| View Larger Image | Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants (Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guide) | Paperbackby C. Colston Burrell (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Brooklyn Botanic Garden | | Page Count: | 240 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 28, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 73,326rd |
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Product Description
The biggest enemy of any garden is not a pest, disease, or poison—it’s any plant with tougher survival skills than the plants it competes with. The best way to weed out the invaders is with this fiendishly clever guide to native plants that can seek and destroy the top 100 most unwelcome perennials, grasses, vines, shrubs, and trees. While replacing the invaders, the beautiful, hardy native plants described here also attract native birds and butterflies, while turning away their own enemy invaders. Word-and-picture guides provide tips on care and maintenance, while helpful “at a glance” boxes depict shapes, sizes, best locations, and most attractive features of each native alternative. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 7 reviews)
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Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants by Helen Whitehead (usa)  4 Stars
August 29, 2009
Great book if you serious about planting native species in your garden. Love everything about this book. Buy it!
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Very informative! by D. A. Steven  5 Stars
March 31, 2009
I purchased this book because I was interested in replacing some very aggressive, invasive plantings we inherited when we purchased our current home 4 years ago. I was so very pleased with the depth of information contained regarding native alternatives to common invasives found in a great many regions of the country. Not only did the book describe the native plant's attributes but where best to place them within your landscape as far as soil and light requirements. I enthusiastically recommend this book for serious gardeners anxious to return their properties to a more natural balance. My only disappointment was that there were not more entries! Hope the author writes a second book on the subject!
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Great resource for gardeners about native plants by Amy (Becket, MA) 5 Stars
February 26, 2009
This book has great photos. After mentioning invasive species, the author recommends native species to use instead. Before reading this book, I did not know that there were so many common plants that are considered invasive. The native alternatives given would look great in any garden.
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Why would anyone need a pocket sized book on this topic? by Chris Murrow  3 Stars
September 06, 2008
This book is a mystery to me. It has a list of invasive, what states they're invasive in, and goes as far to recommend replacements. What I don't understand is why it's a pocket sized book (about that of a novel).
Am I expected to carry it around the woods or a garden store with me?
No, the pictures of invasive plants are far to small to ID anything with. The garden store is usually good enough to have things labeled but rarely do you find one good enough to carry some of the native plants this book recommends. I have never seen a ButtonBush sold anywhere but online, and actually it's hard enough just to find Milkweed. Though there seems to be a trend growing where more native plants are showing up in garden stores. I busted out laughing when I saw one selling Goldenrod. Native trees and wildflowers you'll have better luck finding at the nursery.
These books never seem to have the balls to out right say These plants should be banned from sale! Purple loosestrife is an invasive plant in most of the US but it's not banned from sale at garden nurseries in a lot of the states. This undermines the millions of dollars put towards conservationist work.
I suppose it's good to have a book on this topic but this is more like a reference and nothing more. It doesn't tell you why they're invasive or what damage they can do.
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pretty good little book by 49yo female (MA United States) 4 Stars
July 07, 2008
This little book is pretty good. The information is up to date and accurate. The suggestions are useful. I would recommend it to anyone.
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