Bringing home the wild : a riparian garden in a southwest city / Juliet C. Stromberg.

"This book follows a two-decade journey in urban conservation gardening on a four-acre irrigated parcel in Phoenix, Arizona, from the perspective of a retired botanist and her partner. Through a playful use of language and humor, the book not only introduces the plants who are feeding them, bufferin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stromberg, Juliet C. (Author)
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2023.
Subjects:
Gardening > Arizona > Phoenix.
Urban ecology (Biology) > Arizona > Phoenix.
Riparian ecology > Arizona > Phoenix.
Jardinage > Arizona > Phoenix.
Écologie urbaine > Arizona > Phoenix.
Écologie ripicole > Arizona > Phoenix.
Gardening.
Riparian ecology.
Urban ecology (Biology)
Arizona > Phoenix.
Physical Description:167 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Ecohydrology
  • The producers
  • The pollinators
  • Tending the garden
  • The consumers
  • Being ethnobotanical
  • The recyclers
  • The ecotherapists
  • Getting physical
  • Trophic dynamics: what's eating you?
  • Changing times
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index.