Grow Wild!: Low-Maintenance, Sure-Success, Distinctive Gardening with Native Plants

This book is very helpful and a good overview for someone who still needs convincing about native plantings. It has some notes on native shrubs and trees, although I would have liked to have seen a few more references to that but it does describe several types of native gardens and areas in north america that tend towards having different native plants.And it describes many native perenialsFor really practical advice and good illustrative photos I would suggest her other book " 100 native plants".

Ms. Johnson writes from a Canadian background. The plants and gardens are very adapted to the Midwest, and most could easily be duplicated there. Other areas are represented, but gardeners in the Midwest would benefit the most from using this book. The photos show actual, easily achieveable, garden results. This book might help someone make up their mind whether this is "the look" they willlike in their garden. I hope many people decide they like it, because it is a low-maintenance, environmentally-friendly, water-conserving approach to having the most envied garden on the block!