Landscape Restoration Handbook, Second Edition

Five years after the first edition of Landscape Restoration Handbook was published, its natural landscaping and ecological restoration techniques have become standard-and successful-practice throughout the nation.Now, the Landscape Restoration Handbook: Second Edition substantially widens the scope of the original work. Approximately 250 pages larger than the first edition, new and expanded chapters offer guidance on:oDevelopment of natural landscaping and ecological restoration programsoEducation, regional planning, and increased biological diversityoEcological communities species listingsoScientific and common plant names associated with ecological communitiesoNurseries that propagate and sell native plants throughout the United StatesNaturalization has proven to be a "win-win" situation all around. Monetary costs that landowners are saving on maintenance and chemicals also translates to environmental benefits for the greater community.Landscape and golf course architects, urban planners, horticulturists, golf course superintendents and consultants have already put the Landscape Restoration Handbook to the test. Let the Second Edition bring you up-to-date on the numerous benefits of naturalization. Landscape Restoration Handbook......Page 1 Contents......Page 3 Foreword......Page 4 Acknowledgments......Page 5 About the Authors......Page 6 Dedication......Page 7 Contents......Page 0 Introduction......Page 8 Why Naturalness?......Page 9 Using This Book......Page 11 Greenlinks Education Program......Page 12 Site Objectives......Page 14 The Conceptual Design Plan......Page 16 Ecological Restoration......Page 17 Introduction......Page 25 What Is Diversity?......Page 26 Principles of Diversity......Page 28 Spatial Principles......Page 31 Community Principles......Page 41 Conclusion......Page 44 Introduction......Page 46 Landscaping With Native Species......Page 47 Opportunities for Natural Landscaping......Page 48 Site Analysis......Page 50 Landscape Design Considerations......Page 51 Principles for Designing With Native Plants......Page 52 Woodland Landscapes......Page 53 Meadow Landscapes......Page 54 Bird and Butterfly Gardens......Page 55 Songbird Gardens......Page 56 Water Gardens......Page 57 Establishment Techniques......Page 58 Weed Elimination and Control......Page 59 Establishment from Seed......Page 61 Establishment From Nursery Stock......Page 63 Natural Landscape Maintenance Water Garden Maintenance......Page 65 Introduction......Page 67 Ecological Restoration Planning......Page 71 Ecological Restoration Design: Considerations......Page 73 Forest Restoration......Page 76 Grassland Restoration......Page 78 Managing Natural Plant Succession and Pest Species......Page 80 Selecting Model Communities......Page 86 Fernwood Prairie......Page 90 Natural Regions......Page 94 Upland Systems......Page 97 Estuarine Systems......Page 98 Ecological Restoration Type Descriptions......Page 100 Planting Considerations......Page 101 Temporal Spacing for Different Plants and Lay-ers......Page 102 Weed Control......Page 103 Case Studies......Page 104 Natural Regions and Dominant Ecological Communities......Page 106 West Coast Mountains......Page 110 Sierra Nevada Mountains......Page 126 Central/Southern California......Page 135 High Desert......Page 152 Northern Basin and Range......Page 159 Southern Basin and Range......Page 168 Northern Rocky Mountains......Page 180 Wyoming Basin......Page 190 Wasatch/Uinta Mountains......Page 199 Colorado Plateaus......Page 211 Southern Rocky Mountains......Page 221 Arizona/New Mexico Plateaus......Page 230 Arizona/New Mexico Mountains......Page 237 Southern Deserts......Page 246 Northern Great Plains......Page 264 Western High Plains......Page 275 Great Plains......Page 283 Central Plains......Page 294 Texas/Oklahoma Plains......Page 303 Central Texas Plateau......Page 315 South Texas Plains......Page 325 Western Gulf Coastal Plain......Page 334 Northern Great Lakes......Page 341 Southern Great Lakes......Page 356 Eastern Great Lakes......Page 373 Ozark/Interior Plateaus......Page 395 Southeastern Plains......Page 408 Southern Coastal Plain......Page 429 Appalachian Plateaus and Mountains......Page 456 New England......Page 466 Ecological Restoration Types......Page 485 Coniferous Forests......Page 487 Eastern Deciduous and Mixed Forests......Page 491 Western Deciduous and Mixed Forests......Page 498 Woodlands......Page 500 Desert Lands......Page 504 Shrublands......Page 511 Meadowlands......Page 514 Glades......Page 517 Grasslands......Page 519 Prairies......Page 524 Sand Dunes......Page 532 Floodplain Forests......Page 537 Bogs and Fens......Page 541 Swamp Forests......Page 549 Riparian Forests and Woodlands......Page 553 Shrub Swamps......Page 561 Nonestuarine Marshes......Page 564 Wet Prairies and Grasslands......Page 571 Vernal Pools......Page 574 Mangroves......Page 579 Estuarine Marshes......Page 585 PLANT TYPE......Page 594 BLOOM PERIOD......Page 596 LANDSCAPE USE......Page 597 Woody Plant Matrix......Page 598 Herbaceous Plant Matrix......Page 643 Introduction......Page 730 Arizona......Page 731 California......Page 732 Colorado......Page 736 Florida......Page 737 Georgia......Page 739 Illinois......Page 740 Indiana......Page 741 Kentucky......Page 742 Maryland......Page 743 Massachusetts......Page 744 Michigan......Page 745 Minnesota......Page 746 Missouri......Page 747 Montana......Page 748 New Jersey......Page 749 New York......Page 750 Ohio......Page 751 Oklahoma......Page 752 Pennsylvania......Page 753 South Carolina......Page 755 Texas......Page 756 Virginia......Page 761 Washington......Page 762 Wisconsin......Page 763 Wyoming......Page 765 Ecological Restoration Resources......Page 766 Restoration Consultants......Page 768 Natural Heritage Programs......Page 781 Organizations and Internet Resources......Page 784 Regulatory Considerations for Restoring Wetlands......Page 789 Map of the Natural Regions of the United States and Ku chler Codes List......Page 795 Five years after the first edition of Landscape Restoration Handbook was published, its natural landscaping and ecological restoration techniques have become standard-and successful-practice throughout the nation. Now, the Landscape Restoration Handbook: Second Edition substantially widens the scope of the original work. Approximately 250 pages larger than the first edition, new and expanded chapters offer guidance on: Development of natural landscaping and ecological restoration programs Education, regional planning, and increased biological diversity Ecological communities species listings Scientific and common plant names associated with ecological communities Nurseries that propagate and sell native plants throughout the United States Naturalization has proven to be a "win-win" situation all around. Monetary costs that landowners are saving on maintenance and chemicals also translates to environmental benefits for the greater community. Landscape and golf course architects, urban planners, horticulturists, golf course superintendents and consultants have already put the Landscape Restoration Handbook to the test. Let the Second Edition bring you up-to-date on the numerous benefits of naturalization. Suitable for landscape and golf course architects, this work offers guidance on the development of natural landscaping and ecological restoration programs; regional planning and increased biological diversity; scientific and common plant names associated with ecological communities; and, nurseries that propagate and sell native plants in the US. Naturalization: mutually beneficial for environmental protection and cost savings. Outlining the proper use of naturalization techniques, this title gives landscape professionals an alternative to intensive management approaches - ensuring a greater degree of environmental protection, while reducing various maintenance costs. Since the beginning of recorded time, human beings have felt both a part of nature and, at the same time, apart from nature.