Grasses for Gardens and Landscapes - by Neil Lucas (Hardcover)

About the Book

Ornamental grasses have long been a mainstay of contemporary planting design, as integral components of commercial and residential landscapes and naturalistic plantings. In Grasses for Gardens and Landscapes, Neil Lucas profiles the best ornamental grasses available today and details how to design with them in different settings. This comprehensive guide is filled with expert maintenance techniques and lists of grasses suitable for a variety of situations.

Book Synopsis

This design-forward guide profiles the best ornamental grasses for use in landscapes and gardens--along with advice for successful cultivation.

Ornamental grasses have long been a mainstay of contemporary planting design, as integral components of commercial and residential landscapes and naturalistic plantings. In GrassesforGardensandLandscapes, Neil Lucas profiles the best ornamental grasses available today and details how to design with them in different settings. This comprehensive guide is filled with expert maintenance techniques and lists of grasses suitable for a variety of situations. An A to Z of grasses includes details on growth and care, as well as the best cultivars currently available.

Review Quotes

"Grasses for Gardens and Landscapes is a comprehensive guide filled with expert maintenance techniques and an encyclopedia of garden-worthy grasses, with details on growth and care, as well as the best cultivars currently available. In other words, everything you need to embark on a choose-your-own (grass) adventure." --The Seattle Times

"The myriad of photographs and encyclopedic information enable [you to] quickly identify and learn how to grow the colorful, shade-loving grasses."--Triangle Gardener

"Grasses for Gardens and Landscapes extolls the beauty, adaptability, and versatility of using grasses as a major focus in the landscape. It is filled with beautiful photographs of grasses in various gardens around the world, to help the reader visualize how useful grasses are in every season and situation. This book is an excellent beginning on the journey of using more grasses in our garden landscapes." --The Washington Gardener

"From both text and photographs, readers learn to appreciate all the different attributes of grasses and, in turn, how to apply them to best effect in different garden situations." --Horticlture

"Ornamental grass expert Neil Lucas guides readers through seasonal rhythms using a naturalist's approach combined with precise Latin names." --Landscape Architecture Magazine

"Insightful, practical advice based on the author's extensive experience and passion for biodiversity and natural ecosystems...One to be enjoyed and consulted again and again."--Gardens Illustrated

About the Author

Neil Lucas is the UK's leading ornamental grass specialist, owner of Dorset-based Knoll Gardens, RHS Council Member, judge, author, and holder of ten consecutive Gold Medals at Chelsea. When not on the show circuit, either as exhibitor or judge, lecturing, writing, or off on plant-hunting expeditions overseas, Neil spends his time tending what he describes as his "four-acre exhibit," the show gardens and nursery at Knoll. Visit his website at knollgardens.co.uk.