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Living Landscape : Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden by Rick Darke and Douglas W. Tallamy (2014, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTimber Press, Incorporated
ISBN-101604694084
ISBN-139781604694086
eBay Product ID (ePID)168437731
Product Key Features
Book TitleLiving Landscape : Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden
Number of Pages392 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLandscape, Regional / General, Reference, Garden Design
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture, Gardening
AuthorRick Darke, Douglas W. Tallamy
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight54.4 Oz
Item Length10.2 in
Item Width8.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2013-040141
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Will give meaningful definition to the idea of biodiversity... the book offers guidance for creating beautiful landscapes that will be durable and 'support life without sacrificing aesthetics.'" , Offers guidance for creating beautiful landscapes that will be durable and 'support life without sacrificing' aesthetics., This thoughtful, intelligent book is all about connectivity, addressing a natural world in which we are the primary influence., Shares insights on beauty and biodiversity, plants and pollinators, and new design strategies for personal gardens both large and small., Two giants of the natural gardening world, Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy, have collaborated on their best work yet., "Shares insights on beauty and biodiversity, plants and pollinators, and new design strategies for personal gardens both large and small." , "This thoughtful, intelligent book is all about connectivity, addressing a natural world in which we are the primary influence." -- The New York Times Books Review "Two giants of the natural gardening world, Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy, have collaborated on their best work yet." -- The New York Times "Gives meaningful definition to the idea of biodiversity . . . . the book offers guidance for creating beautiful landscapes that will be durable and "support life without sacrificing aesthetics." -- Publishers Weekly "Essential for gardeners and nature lovers interested in sustainability." -- Booklist "A fascinating and beautiful book on creating gardens for wildlife." -- Library Journal "Together [Darke and Tallamy] explain how to create a beautiful home landscape that nourishes and fosters wildlife." -- Garden Design Magazine "With beautiful photos and many examples, they argue eloquently that gardens can be civilized, lovely and even elegant while incorporating local plants and creating habitat for birds and the entire ecosystem in which they live." -- Chicago Tribune "A rich guide on creating sustainable landscapes." -- Sunset "Will become the most popular book of the decade." -- Real Dirt "Here's the book of the season, worth contemplating all winter long for the heartfelt and elegant practicality of its environmentalism. . . . Darke's beautiful photos stress the interconnectedness of nature, while illustrating how to create healthy ecosystems that serve humans, plants, animals, insects and birds." -- Pacific Northwest Magazine "Striking images." -- Coastal Homes " The Living Landscape will enable you to create a garden that is full of life and fulfills both human needs and the needs of wildlife communities." -- The Detroit News " The Living Landscape by Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy is a beautiful guide to creating and maintaining a landscape that is not only beautiful and functional for its human inhabitants but also offers food and shelter for wildlife." -- Daily Herald "Both a primer on how landscapes develop in the wild and a manual for learning how to observe wild areas and then apply nature's principles to your own garden, the book has breathtaking photographs by the authors of wildlife including birds, butterflies, moths, turtles, and bees luxuriating in habitats provided by gardens designed with their needs in mind." -- Gardenista "This book describes how home gardeners can help support sustainability and biodiversity through including in their garden plants that provide food for birds and bugs and serve as a pollination source for bees, including suggested plants for every climate and region." --The York Weekly, "Both a primer on how landscapes develop in the wild and a manual for learning how to observe wild areas and then apply nature's principles to your own garden, the book has breathtaking photographs by the authors of wildlife including birds, butterflies, moths, turtles, and bees luxuriating in habitats provided by gardens designed with their needs in mind." , Presents, in clear words and beautiful images--an entire pragmatic philosophy for how to live our lives and build our living environments., The authors walk us through and help us understand the layered landscape, something that so many gardeners don't address, consider, or even know to think about. It's a gem!, Will give meaningful definition to the idea of biodiversity... the book offers guidance for creating beautiful landscapes that will be durable and 'support life without sacrificing aesthetics.', Shows home gardeners how landscapes can benefit wildlife and provide beautiful spaces for entertaining and relaxing.
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Dewey Decimal712/.2
SynopsisTwo of the world's leading experts in horticulture, Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy, collaborate to offer an authoritative and inspiring work describing the importance of native plants and sustainable gardening: The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden ., "This thoughtful, intelligent book is all about connectivity, addressing a natural world in which we are the primary influence." -- The New York Times Books Review Many gardeners today want a home landscape that nourishes and fosters wildlife, but they also want beauty, a space for the kids to play, privacy, and maybe even a vegetable patch. Sure, it's a tall order, but The Living Landscape shows you how to do it. You'll learn the strategies for making and maintaining a diverse, layered landscape--one that offers beauty on many levels, provides outdoor rooms and turf areas for children and pets, incorporates fragrance and edible plants, and provides cover, shelter, and sustenance for wildlife. Richly illustrated and informed by both a keen eye for design and an understanding of how healthy ecologies work, The Living Landscape will enable you to create a garden that fulfills both human needs and the needs of wildlife communities., This "thoughtful, intelligent" gardening book will help readers create a garden that nurtures the wildlife communities surrounding them ( The New York Times Book Review). Many gardeners today want a home landscape that nourishes and fosters wildlife, but they also want beauty, a space for the kids to play, privacy, and maybe even a vegetable patch. Sure, it's a tall order, but The Living Landscape shows you how to do it. You'll learn the strategies for making and maintaining a diverse, layered landscape--one that offers all of the following: *Beauty on multiple levels *Outdoor rooms and turf areas for children and pets *Fragrance and edible plants *Shelter and sustenance for wildlife Richly illustrated, The Living Landscape will enable you to build the garden of your dreams.
LC Classification NumberSB439.D37 2014
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- Dec 21, 2021
Useful and timely information!
I was very interested in getting this book after reading two of the author's more recent books. I have learned a lot about our ecosystem from these books, and the thing that most excites me is that there are actions I can take beyond recycling, and trying to limit my use of our collective rescoures. I can choose plants for my small yard that will make a difference! I can reduce my lawn, and have a much more interesting area around my suburban home. Yay!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 16, 2022
The Living Landscape
Phots are great ... each caption had the latin names of the plants for reference . great combination of the talents the two authors. One on the science of the native plant environment (tallamy) the other (darke) of design and photos using native plantsVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 03, 2020
Best of the restoring native landscape books for my vicinity
I appreciate the inspiring photos and much helpful information. The plants and their benefits to habitat include native for north to mid-Atlantic which suits my needs. Most other books on this topic have a prairie-style, named “cultivar” focus which might work but benefits fewer species as they are generally European selected choices.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 17, 2020
Helpful and informative.
The book is just what I was looking for. It tells what kinds of plants are needed to support nature. There is a plant index in the back by location. Very helpfulVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 22, 2024
excellent book...thank you
excellent book...thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Feb 08, 2022
The living landscape
The book was in great shapeVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
