Planting the wild garden

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Where to find it

Information & Library Science Library — Juvenile

Call Number
J581.4 Galbraith
Status
Available
Item Note
[December 2014 printing]

North Carolina Botanical Garden Library — Juvenile

Call Number
J581.467 Gal
Status
In-Library Use Only

Summary

Eloquent text and stunning illustrations combine to explore the many ways seeds are distributed, including animals, weather and wind, human action, and even the plants themselves.
A farmer and her son carefully plant seeds in their garden. In the wild garden, many seeds are planted too, but not by farmers' hands. Different kinds of animals transport seeds, often without knowing it. Sometimes rain washes seeds away to a new location. And sometimes something extraordinary occurs, like when the pods of Scotch broom burst open explosively in the summer heat, scattering seeds everywhere like popcorn.
Kathryn Galbraith's lyrical prose seamlessly combines with Wendy Halperin's elegant, crisp illustrations to show how many elements work together through the seasons to create and sustain the wild meadow garden.

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