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- The Native Landscape Reader
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: University of Massachusetts Press
summary
In this volume Robert E. Grese gathers together writings on nature-based landscape design and conservation by some of the country’s most significant practitioners, horticulturalists, botanists, and conservationists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Written with a strong conservation ethic, these essays often originally appeared in obscure, short-lived publications and are difficult to locate today, comprising a rich but hidden literature.
Over many years of pioneering research into the work of Jens Jensen, O. C. Simonds, and other early landscape architects who advocated for the use of native plants and conservation, Grese encountered and began collecting these pieces. With this volume, he offers readers his trove. Purposely avoiding literature that is widely available, Grese shares as well his experience of discovery. His introduction provides perspective on the context of these writings and the principles they espouse, and his conclusion illuminates their relevance today with the emerging emphasis on sustainable design. This collection will appeal to general readers interested in the issues of sustainability, horticulture and gardening, and landscape design and preservation, as well as to historians, practitioners, and specialists.
Table of Contents
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- Series Editor’s Preface
- pp. ix-xii
- Introduction
- pp. 3-22
- Part I: Appreciation of Nature
- pp. 23-81
- “Essay on American Scenery” (1835)
- pp. 27-36
- “In the Company of Trees” (1892)
- pp. 37-39
- “The Love of Nature” (1892)
- pp. 40-43
- The Outlook to Nature (1911)
- pp. 51-66
- Part II: Our American Flora
- pp. 83-105
- “American Trees for America” (1897)
- pp. 88-90
- “Prairie Woodlands” (1894)
- pp. 97-98
- “The American Hawthorns” (1892)
- pp. 99-102
- “I Like Our Prairie Landscape” (1920)
- pp. 103-105
- “A Few Hints on Landscape Gardening” (1851)
- pp. 109-111
- “Thoughts on Planting Composition” (1929)
- pp. 130-139
- “A Juniper Landscape” (1931)
- pp. 140-145
- “Natural Plant Groups” (1931)
- pp. 146-150
- “An Ecological Approach” (1933)
- pp. 157-161
- Part IV: Natural Parks and Gardens
- pp. 163-203
- “An American Garden” (1899)
- pp. 165-170
- “The Two Kinds of Bog Garden” (1908)
- pp. 171-175
- “Making a Small Garden Look Large” (1924)
- pp. 183-185
- “Natural Parks and Gardens” (1930)
- pp. 186-199
- “A Story for Ravinians” (1936)
- pp. 200-201
- “On Improving the Property” (1980)
- pp. 202-203
- “The Use of the Axe” (1889)
- pp. 224-228
- Report of the Landscape Architect (1904)
- pp. 250-258
- “Parks as Preservers of Native Plants (1915)
- pp. 259-263
- “The Dunes of Northern Indiana” (1917)
- pp. 264-266
- “The Last Stand of the Wilderness” (1926)
- pp. 271-276
- Works Cited
- pp. 299-305
Additional Information
ISBN
9781613761847
Related ISBN(s)
9781558498846
MARC Record
OCLC
794700813
Pages
336
Launched on MUSE
2012-04-16
Language
English
Open Access
No