"As practical as it is poetic. . . . an optimistic call to action."
--Chicago Tribune
Over time, with industrialization and urban sprawl, we have driven
nature out of our neighborhoods and cities. But we can invite it back by
designing landscapes that look and function more like they do in the
wild: robust, diverse, and visually harmonious. Planting in a Post-Wild
World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West is an inspiring call to action
dedicated to the idea of a new nature--a hybrid of both the wild and the
cultivated--that can flourish in our cities and suburbs. This is both a
post-wild manifesto and practical guide that describes how to
incorporate and layer plants into plant communities to create an
environment that is reflective of natural systems and thrives within our
built world.