Lawns into meadows Growing a regenerative landscape
Book - 2020
"In Lawns Into Meadows, landscape designer Owen Wormser makes a case for the power and generosity of meadows. In a world where lawns have wreaked havoc on our natural ecosystems, meadows offer a compelling solution. They establish wildlife and pollinator habitats. They're low-maintenance and low-cost. They have a built-in resilience that helps them weather climate extremes, and they can draw down and store far more carbon dioxide than any manicured lawn. They're also beautiful, all year round. Owen describes how to plant an organic meadow that's right for your site, whether it's a yard, community garden, or tired city lot. He shares advice on preparing your plot, coming up with the right design, and planting--all wi...thout using synthetic chemicals. He passes along tips on building support in neighborhoods where a tidy lawn is the standard. Owen also profiles twenty-one starter grasses and flowers for beginning meadow-makers, and offers guidance on how to grow each one. To illuminate the many joys of meadow-building, Owen draws on his own stories, including how growing up off the grid in northern Maine, with no electricity or plumbing, prepared him for his work. The book, part how-to guide and part memoir, is for environmentalists and climate activists, gardeners and non-gardeners alike"--Amazon.com.
- Subjects
- Published
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San Francisco, California :
Stone Pier Press
[2020]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Physical Description
- 157 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN
- 9780998862378
- The Generosity of Meadows
- Lawn Trouble
- Wasteland
- Mow, mow, mow your lawn
- Regenerative Scapes
- How meadows store carbon
- Field Study
- Size up your site
- Hardiness zones
- Soil types
- Design Plans
- The basics of good design
- Sample meadow designs
- Meadow Plants
- Grasses
- Blue grama grass
- Purple needle grass
- Switchgrass
- Tufted hair grass
- Flowers
- Anise hyssop
- Black-eyed Susan
- Butterfly weed
- Early sunflower
- Foxglove beardtongue
- Great blue lobelia
- Hoary verbena
- Lanceleaf coreopsis
- Lupine
- Meadow blazing star
- Mountain mint
- Obedient plant
- Purple coneflower
- Showy goldenrod
- Smooth blue aster
- Wild bergamot
- Wild quinine
- Meadow plant preferences
- Prep Work
- Turn over your lawn
- Scorch your weeds
- Planting Guide
- Planting seeds
- Planting plugs
- Planting in uncleared soil
- Meadow tools
- Upkeep
- Caring for a young meadow
- Caring for a mature meadow
- Organic pest controls
- Community Building
- Introduce your meadow to your neighbors
- Become a meadow activist
- It's up to us.
- Questions
- What about ticks?
- Meadows sound pretty rugged. Is it possible to grow one anywhere?
- Is it okay to buy seed blends rather than mix my own?
- Are there benefits to planting annual flowers in my meadow?
- Nothing is growing in my soil. What can I do to bring it back to life?
- I tried to plant a meadow into my lawn before reading your book, and it's still weedy and grassy. What do you recommend?
- My meadow is still thin a year later. Should I add new plants?
- What if invasive or aggressive species appear in my meadow?
- How do I do a controlled burn?
- What else can I do to support meadows?
- Seed Suppliers
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bios