Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast by Peter del Tredici

In a way, the plants that have been able to use and transform human disturbance to the best of their ability in order to thrive and act positively with benefits to the environment are actually the plants we are most often pulling out of our gardens. While it covers the area bounded by Montreal, Boston. He talks about urban plants and their ability to overcome the so many urban stresses (stressed -here?), whether caused by paving, salt, soil compaction drainage problems or air pollution, and their story makes you root for them (no pun intended) because they are the over- performing and under appreciated underdogs. Peter Del Tredicis lushly illustrated field guide to wild urban plants of the northeastern United States is the first of its kind. In his book Del Tredici speaks scientifically about the positive contributions of hundreds of plants, considered to be 'weeds', but are actually just seriously hardworking, adaptive plants that are usually unwanted where they establish themselves. In Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast, Peter Del Tredici classifies urban land into three general categories based on their ecological functions: native, remnant landscapes managed, constructed landscapes and ruderal, adaptive landscapes. You can find Peter Del Tredici's book Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast on Amazon. : Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast: A Field Guide (9780801474583) by Del Tredici, Peter and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. It's actually pretty interesting how weeds all got started, and if you are interested, Peter Del Tredici is a rockstar in the plant world, and has written a fantastic book called Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast.

Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast by Peter del Tredici