Native plants - the plants that originate naturally in a region and have been living there for thousands of years - are a gardener's best friend when it comes to creating a gorgeous, low-maintenance, environment-friendly landscape, because they thrive in our local climate. They are relatively unaffected by drought, wind, extremes in temperature, and the unpredictable early and late frosts that define the short prairie growing season.p align=left">Written especially for gardeners in the northern and central prairies of Canada and the United States, June Flanagan shows that a garden rich in native plants is beautiful in its diversity, relatively low maintenance, conserves water, is environmentally sustainable, and provides a natural habitat for birds, butterflies, and insects - all essential ingredients for a healthy garden.

Included in Native Plants for Prairie Gardens:

• advice on how to landscape using native prairie plants
• tips on how to acquire, grow, and propagate native prairie plants
• detailed plant descriptions of native prairie wildflowers, grasses, trees, and shrubs, illustrated with beautiful full-colour photographs
• A native prairie plant bloom chart
• Lists of native prairie seed and plant sources, native plant organizations, and public gardens featuring native prairie plants

June Flanagan holds a M. Sc. in plant science, a B. Sc. in environmental horticulture, and a lifelong passion for photographing and cultivating plants. She also wrote Native Plants for Prairie Gardens, co-authored Garden of Serenity and The Prairie Gardener's Sourcebook, and has published many horticultural articles and images. June Flanagan lives in Lethbridge, Alberta.

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"Detailed descriptions of 29 wildflowers. eight grasses and 15 woody plants accompany Flanagan's excellent colour images. Particularly valuable are her many lists, including sources for native plants in the northern and central prairies of North America. A nice bonus is the author's suggestions for native plants for a cutting garden. And, judging by the photographs, native flowers can be as showy as their cultivars."
— Canadian Gardening

"For the chinook gardener interested in planting only species that have called our grassland landscape home for thousands of years, along comes the ideal resource guide: Native Plants for Prairie Gardens, a book penned with Canadian and U.S. flatlanders in mind."
— Calgary Herald

"Solidly researched. . . Flanagan's Native Plants for Prairie Gardens fills a void among existing garden titles. It is truly unique. The softcover book has details on design and propagation, and an excellent index."
— Windsor Star and other Canwest papers