The Living Landscape: Designing For Beauty And Biodiversity In The Home Garden

Author: Rick Darke; Doug Tallamy

Stock information

General Fields

  • : 59.99 AUD
  • : 9781604694086
  • : Timber Press, Incorporated
  • : Timber Press, Incorporated
  • :
  • : 1.588
  • : 31 May 2014
  • : United States
  • : 49.99
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • : books

Special Fields

  • :
  • :
  • : Rick Darke; Doug Tallamy
  • :
  • : Hardback
  • :
  • :
  • : English
  • : 712.6
  • :
  • :
  • : 392
  • :
  • : Yes - colour photographs
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
Barcode 9781604694086
9781604694086

Description

Combining the talents of an outstanding horticulturist and designer with the ground-breaking research of a leading scientist, 'The Living Landscape' will inspire readers to create a home landscape that performs many essential functions, including providing beauty, maintaining environmental integrity, and, most importantly, providing shelter and sustenance for a wide variety of wildlife.

Author description

Rick Darke is a landscape design consultant, author, lecturer, and photographer based in Pennsylvania. His specialism is the creation and conservation of liveable landscapes and his work has been featured in the New York Times. Douglas Tallamy is professor and chair of the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he seeks to better understand the many ways insects interact. He won the Silver Medal from the Garden Writer's Association for his book, 'Bringing Nature Home'.