Gardening with Grasses

by Michael King and Piet Oudolf

Ornamental grasses are among the most versatile and sophisticated of garden plants. Planted as single specimens in beds or on the terrace in a container, grasses are striking focal points. Smaller... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881924113
• ISBN13: 9780881924114
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.4" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent explanation and examples of mature plantings

We are a Landscape Design/Build firm specilizing in using ornamental grasses in our design concepts. We have found this book to be an excellent sales tool to show clients how the mature grasses will look in their L/S design. The text is extremely informative and gives a good basic knowledge of grasses to the novice. The photos are stunning.

Excellent writing and pictures of ornamental grasses

This book covers all the different types of ornamental grasses; from choosing cultivars to the many ways they can be used in your garden. The best book I have seen in this area!

The most complete book you could buy for ornamental grasses.

An excellent text on the subject of ornamental grasses. The authors acknowledge that ornamental grasses are only a part of the landscape, and they address the other types of plants that work well with them.They approach the subject from a landscape design frame of reference, how to work grasses into your garden. This information is usually only available through your own trial and error. King and Oudolf take out the guesswork. What puts this book a step above all others about the same subject is that it informs its readers how to plant in combination with other perennial flowers. The 161 color photos and very thorough coverage of ornamental grasses and their companions make this the most complete package you could buy for incorporating these graceful, ornamental features into your design.