Author: Steve W. Chadde
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781951682132
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Prairie Plants of Illinois is a guide for identifying over 100 of the most common grasses, wildflowers, and shrubs found on the prairies of Illinois and surrounding area. Includes simple keys, color photographs, line drawings, descriptions, and maps showing the county distribution of each species both in Illinois and across the central USA.
Author: Steve Chadde
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781546672234
Category : Phytogeography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Updated and revised version of: Prairie plants of Illinois / by John W. Voigt and Robert H. Mohlenbrock; illustrations by Miriam Wysong Meyer. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Department of Conservation, Division of Forest Resources and Natural Heritage, 1985.
Author: Fred Delcomyn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780809338184
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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"The book celebrates the beauty of a 2.5-acre restored grassland with lively commentary, vivid descriptions, and striking, detailed photographs of the native plants and animals that inhabit it. The authors describe how they prepared the soil, selected and planted seeds, and dealt with unwanted invasive species and weeds"--
Author: Homer Cleveland Sampson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Author: Russell R. Kirt
Publisher: Stipes Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9780875635736
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"This book is written and illustrated to aid the novice inn the identification of tallgrass prairie plants native to the midwest."--Preface.
Author: Heather Holm
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780991356300
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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"This comprehensive, essential book profiles over 65 perennial native plant species of the Midwest, Great Lakes region, Northeast and southern Canada plus the pollinators, beneficial insects and flower visitors the plants attract ... Readers learn to attract and identify pollinators and beneficial insects as well as customize their landscape planting for a particular type of pollinator with native plants. The book includes information on pollination, types of pollinators, pollinator conservation as well as pollinator landscape plans."--
Author: Paul Christiansen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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This guide to the prairie plants native to Iowa provides all the information necessary for identifying and distinguishing even the most similar species. Species are described from the ground up: stem, leaf, bud, flower, fruit and habitat. The time of flowering/fruiting is given for central Iowa.
Author: Russell Kirt
Publisher: Stipes Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9780875633404
Category : Prairie ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Alan Branhagen
Publisher: Timber Press
ISBN: 1604699922
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 257
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Bring your garden to life—and life to your garden! Do you want a garden that makes a real difference? Choose plants native to our Midwest region. The rewards will benefit you, your yard, and the environment—from reducing maintenance tasks to attracting earth-friendly pollinators such as native birds, butterflies, and bees. Native plant expert Alan Branhagen makes adding these superstar plants easier than ever before, with proven advice that every home gardener can follow. This incomparable sourcebook includes 225 recommended native ferns, grasses, wildflowers, perennials, vines, shrubs, and trees. It’s everything you need to know to create a beautiful and beneficial garden. This must-have handbook is for gardeners in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Author: Benjamin Vogt
Publisher: New Society Publishers
ISBN: 1771422459
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 217
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In a time of climate change and mass extinction, how we garden matters more than ever: “An outstanding and deeply passionate book.” —Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals Plenty of books tell home gardeners and professional landscape designers how to garden sustainably, what plants to use, and what resources to explore. Yet few examine why our urban wildlife gardens matter so much—not just for ourselves, but for the larger human and animal communities. Our landscapes push aside wildlife and in turn diminish our genetically programmed love for wildness. How can we get ourselves back into balance through gardens, to speak life's language and learn from other species? Benjamin Vogt addresses why we need a new garden ethic, and why we urgently need wildness in our daily lives—lives sequestered in buildings surrounded by monocultures of lawn and concrete that significantly harm our physical and mental health. He examines the psychological issues around climate change and mass extinction as a way to understand how we are short-circuiting our response to global crises, especially by not growing native plants in our gardens. Simply put, environmentalism is not political; it's social justice for all species marginalized today and for those facing extinction tomorrow. By thinking deeply and honestly about our built landscapes, we can create a compassionate activism that connects us more profoundly to nature and to one another.
