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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
PREFACE xi
ABBREVIATIONS xv
CHAPTER 1 Why Should We Garden with Indigenous Plants? 1
CHAPTER 2 Wildlife in Field, Forest, and Garden 15
CHAPTER 3 “Safe Sex” in the Garden 51
CHAPTER 4 Replacing Common Invasive Plants with Keystone Plants 81
CHAPTER 5 American Horticulture and Indigenous Plants A Brief History 129
CHAPTER 6 Ecological Landscape Design with Keystone Plants 145
CHAPTER 7 Design Ideas Drawn from Indigenous Plant Communities 195
Afterword 239
APPENDIX 241
Acknowledgments 277
Bibliography 279
Index 289
About the Authors 299

Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East, Revised and Expanded

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
PREFACE xi
ABBREVIATIONS xv
CHAPTER 1 Why Should We Garden with Indigenous Plants? 1
CHAPTER 2 Wildlife in Field, Forest, and Garden 15
CHAPTER 3 “Safe Sex” in the Garden 51
CHAPTER 4 Replacing Common Invasive Plants with Keystone Plants 81
CHAPTER 5 American Horticulture and Indigenous Plants A Brief History 129
CHAPTER 6 Ecological Landscape Design with Keystone Plants 145
CHAPTER 7 Design Ideas Drawn from Indigenous Plant Communities 195
Afterword 239
APPENDIX 241
Acknowledgments 277
Bibliography 279
Index 289
About the Authors 299

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