HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005 09 14 Attached Distributed to Board by Mike MingeaDate: September 14, 2005
ATTACHED DISTRIBUTED BY MIKE
MINGEA, CITY ARBORIST
Local Native Plant Nurseries
Biosphere Consulting Inc
(407) 656-8277
14908 Tilden Rd
Winter Garden, FL 34787
B B Brown's Gardens
(352) 429-5566
11490 Montevista Rd
Clermont, FL 34711
Winter Garden, FL 34787
Green Images
(407) 568-1333
1333 Taylor Creek
Christmas, FL
Native Landscape Photos Needed
Dan Walton and Laurel Schiller are completing a book on naturalistic homescaping
(home landscaping) and would appreciate using photographs you might have on the
subject. Below is their working definition: By naturalistic we mean two things: (1)
planting vegetation that is native to your area and (2) planting it in such a way that
your yard does not end up looking like it was designed, but as though it had grown
naturally. This means rather than trying to attain a conventional "pretty" landscape
with its symmetries and carefully located plant beds, you plant your yard in a more
random and intensive way. Throughout this book we suggest methods of creating a
more naturalistic homescape. We discuss topics such as reducing or eliminating
your lawn, increasing the size of planted areas and properly placing plants so that
you can avoid pruning to unnatural shapes. We also discuss plantings for wildlife
and ponds as well as for dry, wet and saline areas.
We will credit and plug your work in our book. We're almost done with the draft
and hope to get it to potential publishers by the end of the summer.
REPLY T0: scrubisme@comcast.net or dwalton9@comcast.net
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