Go Native!

Finally: a guide to gardening with plants native to the lower Midwest! Using a simple Q & A format, this informative and user-friendly book offers advice on planning, site and soil preparation, garden design, plant selection, and propagation. Includes 125 illustrations and 100 color photos. A must-have for Midwestern gardeners.

CAROLYN HARSTAD has been gardening with native plants for many years. She is one of the founders of two successful organizations--the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society (1993) and the Indianapolis Hosta Society (1986). She is a popular garden lecturer, nature photographer, certified Landscape Design Critic, and a regular contributor to several gardening newsletters. In 1990, Harstad wrote the wildflower guidelines, still used by 4-H members, to complete her certification as Advanced Master Gardener,Purdue University.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv

Why Use Native Plants and Wildflowers?	p. 1
How Do We Begin? Planning the Garden	p. 9
Building a New Home Inside Nature's Envelope	p. 29

Turn over a New Leaf Creating a Framework with Native Trees	p. 36
Plant a Biohedge Using Native Shrubs	p. 59
Go Vertical Using Vines	p. 72
Go Horizontal Using Ground Cover	p. 85
Plant Feathery Fronds Using Ferns	p. 96

Dig into History Creating Prairies and Meadows	p. 106
Get Wet Feet Plants for Wet Places	p. 149
Stroll in the Shade Developing Woodland Gardens	p. 172
Be Wild and Woolly Wildlife, Birds, and Butterflies	p. 201
Outlaw the Outlaws a Look at Invasive Exotics	p. 236
Some Final Thoughts	p. 247
Resources
Glossary	p. 251
Native Plant Sources	p. 257
References	p. 265
Index	p. 269
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