Atlantis: Lost Lands, Ancient Wisdom

by Geoffrey Ashe

For the environmentalist as well as the garden lover, this book delightfully conveys the pleasures of ecological landscaping. Field and Forest is for those readers who love plants and want to know more about our native plant communities, how they relate to one another, and what each of us can do to help preserve and restore them. Jane Scott's innovative book looks into such puzzles Why are certain plants found only in certain habitats? Why and how do plant communities change? What has been the effect of human activities on plant communities?
Field and Forest features an entire section - five full chapters - on ecological landscaping. Jane Scott discusses how to recreate native plant communities in your own garden and how to look to nature for garden design ideas. She also includes plenty of practical, down-to-earth advice on maintaining a natural garden, as well as things to watch out for when buying native plants from nurseries.
Another helpful section focuses on the names and classifications of plants, to help naturalists and gardeners identify the species likely to be encountered on neighborhood strolls and countryside hikes. This book will not only make such excursions more rewarding, it will teach you how to recreate some of what you see in your own backyard. Field and Forest is both a reference and a handbook, and is illustrated with one hundred of the author's lovely line drawings.

Genres: Nonfiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Geoffrey Thomas Leslie Ashe is a British cultural historian, a writer of non-fiction books and novels.

Reviews

[Gretchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Doesn’t live up to the title. I was hoping to hear some thoughts on lands, locations, accounts of Atlantis’ destruction, as well as recounting some of the wisdom that was lost with this civilization. However, the only real flaw in this book was that I had encountered the major Atlantean ideas and history before. Had I read this earlier in my investigation, I would have appreciated the perspective more. But at this time, I am looking for more conclusions based on the info. 3.5 stars, would have been 4.

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[Ray]

Very interesting read! Well illustrated also with sketches and artwork that was influenced by the myth of Atlantis or some used trying to prove the existence of Atlantis. It was Donovan's song Atlantis that got me interested in the myth of Atlantis. This book explored the origins of the myth and the works of people who had tried to locate or prove the existence of Atlantis. i recommend this book for anyone curious about the legend of Atlantis.