Native Woody Landscape and Restoration Plants of the Eastern United States - Paperback

by Michael L. Dorn (Author)

THE MUST- HAVE NATIVE WOODY PLANT BOOK for Eastern United States homeowners, designers, contractors, nurseries, and students * Discover the wonders of gardening with native plants in Native Woody Landscape and Restoration Plants of the Eastern United States by expert, Michael L. Dorn. * Choose from 85 native trees, shrubs, and vines to incorporate into YOUR landscape. * Create woodland gardens, restore stream banks or wetlands, stabilize shorelines, construct buffers, enhance habitat, and more. * Dorn's 246 color photographs show beautifully, the physical characteristics of each plant. * Reference charts help you locate specific plants for particular purposes. * Native Woody Landscape and Restoration Plants of the Eastern United States is the most valuable native plant reference guide available today.

Author Biography

Michael L. Dorn received a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture and a Master of Science in Botany from Clemson University. There, he propagated and grew native plants for a shoreline restoration and wetland research project. Taking part in experimental projects involving erosion control, restoration, and habitat enhancement, Dorn's passion for native plant use flourished. Today, Dorn's Landscape Services, LLC, provides traditional landscaping, in addition to shoreline stabilization design services, incorporating native plantings. The author's designs often enable lake property owners to acquire shoreline stabilization permits.