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If there's one lesson every homeowner must learn, it's this: The traditional lawn is a huge, time consuming, synthetic-chemical sucking mistake. The time has come to look for new ways to create friendly, livable spaces around our homes. In __The American Meadow Garden__, ornamental grass expert John Greenlee creates a new model for homeowners and gardeners. For Greenlee, a meadow isn't a random assortment of messy, anonymous grasses. Rather, it is a shimmering mini-ecosystem, in which regionally appropriate grasses combine with colorful perennials to form a rich tapestry that is friendly to all life — with minimal input of water, time, and other scarce resources. Kids and pets can play in complete safety, and birds and butterflies flock there. A prairie style planting is a place you __want__ to be. With decades of experience as a nurseryman and designer, John Greenlee is the perfect guide. He details all the practicalities of site preparation, plant selection, and maintenance; particularly valuable are his explanations of how ornamental grasses perform in different climates and areas. Gorgeous photography by Saxon Holt visually illustrates the message with stunning examples of mead
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- Author
- John Greenlee; photography by Saxon Holt
- Publisher
- Timber Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780881928716
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- Gardening, Agriculture, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.92 / 5 (100 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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