Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes

Planting in a Post Wild World book cover

Claudia West and Thomas Rainer. Timber Press, 2015.

Topic(s): Designing Native Landscapes, Ecological Systems, Recommendations: Landscape Practices

This book promotes using the principles of plant community ecology to create resilient landscapes that require less maintenance than traditional styles. It offers in-depth, practical guidelines for creating and managing a multi-layered, matrix planting that is highly designed and artistically “legible” to a public audience.