Book Launch Party for The American Meadow Garden:
Creating a Natural Alternative to the Traditional Lawn

Please join us to celebrate the forthcoming book The American Meadow Garden: Creating a Natural Alternative to the Traditional Lawn by John Greenlee, photographs by Saxon Holt (Timber Press, Nov 2009).

Wine and hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 p.m.
Talk and book signing at 6:15 p.m.

Admission:
$30 per person, after November 6 and at the door

Location:
Flora Grubb Gardens, 1634 Jerrold Avenue, San Francisco

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The Book:
If there’s one lesson every homeowner must learn, it’s this: The traditional lawn is a timeconsuming, chemical-sucking mistake. We’ve reached a stage where we can no longer follow past practices unthinkingly, particularly when those practices are wasteful and harmful to the environment. The time has come to create friendly, livable spaces around our homes. In The American Meadow Garden, ornamental grass expert John Greenlee creates a new model for homeowners and gardeners.

For Greenlee, a meadow isn’t a random assortment of anonymous grasses. Rather, it is a mini-ecosystem, in which grasses combine with colorful perennials to form a rich tapestry that is friendly to all life—with minimal input of water, time, and other scarce resources.

With decades of experience as a nurseryman and designer, Greenlee details all the practicalities of site preparation, plant selection, and maintenance; particularly valuable are his explanations of how ornamental grasses perform in different climates and areas. Gorgeous photography by Saxon Holt illustrates the message with stunning examples of meadow gardens from across the country.

Learn more about The American Meadow Garden.

About John Greenlee:
John Greenlee has created grass ecologies in gardens of all sizes since 1984. He appears frequently on television and was named horticulturist of the year in 2002 by the Southern California Association of Horticulturists. John is the author of The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Rodale, 1992) and the owner of Greenlee Nursery, the oldest grass nursery in California.

About Saxon Holt:
Saxon Holt is a lifelong gardener whose previous books include Hardy Succulents (Storey, 2008) and Grasses (Storey, 2004). He is the owner of PhotoBotanic.com, where he maintains a library of more than 200,000 images. In 2008 he received his fourth photography award from the Garden Writers Association.