Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-235) and index.
Contents
Part I Beginnings -- 1 Gardening at the Seam 3 -- Part II Tipping the Balance in a Native Direction -- 2 Planning Back-Yard Restoration Gardens 23 -- 3 Design Thoughts, Principles, and Guidelines 35 -- 4 In the Changeful Garden 55 -- 5 Examples of Back-Yard Restoration Gardens 65 -- Part III Doing the Real Work -- 6 Along the Flower Trail 77 -- 7 The Land Wore a Tufted Mantle: The Challenge of Our Native Bunchgrasses 104 -- 8 To See All the Colors, to Hear All the Songs: Problems of Exotic Pest Plants 123 -- 9 Wildland Seed Harvest 145 -- 10 Seed Propagation and Planting Techniques 153 -- Part IV Resources for the Back-Yard Restoration Gardener -- 11 Naturalists and Field Trips 171 -- 12 Tools and Tricks of the Trade 192 -- Part V Restoration and Community -- 13 In My Town 209.
