Grasses for Gardens and Landscapes

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This deisgn-forward guide profiles the best ornamental grasses for use in gardens, along with advice on how to design with them successfully. Discover the best ornamental grasses for use in landscapes and gardens. Ornamental grasses have long been a mainstay of contemporary planting design, as integral components of commercial and residential landscapes and naturalistic plantings. In GrassesforGardensandLandscapes, Neil Lucas profiles the best ornamental grasses available today and details how to design with them in different settings. This comprehensive guide is filled with expert maintenance techniques and lists of grasses suitable for a variety of situations. An A to Z of grasses includes details on growth and care, as well as the best cultivars currently available. AUTHOR: Neil Lucas is a world authority on ornamental grasses, owner of Dorset-based Knoll Gardens, Royal Horticultural Society council member and senior judge, author, and holder of ten consecutive Chelsea Flower Show gold medals. He founded The Knoll Gardens Foundation to further test wildlife gardening principles. Lucas runs regular masterclasses, lectures internationally, and makes television appearances. SELLING POINTS: . Commonly used by elite designers Piet Oudolf and highly visible at popular public gardens like The High Line and the Lurie Garden, ornamental grasses continue to be popular with designers and professional and amateur gardeners . This completely revised second edition includes updated plant information, new garden design examples from around the world, and new photography . Neil Lucas is the owner of Knoll Gardens in Dorset, England and the winner of ten Chelsea Flower Show gold medals 530 colour photographs

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"From both text and photographs, readers learn to appreciate all the different attributes of grasses and, in turn, how to apply them to best effect in different garden situations." --Horticlture
"Ornamental grass expert Neil Lucas guides readers through seasonal rhythms using a naturalist's approach combined with precise Latin names." --Landscape Architecture Magazine
"Insightful, practical advice based on the author's extensive experience and passion for biodiversity and natural ecosystems...One to be enjoyed and consulted again and again."--Gardens Illustrated

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Neil Lucas is a world authority on ornamental grasses, owner of Dorset-based Knoll Gardens, Royal Horticultural Society council member and senior judge, author, and holder of ten consecutive Chelsea Flower Show gold medals. He founded The Knoll Gardens Foundation to further test wildlife gardening principles. Lucas runs regular masterclasses, lectures internationally, and makes television appearances.