| View Larger Image | Invasive Plants (Weeds of the Global Garden) Brooklyn Botanic Garden | Paperbackby John M. Randall (Editor), Janet Marinelli (Editor)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | | Edition: | 1St Editionst Edition | | Page Count: | 112 Pages | | Publication Date: | 1996 | | Sales Rank: | 629,458th |
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Every garden has weeds and no one likes to have them edging out the flowers and vegetables. Written for a general audience as well as horticultural professionals, this guide to weeds presents 80 of the most invasive plants and offers solutions for how to deal with them. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 3 reviews)
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introduction to a hidden problem by P. van Rijckevorsel (The Netherlands)  4 Stars
March 21, 2002
I will go a long way in agreeing with the other reviewers. This is a simple, accessible book, that gives a lot of practical information on a problem that is worse than I thought and certainly deserves attention.However, some minor quibles with the other reviews: this is a modest book with photographs that are only modest in size. It falls short of being an attractive book for browsing (a coffee-table book) as well as short of being a field guide (used to ID plants). Also it showcases only a modest selection of plantsNevertheless: a useful introduction to plants invading the US.
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This book is a great tool.  5 Stars
October 04, 1999
I got this book for my school's Enivornmental Club (Hartford Union High School; Hartford, WI) and used it a bunch of times to determine which plants are "good" and which plants are "bad". Our group was hired to remove Purple Loosestrife from the marsh of a nearby lake. This book was an important tool in our removal project of this noxious plant. It showed us different ways of removing this plant and showed us the pros and cons of using different chemicals. This book is a great tool for anyone interested in the outdoors and the protection of it.
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Concerned about weeds in the natural environment? stop here 5 Stars
July 11, 1997
I work for the Department of Conservation in New Zealand. This book is refreshingly simple. Excellent pictures of around 50 species of invasive plants. The text explains weed environmental impacts, origins and distribution within the USA, and how to control the problem.
It is designed to be understood by all, layman and professional alike. It probably has wider application than the authors intended, although the title hints at their broad understanding of environmental weeds as an international problem. They knew we are needing simple on the ground solutions for identification and control of these species that threaten natural ecosystems everywhere.
It is applicable in New Zealand with many of the species being recognised as a problem here and in Australia. The other plants in this book may well become a problem here in future and I will be looking out for them here as I go about my business. The section on control methods was balanced covering both mechanical and chemical methods. As we say down under "Good on you" to the authors
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