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Changing the American landscape
Author(s) -
Wasowski Andy
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2001.tb09150.x
Subject(s) - landscaping , native plant , geography , landscape architecture , landscape design , engineering , civil engineering , ecology , introduced species , biology
Andy Wasowski, a freelance writer and photographer specializing in gardening and landscaping issues, talked with Journal editor Marcia Lacey about the native plant movement that is revolutionizing the American landscape. Water conservation is the force behind the trend for using drought‐tolerant native plants as well as those exotics that are noninvasive and well‐adapted to the landscaping needs of a particular area.