The Midwestern Native Garden - Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and Plants
By Charlotte Adelman & Bernard L. Schwartz
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Lavishly illustrated and well-documented, this user-friendly guide offers specific native alternatives to scores of non-native plants that are most popular with Midwestern gardeners (also applicable to Great Lakes and Northeastern gardeners as well!). The Authors group their offerings by seasons, matching up plants with similar appearances and attributes and depicting the pollinators and wildlife that benefit from the greater diversity enhanced by choosing native species. Rich with personal experience and research, this volume includes detailed resource notes and a helpful glossary and index. 268 pages.
Charlotte Adelman and Bernard Schwartz are also the authors of the
Prairie Directory of North America.
Reviews of 'The Midwestern Native Garden:
Click here to view a 6 minute interview with Charlotte.
"Adeleman and Schwartz have written an
informative, beautifully illustrated book... Every Midwestern gardener
interested in the reintroduction of native plants will want to own this
book. Applicable to gardens in adjacent states as well." - Library Journal
"Midwestern gardeners have the great good fortune to be the targeted readers for this beautiful guide that offers native alternatives to the conventional plants sold by mainstream nurseries... The Midwestern Native Garden is a fascinating and informative book..." - Blazing Star: Newsletter of the North American Native Plant Society
