TY - GEN AU - Rainer, Thomas AU - West, Claudia TI - Planting in post wild world : designing plant communities for resilient landscapes SN - 9781604695533 U1 - 712 PY - 2023/// CY - Oregon PB - Timber Press KW - Curvature KW - Gartengestaltung KW - Landschaftsgestaltung KW - Pflanzengesellschaft KW - Wildpflanzen KW - Seasons in literature KW - Indic literature N1 - Contents PREFACE 6 INTRODUCTION: NATURE AS IT WAS, NATURE AS IT COULD BE 13 A New Optimism: The Future of Planting Design Bridging the Gap between Nature and Our Gardens The Inspiration of Naturally Occurring Plant Communities Connecting with Our Memory of Nature PRINCIPLES OF DESIGNED PLANT COMMUNITIES 29 Developing an Understanding What Makes a Designed Plant Community Different? The Role of Native Species Essential Principles THE INSPIRATION OF THE WILD 65 Our Wild Hearts Landscape Archetypes Grasslands Woodlands and Shrublands Forests Edges THE DESIGN PROCESS 121 Honoring the Three Essential Relationships Relating Plants to Place Relating Plants to People Relating Plants to Other Plants CREATING AND MANAGING A PLANT COMMUNITY 189 Site Preparation The Design Process Continues Installation: Using a Plant's Natural Growth Cycle to Your Advantage Efficient and Successful Planting Creative Management Keeping Designs Legible and Functional CONCLUSION 243 A Meditation on Three Gardens Why Designed Plant Communities? Why Now? Acknowledgments 257 Bibliography 258 Metric Conversions 259 Photography and Illustration Credits 260 Design Credits 261 ER -