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agricultural diversification
Author_Barbara W. Ellis
botany
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colorful
covering ground
diy
do it yourself
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experienced gardeners
flora and fauna
garden
garden and home
garden design
gardening
gardening and herbalism
ground
groundcover grasses
hobbies
home and garden
home decorating
home design
home improvement
horticulture
landscape
landscaping
low maintenance
nature
nonfiction and reference
ornamental plant gardening
planting advice
plants
suburban
sustainable lawn care
Product details
- ISBN 9781580176651
- Weight: 780g
- Dimensions: 234 x 252mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jul 2007
- Publisher: Workman Publishing
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Ground covers are a pretty and practical way to bring diversity, elegance, and durability to open sweeps of lawn. Give your landscape a vibrant new palette that is both sustainable and low-maintenance through plantings of herbs, shrubs, mosses, and more. Barbara W. Ellis provides a variety of full-color lawn designs and professional planting advice to get you started. You’ll be amazed as your ordinary lawn transforms into a striking display of color and texture.
Barbara W. Ellis is a freelance writer, editor, and lifelong gardener. She is the author of many gardening books, including The Veggie Gardener’s Answer Book, Deckscaping, Shady Retreats, and Covering Ground. She holds a B.S. in horticulture from the Ohio State University, Columbus, and a B.A. from Kenyon College. She has worked as managing editor at Rodale Press and as publications director for the American Horticultural Society and is affiliated with the Hardy Plant Society Mid-Atlantic Group, the Garden Writers Association, and the Perennial Plant Association. She lives and gardens in Maryland, where she and her husband live in a renovated “green” home with an assortment of rescued dogs, cats, and parrots. Her garden, which is managed organically and designed to be wildlife-friendly, features a wide range of ornamentals, herbs, and edibles for both sun and shade.
