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The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest
Rick Darke
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$49.95
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North America's eastern half, roughly from the Midwest to the Atlantic, was once a great deciduous forest. Although centuries of human intervention have cleared much of the land, the timeless forest remains in the spirit of the place. Today, even the shortest period of human neglect allows for the resurgence of the process of forest creation. The greatest gardens --- and happiest gardeners --- in this area will be those that take into account the nature of the land.
In his unique and often thought-provoking new book, award-winning author Rick Darke promotes and stunningly illustrates a garden aesthetic based on the strengths and opportunities of the woodland, including play of light, sound, and scent; seasonal drama; and the architectural interest of woody plants.
An alphabetical listing of woodland plants offers useful advice for every garden, emphasizing native trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, grasses, sedges, and flowering perennials that fit the forest aesthetic. More than 700 stunning photographs, taken by the author, show both the natural palette of plants in the wild and the effects that can be achieved with them in garden settings.
The American Woodland Garden is a clarion call to a new awareness of our relationship to the natural world. This book will take its rightful place among the classic works that have influenced our concept of the American landscape.
378 pp, 738 color photos, 2 line drawings, 1 map, 10 x 11", hardcover, © 2002
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Gardening with Native Wild Flowers
Samuel B. Jones, Jr., and Leonard E. Foote
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$19.95
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This classic on native plants encourages the garden use of wild flowers, grasses, ground covers, and hardy ferns native to the eastern and midwestern U.S., suggesting suitable plants for woodland, meadow, and wetland features in the garden.
247 pp, 209 color photos, 5 b/w illus., 6 x 9", paperback, © 1991
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Lewisias
B. LeRoy Davidson
Illustrations by Micheal Moshier
Foreword by Sean Hogan
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$34.95
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These charming plants, greatly prized by rock gardeners, are showcased by an expert famous for having visited practically every known native Lewisia population. Part field guide, horticultural guidebook, memoir, history, and art book, this book includes a breathtaking collection of lewisia photos in habitats and gardens, further enriched by Micheal Moshier's splendid paintings.
238 pp, 68 color photos, 20 color plates, 13 line drawings, 4 maps, 6 x 9", hardcover, © 2000
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The Louisiana Iris: The Taming of a Native American Wildflower
The Society for Louisiana Irises
Contributing Editors Marie Caillet, J. Farron Campbell, Kevin C. Vaughn, and Dennis Vercher
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$34.95
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Louisiana irises have been hybridized from five species of Iris whose boggy native habitats have largely been destroyed. Horticulturists have created an incredible range of hybrids in a variety of colors, forms, and sizes. They have proved adaptable to a wide range of soils and climates, needing only sun, ample water, and neutral soil to thrive.
254 pp, 111 color photos, 5 watercolors, 21 b/w photos, 14 line drawings, 11 tables, 7 x 10", hardcover, © 2000
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