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Gardening with Perennials: Lessons from Chicago's Lurie Garden
Noel Kingsbury
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Description for Gardening with Perennials: Lessons from Chicago's Lurie Garden
Paperback. Lurie Garden, a botanic garden in the center of Chicago's lakefront in Millennium Park, is a veritable living lab of prairie perennials. The author brings a global perspective to the Lurie oasis through an introduction to the world of perennial gardening. He shows how perennials have much to offer home gardeners, from sustainability to continuity. Num Pages: 216 pages, 86 colour plates, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: WMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
For gardeners, inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. Perennial enthusiasts around the world might be surprised to find their muse in the middle of a bustling city. Lurie Garden, a nearly three-acre botanic garden in the center of Chicago's lakefront in Millennium Park, is a veritable living lab of prairie perennials, with a rich array of plant life that both fascinates and educates as it grows, flowers, and dies back throughout the year. Thousands of visitors pass through each year, and many leave wondering how they might bring some of the magic of Lurie to their own home ... Read more
For gardeners, inspiration can come from the most unexpected places. Perennial enthusiasts around the world might be surprised to find their muse in the middle of a bustling city. Lurie Garden, a nearly three-acre botanic garden in the center of Chicago's lakefront in Millennium Park, is a veritable living lab of prairie perennials, with a rich array of plant life that both fascinates and educates as it grows, flowers, and dies back throughout the year. Thousands of visitors pass through each year, and many leave wondering how they might bring some of the magic of Lurie to their own home ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226437453
SKU
V9780226437453
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About Noel Kingsbury
Noel Kingsbury is a horticulturalist and the author of many books, including Designing with Plants and Natural Gardening in Small Spaces, and coeditor of Vista-the Culture and Politics of Gardens. He lives and gardens in western England near the "book town" of Hay-on-Wye.
Reviews for Gardening with Perennials: Lessons from Chicago's Lurie Garden
"Kingsbury is the great chronicler of contemporary planting design.... Few garden writers are as prolific or as influential." (Grounded Design)"