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Judith Larner Lowry
Gardening with a Wild Heart
Restoring California's Native Landscapes at Home
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$22.95, £13.50 paperback
978-0-520-25174-8
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267 pages, 6 x 9 inches, 21 color illustrations
March 2007, Available worldwide
Categories: Recreation & Leisure; Gardening; Conservation; Botany; Plants

"At once inspiring and instructive. Wherever readers may dwell, Lowry's commentary promises both a rich resource and tantalizing food for thought."—Booklist

"A meditation on native plants, a reflective commentary on California's contemporary landscapes, a low-key lament for what once was, and an eloquent defense of what remains and what could be."—California Wild Magazine

"A beautifully written book by a dedicated naturalist. . . . Although the emphasis is on California native flora, the message is universal—appreciate and utilize the native species in one's home landscape; an ecologically sound movement bound to catch on nationwide and worldwide."—Choice
Judith Lowry's voice and experiences make a rich matrix for essays that include discussions of wildflower gardening, the ecology of native grasses, wildland seed-collecting, principles of natural design, and plant/animal interactions. This lyrical and articulate mix of the practical and the poetic combines personal story, wildland ecology, restoration gardening practices, and native plant horticulture.
For the past twenty-eight years Judith Larner Lowry has been the proprietor of Larner Seeds in Marin County, California. Her essays on native plant gardening have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies.