Review
Reimagining the California Lawn is a long-needed tool to reduce carbon and water footprints while preserving beauty and utility. No other author or imprint can rival Bornstein, Fross, and O'Brien's careful selection of species, plant profiles, clear pictures and reliable notes about where each type of plant will thrive and what it will need. -- Emily Green,
Los Angeles Times The new book, a typically handsome Cachuma Press product, combines inspiration with practical advice to replace thirsty lawns with something more sustainable and interesting. -- Joe Eaton, Ron Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle
The book California gardeners have been waiting for has arrived...There are plenty of illustrated ideas in Reimagining the California Lawn. One of them is bound to inspire you to make the leap. -- Sharon Cohoon, Sunset's "Fresh Dirt" garden blog
Boasting more than 300 glorious color photographs and a wide variety of plant palettes from which to choose, this timely book helps creative gardeners build a beautiful and sustainable landscape. -- K. Reka Badger, Santa Barbara News-Press
Reimagining the California Lawn is the book you've been looking for. It will answer many questions and provide guidance as well as practical solutions to common problems during the transition from lawn to a more sustainable landscape. -- Jeanne Santangelo, Marinscope Community Newspapers
Reimagining the California Lawn provides a comprehensive set of tools to reinterpret your garden. It's an excellent resource, whether you're planning to replace your lawn, or just make it more efficient. -- Joan S. Bolton, Santa Maria Times
If you are interested in reducing or replacing your lawn, Reimagining the California Lawn provides the information and inspiration for a successful transition. -- Tom Karwin, Monterey County Herald
The authors display an astounding level of expertise, and offer a level of detail well beyond the range of most gardening books. -- Susan Morrison, "Blue Planet Garden Blog"
Plenty of beautiful photographs, clear and concise writing, nice layout. --Virginia Hayes,Santa Barbara Independent --This text refers to the
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About the Author
Carol Bornstein is a horticulturist, instructor, and garden designer. For more than 30 years, she has been an advocate for sustainable, regionally appropriate landscaping. While Director of Horticulture at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, she managed the living collections, retail nursery, and plant introduction program and selected several new cultivars. She continues to seek out exceptional plants for California gardens and to share her knowledge of plants native to California and other mediterranean regions through her writing, teaching, and design work.
David Fross is the founder and president of Native Sons Wholesale Nursery, a grower specializing in plants from mediterranean-climate regions of the world. He teaches horticulture at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and is the co-author of Ceanothus.
Bart O Brien is the Director of Special Projects at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont, an educational institution dedicated to research, conservation, and horticulture of California native plants. A fifth-generation Californian, he is an authority on the native flora of the state and of northern Baja California and is an accomplished collector, grower, lecturer, and author. He was named the Horticulturist of the Year in 2005 by the Southern California Horticultural Society and was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in Southern California by the Los Angeles Times in 2006.