Sowing Beauty: Designing Flowering Meadows from Seed

“This is a hopeful and expansive book for the gardener who can see a field as a canvas.” —Publishers Weekly “It’s impossible not to be seduced by the drama and scale of meadow and prairie planting and James Hitchmough, professor at Sheffield University in the UK, has worked on some of the most magical projects. I would heartily recommend this book to any gardener and would expect it be on the shelf of every landscape architect.” —Gardens Illustrated “A technical guide for landscape architects an

You'll will learn how to design and sow seed mixes that include a range of plants, both native and exotic, and how to maintain the sown spaces over time. Using a distinct technique of sowing meadows from seed, he creates plant communities that mimic the dramatic beauty of natural meadows and offer a succession of blooms over many months—a technique that can be adapted to work in both large-scale public gardens and smaller residential gardens. Sowing Beauty shows you how to recreate Hitc

Absolutely great. It explains the problems I am facing in Absolutely great. It explains the problems I am facing in the Pacific NW with C3/CAbsolutely great. It explains the problems I am facing in Kat Conard Absolutely great. It explains the problems I am facing in the Pacific NW with C3/C4 grasses and highly tasty prairie plants in a land of slugs and voles. It mentions plants more likely to survive and what regions of the world I should look toward for these plants. This is the first book I have read that clearly explains meadows building beyond the physical steps of clearing, digging, and sowin. grasses and highly tasty prairie plants in a land of slugs and voles. It mentions plants more likely to survive and what regions of the world I should look toward for these plants. This is the first book I have read that clearly explains meadows building beyond the physical steps of clearing, digging, and sowin. blake wood said Great book with lots of useful information. Great book full of useful information for both novice and experienced gardeners alike. James' approach to seeding perennial meadows is really a unique approach with inspiring results. Will definitely be using his methods.