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Covering Ground - by Barbara W Ellis (Paperback)

Covering Ground - by  Barbara W Ellis (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Ground covers are a pretty and practical way to bring diversity, elegance, and durability to open sweeps of lawn. Give your landscape a vibrant new palette that is both sustainable and low-maintenance through plantings of herbs, shrubs, mosses, and more. Barbara W. Ellis provides a variety of full-color lawn designs and professional planting advice to get you started. You'll be amazed as your ordinary lawn transforms into a striking display of color and texture.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><b>REIMAGINE the Possibilities for Covering Your Ground</b> <p/> REPLACE GRASS on hard-to-mow slopes <p/>CONNECT scattered flower beds, trees, and shrubs <p/>CONTROL erosion along stream banks <p/>CARPET the patches between stepping stones <p/>STABILIZE boggy areas <p/>EDGE walkways, curbs, and driveways <p/>CREATE natural alternatives to traditional lawns <p/>ADD A SPLASH OF COLOR anywhere you need it!<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Barbara W. Ellis transforms yards into flowering pieces of art...offering low-maintenance schemes, plant combinations, and in-depth advice on nurturing verdant landscapes."</p> <p><i>Home Magazine</i></p> <p> </p> <p>"<i>Covering Ground</i> will inspire with its wonderful possibilities for creating eye-catching color and texture in unexpected places. Ellis has the answers to the toughest garden situations..."</p> <p><i>East Coast Gardener</i></p> </p> "If you're making the decision to get rid of some water-thirsty lawn, here's help. Here are plenty of alternatives, as simple or as show as you want, for sun or shade, around pavers, along edges, fragrant or not, fast- or slow-growing, high- or low-maintenance."</p> <p><i>St. Petersburg Times</i></p> <b><i></i></b> </p> <p>"There's life beyond lawn grass, and even beyond English ivy and pachysandra. You'll find lots of good ideas in <i>Covering Ground</i>."</p> <i>Chicago Tribune</i> </p> <p>"Barbara Ellis ... elevates utilitarian ground cover plants to garden stars."</p> <i>McClatchy News Service</i> </p><br>

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