Gardening with a Wild Heart: Restoring California's Native Landscapes at Home (edition 2007)

by Judith Larner Lowry (Author)

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Judith Lowry's voice and experiences make a rich matrix for essays that include discussions of wildflower gardening, the ecology of native grasses, wildland seed-collecting, principles of natural design, and plant/animal interactions. This lyrical and articulate mix of the practical and the poetic combines personal story, wildland ecology, restoration gardening practices, and native plant horticulture.… (more)

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Title:	Gardening with a Wild Heart: Restoring California's Native Landscapes at Home
Authors:	Judith Larner Lowry (Author)
Info:	University of California Press (2007), Edition: 1, 267 pages
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Gardening with a Wild Heart: Restoring California's Native Landscapes at Home by Judith Larner Lowry

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I expected a gardening manual -- I had no IDEA that I'd be inspired. I feel like I met a friend with the same plant geekiness that I have; it's rare to find. I learned a lot about wild plants in my area and how important it is to incorporate them in a totally unique way to think about gardening. (

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bjoelle5 | Feb 10, 2016 |

Elegantly written & packed with useful information to help gardeners rethink how & what they plant & nurture. Seed-saving, food cropping with CA native plants, restoration gardening are just some of topics Lowry covers here. (

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Paulagraph | May 25, 2014 |

this book was fun to read, especially for a ca native plant nut, it really explains the way a landscape can be transformed by bringing back the natural ecosystem into yards including all the life that generates.....birds, bugs, reptiles, and on and on. (

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Judith Lowry's voice and experiences make a rich matrix for essays that include discussions of wildflower gardening, the ecology of native grasses, wildland seed-collecting, principles of natural design, and plant/animal interactions. This lyrical and articulate mix of the practical and the poetic combines personal story, wildland ecology, restoration gardening practices, and native plant horticulture.

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