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Author Filippi, Olivier, author.

Title Planting design for dry gardens : beautiful, resilient groundcovers for terraces, paved areas, gravel, and other alternatives to the lawn / Olivier Filippi ; translated by Caroline Harbouri.

Publication Info. [London, England] Filbert Press, 2016.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  OVERSIZE 635.9525 FILIPPI    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  635.9 FIL    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  OVERSIZE 635.9525 FILIPPI    Check Shelf
Edition English language edition.
Description 240 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm.
Note Translation, from the French, of: Alternatives au gazon.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 231) and index.
Contents Lawns and groundcover plants -- The history of lawns and rise of alternatives. Groundcover plants in the wild ; Less water and low maintenance : the groundcover garden -- Groundcover gardens for dry climates. Lawns with warm-season groundcovers ; Green carpets : plants you can walk on ; Flowering carpets : a mixture of groundcover plats ; Mixed grassland "lawns" : the art of cultivating weeds ; Flowering steppes ; Gravel gardens ; Terraces, paths, and steps : the greening of stone surfaces ; Perennial and shrub groundcovers for large areas ; Pioneer plants for slopes and wild gardens ; Flowering meadows in dry climates -- Planting and maintaining the groundcover garden. Soil preparation ; Planting groundcovers ; Economizing on water ; Reducing maintenance ; Garden escapees : the problem in invasive plants -- A-Z of groundcover plants for dry gardens : a directory of 200 species and varieties.
Subject Drought-tolerant plants.
Succulent plants.
Gardens -- Design.
Landscape gardening -- Water conservation.
Drought-tolerant plants. (OCoLC)fst00898447
Succulent plants. (OCoLC)fst01137090
Gardens -- Design. (OCoLC)fst00937899
Landscape gardening -- Water conservation. (OCoLC)fst00991934
Added Author Harbouri, Caroline, author.
Added Title Alternatives au gazon. English
ISBN 9780993389207 (hardcover) : £35.00
0993389201 (hardcover) : £35.00
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