Designing gardens with flora of the American East /
[Book]
Carolyn Summers.
New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
c2010.
xii, 221 p., [8] p. of plates :
ill. (some col.) ;
24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why should we garden with indigenous plants? -- Wildlife in field, forest, and garden -- "Safe sex" in the garden -- Showy substitutes for common invasive plants -- Designing traditional gardens with indigenous plants -- Designs drawn from indigenous plant communities -- Shopping for indigenous trees, shrubs, and perennials.