Tapestry Lawns - Freed From Grass and Full of Flowers

List of contents

Preface
1 ‘Lawn’ a word that is strangling itself
2 Tapestry lawns: form & functioning
3 Species roles in tapestry lawns
4 Wildlife
5 How to make one
6 Maintenance
7 Outcomes
8 Tapestry lawn plants
9 Other useful plant species

About the author

Dr Lionel Smith received his PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Reading in 2014. He is currently Lecturer in Horticulture at Myerscough College, Lancashire, and lives in St. Anne’s-on-Sea.

Summary

This book traces the changes in the lawn format from its origins to the modern day and offers information on how and why the tapestry lawn construct is now achievable. It provides guidance on how to create and maintain a tapestry lawn of your own and champions the potential benefits for wildlife that can follow.

Product details

• Authors: Lionel Smith, Smith Lionel
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780367207472
• ISBN: 978-0-367-20747-2
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Botany; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General, NATURE / Ecology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, GARDENING / Vegetables, Biodiversity, Botany & plant sciences, Agricultural science, Commercial horticulture, Horticulture, Botany and plant sciences, Pest control, Pest control / plant diseases, Biodiversity / Ecosystems