The Midwestern native garden : native alternatives to nonnative flowers and plants : an illustrated guide /

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Author / Creator:Adelman, Charlotte, 1937-
Imprint:Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, ©2011.
Description:1 online resource (xv, 268 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11279984
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Varying Form of Title:Native alternatives to nonnative flowers and plants
Other authors / contributors:Schwartz, Bernard L., 1933-
ISBN:0821443569
9780821443569
9780821419373
0821419374
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Summary:Midwestern gardeners and landscapers are becoming increasingly attracted to noninvasive regional native wildflowers and plants over popular nonnative species. The Midwestern Native Garden offers viable alternatives to both amateurs and professionals, whether they are considering adding a few native plants or intending to go native all the way. Native plants improve air and water quality, reduce use of pesticides, and provide vital food and reproductive sites to birds and butterflies, that nonnative plants cannot offer, helping bring back a healthy ecosystem. The authors provide a comprehensi.
Other form:Print version: Adelman, Charlotte, 1937- Midwestern native garden. Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, ©2011 9780821419373