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Title: Growing California Native Plants by Marjorie D. Schmidt, Marjorie G. Schmidt ISBN: 0-520-03762-6 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: January, 1981 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Very informative.
Comment: This is an excellent book for using native plants in the garden. The only draw back is the lack of useful photographs. Other than that I would have given it 5 stars.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Native Garden Primer
Comment: Expressing my opinion of Mrs. Schmidt's book in words is like being asked to explain why I love my mother, my dog, ice cream or back rubs.
But that's because I'm a native plant enthusiast. To the lover of pansies and petunias, agapanthus and juniper, this book would hold little charm or interest.
However, if you have any interest in California natives, Mrs. Schmidt's book is essential to your gardening library. In it, Mrs. Schmidt shares with readers her years of experience gardening with California's garden-worthy native plants. Mrs. Schmidt discusses hundereds of trees, shrubs, ferns and wildflowers, detailing where each is found in the wild, the conditions it needs to flourish in the garden, and the plant combinations which will show it to greatest advantage. Mrs. Smith's writing is crisp, vibrant, and incorporates enough technical jargon to satisfy the botanists without alienating beginners.
Were I forced, at gunpoint, to make one criticism of the book, I would have to say that the color photographs are somewhat amateurish-looking. I have seen other books with prettier color plates, but have found none which rival Growing California Native Plants for its overall usefullness and enjoyability.
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Title: Gardening With a Wild Heart: Restoring California's Native Landscapes at Home by Judith Larner Lowry ISBN: 0520215176 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: January, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Trees and Shrubs of California (California Natural History Guides) by John O. Sawyer, John D. Stuart ISBN: 0520221109 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 14 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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Title: The California Landscape Garden: Ecology, Culture, and Design by Mark Francis, Andreas Reimann, Yan Nascimbene ISBN: 0520217640 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Northern California Gardening: A Month-By-Month Guide by Katherine Grace Endicott ISBN: 0811809269 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands by Carla C. Bossard, John M. Randall, Marc C. Hoshovsky ISBN: 0520225473 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 07 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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