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Looking for a faster, easier, and fun way to identify plants? Botany in a Day teaches you the patterns method of plant identification, so that you can discover the wonderful world of plants around you, wherever you go.
In choosing this book, you are probably already sold on the joys of native plant gardens: the beauty, spirituality and sense of place provided by California native plants conservation and sustainability of native gardens, connection with the local natural environment, and the ease and fun of growing these plants.
This handbook is presented simultaneously in English and Spanish and provides Southern Californians with the resources and tools needed to reduce their outdoor water use.
Inspirational, practical, and easy to use, this book was created with the aim of conveying the awesome diversity and beauty of California's native plants and demonstrating how they can be brought into ecologically sound, attractive, workable, and artful gardens.
This detailed book contains information on 260 species 63 families, including photos, drawings, botanical and cultural history, and maps of the Santa Monica mountains.
California is one of the world's most geographically and biologically diverse regions, but this diversity is under constant threat as a result of human activity. Habitats Alive! is designed to educate citizens about these amazing places in our trust and their importance to us all.
When you encounter an insect, you need answers to some basic questions:
- What is it? Thy is it here in my house or office or yard?
- What does it eat? (Is it eating my clothes, my food, my favorite plants?)
- Will it sting or bite me? Does it carry disease?
More so than any other region, the gardens of Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, West Texas, and southern California must be designed for rain or shine and must meet the challenge of growing in dramatically rugged conditions.
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