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Undeservedly out of print for decades, American Plants for American
Gardens was one of the first popular books to promote the use of
plant ecology and native plants in gardening and landscaping.
Emphasizing the strong links between ecology and aesthetics, nature
and design, the book demonstrates the basic, practical application
of ecological principles to the selection of plant groups or
"associations" that are inherently suited to a particular climate,
soil, topography, and lighting. Specifically, American Plants for
American Gardens focuses on the vegetation concentrated in the
northeastern United States, but which extends from the Atlantic
Ocean west to the Alleghenies and south to Georgia. The plant
community settings featured include the open field, hillside, wood
and grove, streamside, ravine, pond, bog, and seaside. Plant lists
and accompanying texts provide valuable information for the design
and management of a wide range of project types: residential
properties, school grounds, corporate office sites, roadways, and
parks. In his introduction, Darrel G. Morrison locates American
Plants for American Gardens among a handful of influential early
books advocating the protection and use of native plants--a major
area of interest today among serious gardeners, landscape
architects, nursery managers, and students of ecology, botany, and
landscape design. Included is an appendix of plant name changes
that have occurred since the book's original publication in 1929.
Ahead of their time in many ways, Edith A. Roberts and Elsa Rehmann
can now speak to new generations of ecologically conscious
Americans.
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