Author: Nevin Smith
Publisher: University of California Press
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 390041

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7 x 0.8

ISBN: 0520244265
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.951794
EAN: 9780520244269
ASIN: 0520244265

Publication Date: April 28, 2006
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Nevin Smith has spent his life growing plants and exploring the wild California landscape. A highly respected horticulturalist and practitioner who is also a gifted writer, Smith shares his years of experience growing native California plants in this lively, informative book. Rather than being a systematic "how-to" manual, Native Treasures combines Smith's personal thoughts, sometimes maverick opinions, and matchless expertise with practical advice on selected groups of native plants and their culture. The author explains how California's diverse terrain, climate, and geology support a wealth of plant species--more than 6000--and offers suggestions for designing with most of the major natives in cultivation, as well as with some more obscure but garden-worthy groups. With an engaging narrative and a wealth of illustrations, this ode to beauty and diversity celebrates California's rich store of native plants and encourages readers to visit them in their native haunts and invite them into their gardens.

* Describes the use of plants in varying landscapes and gardens
* State of the art propagation techniques
* Beautifully illustrated with color photos and line drawings

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

More than just beautiful photos May 2, 2006
34 out of 37 found this review helpful

I just finished reading this book and it was a delight! More than just a reference book, it is chock full of excellent information on origins, habitat, usage, reliability and much more. The suggestions and advice from Mr. Smith, who has been a plant enthusiast for so long, really hit the mark. The style is so friendly without a bit of condescension.
There is nothing dry or distant about the book. It bursts with the excitment of discovery, knowledge and the adventure of plant hunting, growing and then selecting. If one is even a little bit curious about the amazing native plants of the west, this book is for you. It is a book to go back to again and again for suggestions and information.
I read it over four cloudy days and couldn't wait to get outside and see for myself the beauty and wonder of our native plants.
Patrick Jesse Pons-Worley

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