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| Acknowledgments | |
| Introduction | |
| How this landscape manual differs from others | |
| Ways you can use this manual | |
| Natural Landscape in Transition: The Consequences of Rapid Growth | |
| The consequences of rapid growth: loss of open lands, proliferation of invasive species, and threats to wildlife | |
| An overview of invasive species and their impacts | |
| Fragmenting landscapes: the wildlife connection | |
| Facing the challenges to Northeast's disappearing natural landscape | |
| The Integrated Landscape: Philosophy, Benefits, and Principles that Guide Practice | |
| Integrated landscaping: A holistic approach | |
| Integrated landscapes imitate natural ecosystems | |
| Benefits of integrated landscaping | |
| Ten natural principles to guide your landscaping practices | |
| Outside and Onsite: Taking Stock of What You Have | |
| Scope of the inventory | |
| Learn about your soil | |
| Assessing wildlife habitat through the seasons | |
| Taking stock: the inventory process | |
| Designing Landscapes with Establishment and Care in Mind | |
| Creating the base plan: putting it on paper | |
| Adding layers to your base plan | |
| Develop a wish list of needs and desires | |
| Create a functional bubble diagram | |
| Your conceptual plan | |
| Designing for wildlife | |
| Designing for shorelines | |
| The Plant Systems Approach | |
| Locating and creating plant systems for the integrated landscape | |
| Choosing plants for your system | |
| Dealing with invasive species | |
| Plant systems for wildlife | |
| The Plant-System models | |
| Matrix of Plant System Models | |
| Plant-System Model Descriptions | |
| Plant-System Model Illustrations | |
| Models 1-12 | |
| Plant Chart | |
| The planting plan: designing the plant system and selecting plants | |
| Establishing Plant Systems | |
| Protect existing plants | |
| Lay out your planting bed | |
| Select healthy plants | |
| Planting | |
| Thoughts on lawns and mowing | |
| Caring for Sustainable Plant Systems | |
| A lower-maintenance landscape | |
| Through the seasons | |
| Care and maintenance tips for future years | |
| Healthy plant systems grow and change over time | |
| Now, get up and get out! | |
| Appendixes | |
| Best Bets: Woody and Herbaceous Plants | |
| Plant Lists | |
| Inventory Worksheets | |
| Additional Resources | |
| Selecting woody plants for shoreland landscapes | |
| Landscape Practices Aligned with the Ecological Principles | |
| New USDA Hardiness Zone Map | |
| About the Authors | |
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