A new book about ornamental grasses:

                 Designing with grasses

                                                                          written by Neil Lucas.

"Neil Lucas has a deep understanding of the breadth of possibilities

for using grasses in landscapes."

                                               –From the foreword by Rick Darke

Designing with Grasses

PRAIRIE GARDENS | BORDERS |

SCREENS |

 CONTAINERS

| DRY GARDENS | WETLANDS

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ISBN-13: 978-0-88192-983-6

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US$34.95

Grasses offer so much more than the flat,

green lawns beneath our feet. In the garden, spikelets

of Briza media flutter in the slightest breeze,

tall-stemmed Stipa gigantea makes a beguiling

divider, and pennisetums glow like fireworks with

the sun at their backs. When chosen wisely and

used with care, grasses can endow the garden with

showstopping appeal—requiring remarkably little

work in return.

Neil Lucas explains how to bring the magic of

grasses to even the smallest of gardens. Inspired

by the great American prairies, African savannah

and other wild spaces, he shows how to perfect

the balance between grasses and other plants,

choose sustainable lawn alternatives that virtually

care for themselves, and showcase the elegant

lines and intriguing textures of grasses to glorious

effect. Planting grasses in the right place is critical,

and Lucas lists top performers for drought, waterside,

containers, shade and more. Along the way, he

explains how grasses contribute to a greener world

through their use in rain gardens, green roofs and

for erosion control.

With an extensive directory profiling more than

450 gardenworthy grasses, rushes and sedges, this

lavishly illustrated volume offers gardeners a world

of possibilities.

£20

Irresistible ideas for designing with grasses. Learn how to:

• create interest from January through December

• combine grasses with woody plants, perennials, bulbs and evergreens

• re-work the boundaries of a small garden

• achieve the ‘wow’ factor using the Grassland Principle

• choose the best grasses for green roofs, sun and shade,

lawn alternatives and more

Neil Lucas is a leading ornamental grass

specialist whose gardens at Knoll in Dorset,

England are renowned for their naturalistic

appeal. His recently established Knoll Gardens

Foundation is devoted to educating gardeners

on sustainable practices. A nine-time

winner of the Chelsesa Flower Show Gold

Medal, he has written for publications such as

Gardens Illustrated, Garden Design Journal and

The Garden and delivers lectures on grasses

worldwide.

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