California Native Gardening: A Month-by-Month Guide
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (527 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520265351 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She tells how to use native plants in traditional garden styles, including Japanese, herb, and formal gardens, and recommends places for viewing natives. Each month’s chapter lists gardening tasks, including repeated tasks and those specific to each season. This is the first month-by-month guide to gardening with native plants in a state that follows a unique, nontraditional seasonal rhythm. An essential year-round companion, this beautifully written and illustrated book nurtures the twin delights of seeing wild plants in the garden and garden plants in the wild.. Popper offers planting and design ideas, and explains core gardening techniques such as pruning, mulching, and propagating. Beginning in October, when much of California leaves the dry season behind and prepares for its own green spring,” Helen Popper provides detailed, calendar-based information for both beginning and experienced native gardeners
"Five Stars" according to Elisabeth G. Wilson. Perfect, exactly what I wanted.. Helpful, well-organized and beautiful Jose Popper's book is the first guide to the annual cycles of caring for our native plants, and it will be especially welcome to those who have just begun to appreciate these beauties by adding them to their gardens. The California garden year begins in the fall with the start of our rainy season, so it makes sense that the first monthly chapter is October. Each month has its own chores: planting wildflowers, pruning shrubs, cle. Exceeded expectations AgnesSorrel Concise text, layout easy to scan, good illustrations. Really necessary and only one of its kind for the month to month maintainence of California native plants.
"Eminently readable. For beginners, its month-by-month advice on gardening activities in the native plant garden should greatly reduce the intimidation factor. They identify, clarify, and instruct."--"Larner Seeds Newsletter" . And then, there are the photographs, which are nothing short of spectacular, among the best I've seen. For the more experienced, it's a delightful way to keep organized, planning your gardening time in advance, making sure you haven't forgotten anything, and not least, taking pleasure in the shared experiences of a long-time native plant gardener. The native gardener in California should not be without it."--"Pacific Horticulture""With this book Popper has filled a hole in the native plant canon,