{"product_id":"the-living-landscape-designing-for-beauty-and-biodiversity-in-the-home-garden-9781604694086","title":"The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This thoughtful, intelligent book is all about connectivity, addressing a natural world in which we are the primary influence.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Books Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Many gardeners today want a home landscape that nourishes and fosters wildlife, but they also want beauty, a space for the kids to play, privacy, and maybe even a vegetable patch. Sure, it's a tall order, but \u003ci\u003eThe Living Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e shows you how to do it. You'll learn the strategies for making and maintaining a diverse, layered landscape--one that offers beauty on many levels, provides outdoor rooms and turf areas for children and pets, incorporates fragrance and edible plants, and provides cover, shelter, and sustenance for wildlife. Richly illustrated and informed by both a keen eye for design and an understanding of how healthy ecologies work, \u003ci\u003eThe Living Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e will enable you to create a garden that fulfills both human needs and the needs of wildlife communities. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Darke, Douglas W. Tallamy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Timber Press (OR)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 8.70w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781604694086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarke, Rick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRick Darke is a landscape design consultant, author, lecturer, and photographer based in Pennsylvania who blends art, ecology, and cultural geography in the creation and conservation of livable landscapes. His projects include scenic byways, public gardens, corporate and collegiate campuses, mixed-use conservation developments, and residential gardens. Darke served on the staff of Longwood Gardens for twenty years and received the Scientific Award of the American Horticultural Society. His work has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and on National Public Radio. Darke is recognized as one of the world's experts on grasses and their use in public and private landscapes. For further information visit www.rickdarke.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTallamy, Douglas W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDoug Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he has taught insect-related courses for 40 years. His most recent book with Timber Press, \u003ci\u003eNature's Best Hope\u003c\/i\u003e, is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Seller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Timber Press (OR)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39827547848819,"sku":"9781604694086","price":41.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e9ea173d-b072-4950-9911-7d04c1fdccfe.jpg?v=1644570152","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-living-landscape-designing-for-beauty-and-biodiversity-in-the-home-garden-9781604694086","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}