{"product_id":"landscaping-with-native-plants-of-michigan-paperback","title":"Landscaping with Native Plants of Michigan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynn M. Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLandscaping with Native Plants of Michigan\u003c\/i\u003e is designed for beginning and experienced gardeners who want to learn more about Michigan's unique native-plant communities and how to successfully incorporate them into their home landscapes. It combines the practicality of a field guide with all the basic information homeowners need to create an effective landscape design. The plant profiles section includes comprehensive descriptions of more than 600 native plant species, subspecies, and varieties of flowers, trees, shrubs, vines, evergreens, grasses, and ferns that have grown in Michigan since the time before European settlement. Information on planting, maintenance, and landscape uses for each plant is also included. Readers will also gain many creative ideas from the section featuring Michigan gardeners who have successfully incorporated native plants into their home landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Steiner\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the Upper Midwest's best-known garden writers and a frequent speaker at gardening and environmental events. She is the author and photographer of several books that advocate for the effective use of native plants in the typical home landscape. \u003ci\u003eLandscaping with Native Plants of Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book designed to identify Minnesota's native plants and plant communities and to demonstrate how to use them effectively in a typical home landscape, was a finalist in the 2006 Minnesota Book Awards in the Science and Nature category.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLynn is the author and photographer of several other books, including \u003ci\u003eRain Gardens: Sustainable Landscaping for a Beautiful Yard and a Healthy World\u003c\/i\u003e, published in February 2012. Other titles include \u003ci\u003eLandscaping with Native Plants of Wisconsin\u003c\/i\u003e, published spring 2007, and \u003ci\u003eLandscaping with Native Plants of Michigan\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 2006 and named a Michigan Notable Book for 2007. She also helped develop, wrote, and provided photographs for \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Guide to Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e series, ten regional gardening books published in 2012 by Cool Springs Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fifteen years, Lynn was the editor of \u003ci\u003eNorthern Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the official publication of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society. Under her direction, Northern Gardener received several Overall Excellence awards from the Minnesota Magazine \u0026amp; Publication Association, and several individual contributors received Garden Writers Association Media awards. She now writes a column for the magazine titled \"Northern Natives.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLynn lives with her husband and two cats on a 115-year-old farmstead in northern Washington County, Minnesota, where she enjoys tending her gardens and watching the progress of her restored prairie, savannah, and oak woodland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.9 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Michigan Notable Books (2007)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45147839627308,"sku":"9780760325384","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/84tGId98a79780760325384.webp?v=1783906447","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/landscaping-with-native-plants-of-michigan-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}