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Summary: too garbled
Review: I have an extensive collection of books on native plants - and the plants
to go with them! This book is one of my least favorite. The information is
not well sorted or presented. I would recommend C. Colston Burrell's
"Encyclopedia of Wildflowers" in preference to this book.
Or Carole Otteson's "Native Plant Primer" with trees and shrubs in addition to
herbaceous perennials.
Rating:
Summary: too garbled
Review: I have an extensive collection of books on native plants - and the plants
to go with them! This book is one of my least favorite. The information is
not well sorted or presented. I would recommend C. Colston Burrell's
"Encyclopedia of Wildflowers" in preference to this book.
Or Carole Otteson's "Native Plant Primer" with trees and shrubs in addition to
herbaceous perennials.
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Summary: The bible of native flowers!
Review: I never thought I would take a gardening book to bed with me. This one is a pleasure to read and taught me a lot about identification and gardening uses of native wildflowers of the southeast and northeast. It's the first book I grab to look up a species. Lots of full color photographs have made it much easier for me to identify the plants I want at the nursery. The two authors are coming from different perspectives - one has a natural meadow/woodlands landscape and the other uses native plants in a more controlled garden setting along with exotics. Between the two of them, the reader gets a balanced idea of the possibilities of introducing native flowers to their own yards. I only wish the index combined scientific names with common names, rather than having two separate indexes. It would also be convenient if the plant photos were on the same pages as the descriptions. But those are minor criticisms of an overall superb book.
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Summary: good for everybody
Review: This book is helpful for anyone interested in gardening. The scientific names are beneficial and the color photos are exquisite and provide assistance in identifying plants. An excellent book for the novice or the amatuer.
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Summary: How to grow Eastern US wild flowers successfully
Review: This book provides practical advice on the uses
of wildflowers and hardy ferns native to the
eastern and midwestern United States, including
grasses, sedges, and rushes. Information on
which natives to use and how to use them is
given. Also included is information on
propagation and descriptions of specific groups
to be used in shady, sunny, or wetland settings.
The authors stress that the cultivation of
wildflowers is not difficult and that native plants
can be as attractive as introduced exotics.
Rating: 
Summary: Good content, don't like how it's presented
Review: This is one of the better books when it comes to information about growing native plants. The authors are not shy about their opinions and the book is better for it. On the down side, the book is not nearly as exhaustive as Cullina's books. I also don't like that it puts the photographs apart from the text, as this makes for some annoying page-flipping. The quality of the photographs is also rather amateurish. A tepid recommendation would be a hearty one with a better layout and improved pictures.
Rating:
Summary: Good content, don't like how it's presented
Review: This is one of the better books when it comes to information about growing native plants. The authors are not shy about their opinions and the book is better for it. On the down side, the book is not nearly as exhaustive as Cullina's books. I also don't like that it puts the photographs apart from the text, as this makes for some annoying page-flipping. The quality of the photographs is also rather amateurish. A tepid recommendation would be a hearty one with a better layout and improved pictures.
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