Bibliograph

Planting design for dry gardens, beautiful, resilient groundcovers for terraces, paved areas, gravel, and other alternatives to the lawn, Olivier Filippi ; translated by Caroline Harbouri

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Planting design for dry gardens, beautiful, resilient groundcovers for terraces, paved areas, gravel, and other alternatives to the lawn, Olivier Filippi ; translated by Caroline Harbouri

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 231) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Planting design for dry gardens

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

945002441

Responsibility statement

Olivier Filippi ; translated by Caroline Harbouri

Sub title

beautiful, resilient groundcovers for terraces, paved areas, gravel, and other alternatives to the lawn

Table Of Contents

Lawns and groundcover plants -- The history of lawns and rise of alternatives. Groundcover plants in the wild ; Less water and low maintenance : the groundcover garden -- Groundcover gardens for dry climates. Lawns with warm-season groundcovers ; Green carpets : plants you can walk on ; Flowering carpets : a mixture of groundcover plats ; Mixed grassland "lawns" : the art of cultivating weeds ; Flowering steppes ; Gravel gardens ; Terraces, paths, and steps : the greening of stone surfaces ; Perennial and shrub groundcovers for large areas ; Pioneer plants for slopes and wild gardens ; Flowering meadows in dry climates -- Planting and maintaining the groundcover garden. Soil preparation ; Planting groundcovers ; Economizing on water ; Reducing maintenance ; Garden escapees : the problem in invasive plants -- A-Z of groundcover plants for dry gardens : a directory of 200 species and varieties

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