Awards
Winner of the American Horticultural Society 2017 Book Award
Synopses & Reviews
This lushly-photographed reference is an important moment in horticulture that will be embraced by anyone looking for a better, smarter way to garden. Larry Weaner is an icon in the world of ecological landscape design, and now his revolutionary approach is available to all gardeners. Garden Revolution shows how an ecological approach to planting can lead to beautiful gardens that buck much of conventional gardening's counter-productive, time-consuming practices. Instead of picking the wrong plant and then constantly tilling, weeding, irrigating, and fertilizing, Weaner advocates for choosing plants that are adapted to the soil and climate of a specific site and letting them naturally evolve over time. Allowing the plants to find their own niches, to spread their seed around until they find the microclimate and spot that suits them best, creates a landscape that is vibrant, dynamic, and gorgeous year after year.
Review
"There’s inspiration here, from the honesty with which the authors address climate change to the experiential wisdom they bring to every aspect of the complex process of creating a landscape." Booklist
Review
"An invaluable and provocative resource for gardeners who want to collaborate with their local ecologies—and save themselves both heartbreak and backbreak." New York Times Book Review
About the Author
Larry Weaner has been creating native landscapes since 1977. His firm, Larry Weaner Landscape Associates, has received the top three design awards from the Association of Professional Landscape Designers. Larry is an active guest lecturer and instructor for horticultural and environmental organizations throughout the US, and his landscapes have been toured by numerous organizations. In 1990, he founded New Directions in the American Landscape, an educational programming series with a national following.
Thomas Christopher, a graduate of the New York Botanical Garden School of Professional Horticulture, has worked for almost forty years creating gardens for clients. He is a former columnist for Horticulture, House & Garden, and Country Living Gardener, and has been a contributor to the New York Times and the Journal of The Royal Horticultural Society.