Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates: Plants for a Lush, Water-Conscious Landscape
Nora Harlow
(Author)
Saxon Holt
(Photographer)
Description
Dry summer, wet winter climate? This is your must have plant guide. Selecting plants suited to your climate is the first step toward a thriving, largely self-sustaining garden that connects with and supports the natural world. With gentle and compelling text and stunning photographs of plants in garden settings, Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates by Nora Harlow and Saxon Holt is a guide to native and climate-adapted plants for summer-dry, winter-wet climates of North America's Pacific coast. Knowing what these climates share and how and why they differ, you can choose to make gardens that maintain and expand local and regional biodiversity, take little from the earth that is not returned, and welcome and accommodate the presence of wildlife. With global warming, it is now even more critical that we garden in tune with climate.Product Details
Price
$29.95
$27.85
Publisher
Timber Press (OR)
Publish Date
January 05, 2021
Pages
308
Dimensions
7.9 X 10.4 X 0.7 inches | 2.05 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781604699128
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About the Author
Nora Harlow is a landscape architect and gardener with wide-ranging experience in the summer-dry climates of California. She was assistant editor of Pacific Horticulture magazine for many years and supervisor of water conservation for the East Bay Municipal Utility District in Oakland, where she designed low-water landscapes for District facilities. She is the author of Plants and Landscapes for Summer-Dry Climates of the Bay Area, co-editor of The Pacific Horticulture Book of Western Gardening, and co-editor of Wild Lilies, Irises, and Grasses.
Saxon Holt is a photojournalist who has spent more than 40 years exploring Kingdom Plantae and the fundamental importance of plants to the health of the planet. A lifelong gardener, he abandoned commercial photography when he discovered garden publishers and could no longer stay in a studio. His work has been featured in diverse publications, from Architectural Digest and Pacific Horticulture magazine, to Smithsonian and Money magazines.
Saxon Holt is a photojournalist who has spent more than 40 years exploring Kingdom Plantae and the fundamental importance of plants to the health of the planet. A lifelong gardener, he abandoned commercial photography when he discovered garden publishers and could no longer stay in a studio. His work has been featured in diverse publications, from Architectural Digest and Pacific Horticulture magazine, to Smithsonian and Money magazines.
Reviews
"The authors' gentle plea to welcome a little wildness into our gardens is a timely and powerful message for all gardeners and landscape designers. Make room on your shelf for this beautiful new book."--Carol Bornstein, director of the Nature Gardens, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County "An outstanding and beautiful contribution to horticultural literature on summer-dry gardening along the West Coast and beyond."--Bart O'Brien, director, Regional Parks Botanic Garden "With stunning images and insightful text, Harlow and Holt ask us to embrace and celebrate our dry season with grace."--David Fross, owner, Native Sons Wholesale Nursery
