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Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest

Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest - Paperback

by Arthur R. Kruckeberg, Linda Chalker-Scott
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Availability:In StockContributor:Arthur R. Kruckeberg, Linda Chalker-Scott, Richard G. Olmstead (Foreword by)Publish date:2019-03-12Pages:392
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Washington PressISBN-13:9780295744155ISBN-10:295744154UPC:9780295744155Book Category:GardeningBook Subcategory:Flowers, Regional, TechniquesBook Topic:Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)Size:10.00 x 7.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:2.7029Product ID:SCVKDJH5WJ

The Pacific Northwest abounds with native plants that bring beauty to the home garden while offering food and shelter to birds, bees, butterflies, and other wildlife. Elegant trilliums thrive in woodland settings. Showy lewisias stand out in the rock garden. Hazel and huckleberry number among the delights of early spring, while serviceberry and creek dogwood provide a riot of fall color. Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest is the essential resource for learning how to best use this stunning array.

Close to 1,000 choices of trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals, and grasses for diverse terrain and conditions, from Canada to California, and east to the Rockies

948 color photographs, with useful habitat icons

Fully updated nomenclature, with an index of subjects and an index of plant names (common and scientific)

New to this edition: chapters on garden ecology and garden science

Appendix of Pacific Northwest botanical gardens and native plant societies

Glossary of botanical, horticultural, and gardening terms

With enthusiasm, easy wit, and expert knowledge, renowned botanist Art Kruckeberg and horticulturist Linda Chalker-Scott show Northwest gardeners, from novice to expert, how to imagine and realize their perfect sustainable landscape.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Washington PressISBN-13:9780295744155ISBN-10:295744154UPC:9780295744155Book Category:GardeningBook Subcategory:Flowers, Regional, TechniquesBook Topic:Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)Size:10.00 x 7.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:2.7029Product ID:SCVKDJH5WJ

Arthur R. Kruckeberg (1920-2016) was professor of botany at the University of Washington for nearly four decades. He cofounded the Washington Native Plant Society and authored The Natural History of Puget Sound Country and Geology and Plant Life, as well as prior editions of Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest.Linda Chalker-Scott is associate professor of horticulture and extension specialist at Washington State University. She cohosts the Garden Professors blog, and her books include The Informed Gardener, The Informed Gardener Blooms Again, and How Plants Work. Richard G. Olmstead is professor of botany at the University of Washington and curator at the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum.


Publisher: University of Washington Press

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3rd Edition

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Arthur R. Kruckeberg, Linda Chalker-Scott, Richard G. Olmstead (Foreword by)

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Arthur R. Kruckeberg, Linda Chalker-Scott

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