Planting design for dry gardens : beautiful, resilient groundcovers for terraces, paved areas, gravel, and other alternatives to the lawn
(2016)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
635.9525/FILIPPI,O

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PUBLISHED
[London, England] Filbert Press, 2016
EDITION
English language edition
DESCRIPTION

240 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780993389207, 0993389201
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Translation, from the French, of: Alternatives au gazon

Lawns and groundcover plants -- The history of lawns and rise of alternatives. Groundcover plants in the wild ; Less water and low maintenance : the groundcover garden -- Groundcover gardens for dry climates. Lawns with warm-season groundcovers ; Green carpets : plants you can walk on ; Flowering carpets : a mixture of groundcover plats ; Mixed grassland "lawns" : the art of cultivating weeds ; Flowering steppes ; Gravel gardens ; Terraces, paths, and steps : the greening of stone surfaces ; Perennial and shrub groundcovers for large areas ; Pioneer plants for slopes and wild gardens ; Flowering meadows in dry climates -- Planting and maintaining the groundcover garden. Soil preparation ; Planting groundcovers ; Economizing on water ; Reducing maintenance ; Garden escapees : the problem in invasive plants -- A-Z of groundcover plants for dry gardens : a directory of 200 species and varieties

Teaches how to build and maintain lawns that feature plants suitable for growing in dry climates, offering for each plant information about its origin, height and spread, hardiness, and propagation techniques

Translated from the French

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