Sowing Beauty: Designing Flowering Meadows from Seed
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (649 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 160469632X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 364 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sowing Beauty offers readers a hybrid of academic and popular writing related to meadow garden creation featuring plants from around the world.” —NYBG’s Plant Talk “Sowing Beauty has all the hallmarks of a lifetime’s work; so in depth and extensive is the research, (and the photographs are especially good). I would heartily recommend this book to any gardener and would expect it be on the shelf of every landscape architect.” —Gardens Illustrated “A technical guide for landscape architects and ‘ambitious home gardeners.’ Flow charts and detailed tables appear throughout, helping r
Absolutely great. It explains the problems I am facing in Absolutely great. It explains the problems I am facing in the Pacific NW with C3/CAbsolutely great. It explains the problems I am facing in Kat Conard Absolutely great. It explains the problems I am facing in the Pacific NW with C3/C4 grasses and highly tasty prairie plants in a land of slugs and voles. It mentions plants more likely to survive and what regions of the world I should look toward for these plants. This is the first book I have read that clearly explains meadows building beyond the physical steps of clearing, digging, and sowing. Mo. grasses and highly tasty prairie plants in a land of slugs and voles. It mentions plants more likely to survive and what regions of the world I should look toward for these plants. This is the first book I have read that clearly explains meadows building beyond the physical steps of clearing, digging, and sowing. Mo. Great book with lots of useful information blake wood Great book full of useful information for both novice and experienced gardeners alike. James' approach to seeding perennial meadows is really a unique approach with inspiring results. Will definitely be using his methods.
His signature style can be seen in prominent places like London’s Olympic Park and the Botanic Garden at the University of Oxford. “A hopeful and expansive book for the gardener who sees a field as a canvas.” —Publishers Weekly James Hitchmough is well-regarded in the design world for his exuberant, colorful, and flower-filled meadows. Color photographs show not only the gorgeous finished gardens, but also all the steps along the way. . You'll will learn how to design and sow seed mixes that include a range of plants, both native and exotic, and how to maintain the sown spaces over time. Using a distinct technique of sowing meadows from seed, he creates plant communities that mimic the dramatic beauty of natural meadows and offer a succession