Garden revolution: how our landscapes can be a source of environmental change 9781604696165, 1604696168

Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 9
Ecological Gardening: An Introduction......Page 14
The Learning Process......Page 26
The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of a Cardinalflower Patch......Page 27
Influences and Innovators......Page 32
The Making of a Garden Star......Page 51
The Garden Ecologist's Primer......Page 58
Design......Page 86
The Plant That Wants to be Here......Page 87
Site Analysis: Where Are You, Ecologically Speaking?......Page 94
Reversing Succession......Page 115
Creating An Ecologically Connected Master Plan......Page 120
Inspiration from Uncle Max......Page 145
Developing a Synergistic Plant List......Page 150
In the Field......Page 172
Weeds and The Ecological Garden......Page 173
Setting The Ecological Processes in Motion......Page 178
A Do-Nothing Attitude......Page 209
Creating Meadows and Prairies......Page 216
Growing Pains......Page 255
Creating Shrublands......Page 260
Sedges in The Landscape......Page 277
Creating Woodlands......Page 280
Postscript......Page 304
Living in It......Page 305
My House......Page 306
Resources for Garden Ecologists......Page 319
Sources and Suggested Reading......Page 321
Acknowledgements......Page 323
Photography and Illustration Credits......Page 324
Index......Page 325