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Good Weed Bad Weed
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Who's Who, What to Do, and Why Some Deserve a Second Chance (All You Need to Know about the Weeds in Your Yard)
By
Nancy Gift, Sheila Rodgers
$17.85
Price includes NZ wide delivery! Ships from UK supplier | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 95 pages | | Other Information: | Illustrated | | Published In: | United States, 01 February 2011 |
With the same format as the popular field guide to garden insects, "Good Bug Bad Bug, Good Weed Bad Weed" is a friendly, authoritative guide to the uninvited plants in our yard: who they are, how to control them safely - and why it's a good idea to love some of them just the way they are. Weed expert Nancy Gift considers 50 of the most interesting and noteworthy weeds in our lives, with generous helpings of full-color photos, some tasty weed recipes. Packaged with heavy matte-laminated pages and concealed-wire binding for handy use outside. An attractive gift book for adults and curious kids alike. |
About the AuthorNancy Gift is an assistant professor of environmental studies and acting director of The Rachel Carson Institute at Chatham University in Pittsburgh. Previously, she wrote a book of garden essays, "A Weed by Any Other Name: The Virtues of a Messy Lawn, or Learning to Love the Plants We Don't Plant "(Beacon Press, May 2009). Praise for "A Weed by Any Other Name: " "NY Times Book Review," Dominique Browning: "I can thank Gift, a highly trained weed scientist, for the day I gave up on my lawn and planted clover." "The Ethicurean," Holly Hickman: "Gift knows her stuff." "The Midwest Book Review" ..".a read that anybody who wants a new philosophy of lawn care will love."
| Publisher: | St. Lynn's Press | | ISBN: | 0981961568 |
| EAN: | 9780981961569 | | Dimensions: | 18.52 x 14.88 x 2.06 centimeters (0.36 kg) |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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