Landscaping with Native Plants of Michigan

ISBN-13:	9780760325384
Publisher:	Harvard Common Press
Publication date:	03/15/2006
Edition description:	First
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	256,487
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.70(d)

Landscaping with Native Plants of Michigan is designed for beginning and experienced gardeners who want to learn more about Michigan’s unique native-plant communities and how to successfully incorporate them into their home landscapes. It combines the practicality of a field guide with all the basic information homeowners need to create an effective landscape design. The plant profiles section includes comprehensive descriptions of more than 600 native plant species, subspecies, and varieties of flowers, trees, shrubs, vines, evergreens, grasses, and ferns that have grown in Michigan since the time before European settlement. Information on planting, maintenance, and landscape uses for each plant is also included. Readers will also gain many creative ideas from the section featuring Michigan gardeners who have successfully incorporated native plants into their home landscapes.