrote this book -- Tom Yutani / by Amy Yutani -- Part 1: Background. What is a weed? -- A brief history of weeds and crop plants -- Important weed families -- About botanical and common names -- Part 2: The weeds. The "classic" weeds -- The green and golden hills of California -- Other invasive grasses -- Other broad-leaved weeds -- Garden escapees and wild land invaders -- California native weeds -- Part 3: Integrated pest management -- with and without pesticides. Integrated pest management -- an overview -- To spray or not to spray; or, Pesticides 101 N2 - A comprehensive identification guide to 189 common weeds in the urban environment, explaining their families and characteristics, with strategies for managing their presence in the garden and fields ER -