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1 online resource (338 pages) |
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Preface; Acknowledgments; Keys to Plant Status, Characteristics, and Requirements; Part 1: Plants of New York City and Vicinity; Chapter 1: Trees; Chapter 2: Shrubs; Chapter 3: Vines; Chapter 4: Herbs; Chapter 5: Graminoids; Chapter 6: Ferns; Part II: Plants for Various Habitat Types; Chapter 7: Plants for Open Habitats, Full Sun; Chapter 8: Plants for Forest Restorations; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
It is no secret that with each new office park, strip mall, and housing development that slices through the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut landscape, more and more indigenous plant habitats are being destroyed. Concrete, after all, is not a friendly neighbor to vegetative life. Less common wisdom, however, holds that plants native to this region have been disappearing rapidly for a variety of reasons, and some of the causes can be avoided, even as construction projects continue to move in. One of the most serious threats to indigenous plants is the introduction of invasive non-native sp |
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Print version record |
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Native plant gardening -- New York Metropolitan Area
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Native plants for cultivation -- New York Region
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Native plants for cultivation -- New York Metropolitan Area
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GARDENING -- Reference.
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Native plant gardening
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Native plants for cultivation
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New York (State) -- New York Metropolitan Area
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United States -- New York Region
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813541631 |
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0813541638 |
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9780813554808 |
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0813554802 |
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