Description
Prairie Up
By Benjamin Vogt
Price: $25 (Suggested Retail 29.95)
Hardcover : 208 pages
Publisher: 3 Fields Books; First Edition (January 24, 2023)
Dimensions : 8 x 0.5 x 10 inches
ISBN-10 : 0252086775
ISBN-13 : 978-0252086779
Connecting to nature with native plants
Landscaping with native plants has encouraged gardeners from the Midwest and beyond to embark on a profound scientific, ecological, and emotional partnership with nature. Benjamin Vogt shares his expertise with prairie plants in a richly photographed guide aimed at gardeners and homeowners, making big ideas about design approachable and actionable. Step-by-step blueprints point readers to plant communities that not only support wildlife and please the eye but that rethink traditional planting and maintenance. Additionally, Vogt provides insider information on plant sourcing, garden tools, and working with city ordinances. This book will be an invaluable reference in sustainable garden design for those wanting both beautiful and functional landscapes.
Easy to use and illustrated with over 150 color photos, Prairie Up is a practical guide to artfully reviving diversity and wildness in our communities.
About the Author:
Benjamin Vogt is the author of three books—A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future; Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design; and Afterimage: Poems. He owns Monarch Gardens LLC, a prairie-inspired garden design firm that works with clients in Nebraska and throughout the Midwest. His landscapes have been featured in The American Gardeners, Dwell, Fine Gardening, Garden Design, The Guardian, Midwest Living, and the Wall Street Journal. For over 5 years Benjamin wrote an award-winning garden column for Houzz (nearly 3 million readers) and has contributed words and photographs to several books. He is a sought after speaker for his humor and lyrical passion, presenting at national conferences, botanic gardens, and symposiums on landscape ethics and unlawning America.
Benjamin has a PhD from the University of Nebraska, an MFA from The Ohio State University, and a BFA from the University of Evansville. He and his wife dream of restoring 20–40 acres to tallgrass prairie, hosting an artist residency program, and creating a large destination garden using 100% native plants.
