Planting in a Post-Wild World

Posted on 17 August 2018 by Thomas Rainer

As practical as it is poetic an optimistic call to action Chicago Tribune Over time, with industrialization and urban sprawl, we have driven nature out of our neighborhoods and cities But we can invite it back by designing landscapes that look and function like they do in the wild robust, diverse, and visually harmonious Planting in a Post Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West is an inspiring call to action dedicated to the idea of a new nature a hybrid of both the wild and the cultivated that can ourish in our cities and suburbs This is both a post wild manifesto and practical guide that describes how to incorporate and layer plants into plant communities to create an environment that is re ective of natural systems and thrives within our built world. Read Planting in a Post-Wild World – kino-fada.fr Those random little manufactured planting beds outside of Target, the grocery store, lining the pedestrian walkways in your city Pansies, petunias, and maybe a random boxwood or juniper, right This book, while about plants and land use, is also about humans and society Professional landscape designers, as well as the common gardener can take something away from this beautiful book Yes, we want wild spaces to remain wild and untouched, but how can we bring this aesthetic, this biome into ou Those random little manufactured planting beds outside of Target, the grocery store, lining the pedestrian walkways in your city Pansies, petunias, and maybe a random boxwood or juniper, right This book, while about plants and land use, is also about humans and society Professional landscape designers, as well as the common gardener can take something away from this beautiful book Yes, we want wild spaces to remain wild and untouched, but how can we bring this aesthetic, this biome into our urban spa...First, the cons This book is targetedat landscape designers than the home gardener, which is especially clear when you get to the practical considerations section The consistent use of only scientific names for plants throughout the text also makes itburdensome than it really needs to be yes, common names vary, but a combo of common and scientific names would make for an easier read and give many readers touchpoints to better understand the examples.The pros are that this is a be First, the cons This book is targetedat landscape designers than the home gardener, which is especially c...Revolutionary concept The book is very well written with excellent pictures and illustrations, without a single word wasted Thank you, Thomas and Claudia, for the ground breaking work, that brings ideas and practical acti...I wish there was a littleactionable content, but the essays are still very interesting and don t take away from it Kind of caters to high level thinking on this stuff, and on design at a level forhard core professionals than mere hobbyists or enthusiasts like me Found the case study ...All of my intuitions and approach to horticulture and landscape design validated loved itThis book takes a look at landscaping as an art form with a focus on sustainability It emphasizes planting the community and not each individual plant While I agree with most of the concepts in this book, I can t agree that aggressive exotics fit into their overall concept The authors do suggest using native plants in many instances, butfrom an aesthetic point of view I think it would enhance their ideas to describe why natives are important, not leave it at how pretty they are in the This book takes a look at landscaping as an art form with a focus on sustainability It emphasizes planting the commu...This had a lot of information and plenty of beautiful pictures My biggest issue was that they nearly always but not consistently reference plants by their scientific names I understand why, but unfortunately it makes the book a little less accessible to the lay reader like myself who only knows a handful of scientific names It definitely slowed down my reading and made it harder to connect with the specific plants that were mentioned I don t think it would have been hard to use both common This had a lot of information and plenty of beautiful pictures My biggest issue was that they nearly always but not consisten...Outstanding I ve been struggling with how to mass plants without looking strange in the landscape I want big impact and keep weeds down, drought tolerance, and native if it is appropriate for the space This book outlines the strategy I ve been struggling to figure out on my own Designing a ...One of the very best books I have read on landscape design I learned so much They direct us to start with a landscape type that we want forest, woodland or what others might call savannah , grassland, etc Not really a book for the total amateurfor landscape archite...TimelyThis book has gotten me back into the dirt I d recommend it to all my friends, but I think most of them are here already Still, this is beautifully written and illustrated, and gives a great overview Will I see a changed aesthetic in my lifetime I really think I might.

English
17 August 2018

Thomas Rainer