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The Complete Book of Ground Covers
4000 Plants that Reduce Maintenance, Control Erosion, and Beautify the Landscape
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An essential compilation of the most garden worthy ground covers.
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The Complete Book of Ground Covers is a magnum opus that deserves a place in every gardener's library. Tony Avent, founder and owner of Plant Delights Nursery, praises its comprehensive nature.
Ground covers are widely thought of as utilitarian; we turn to them when we have a problem that needs a solution. Yet these plants also offer a diverse range of beautiful and intriguing options with a variety of colours, textures, and forms. They can unify a landscape, knit together plantings and hardscape, and add extra layers of beauty, dynamism, and surprise.
As a replacement for lawns, ground covers can reduce our use of water, fertiliser, pesticides, herbicides, carbon-based fuels, and transform a yard into a diverse landscape of habitat and food for native insects, birds, and other wildlife.
In this meticulously researched reference, nurseryman Gary Lewis profiles more than 4000 ground covers that can perform these roles with aplomb. No matter what kinds of conditions you're facing—shade, dry soil, heavy clay, excess moisture—there’s a ground cover that will thrive and beautify your garden.
Comprehensive, practical, and copiously illustrated, this indispensable volume belongs on the shelf of every designer, landscape architect, and serious gardener.
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The book by Gary Lewis is praised as a comprehensive and essential guide for gardeners, offering a well-researched exploration of both common and rare ground covers. It addresses environmental considerations, providing detailed information on how these plants can solve landscaping challenges, with expert advice on plant varieties suitable for diverse conditions.
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ISBN: 9781604694604
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 11 October 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Timber Press
Illustration: 640 color photos
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 224.0mm
Height: 282.0mm
Weight: 1740g
Pages: 456
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About the Author
Gary Lewis has had a life-long interest in plants and gardening. His retail and mail order nursery, Phoenix Perennials, located in Richmond, BC, offers more than 5000 different plants. Gary has written for various garden magazines including Fine Gardening and has been a frequent guest on local and regional radio and television stations in British Columbia. He speaks regularly to garden clubs around BC and the Pacific Northwest and has presented at conferences across North America. In 2013 he was selected as Communicator of the Year by the BC Landscape and Nursery Association and in 2014 as one of Canada s Top 10 Horticultural Professionals under 40 by Greenhouse Canada magazine. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Perennial Plant Association and is a committee member of Great Plant Picks.
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