The Garden Writers Association has recognized Taming
Wildflowers with a Silver Award of Achievement Wildflowers are
the jewels of spring and summer everywhere. Families drive miles to
witness their beauty in wild landscapes. Now, gardeners are discovering
that they can easily and successfully cultivate these hardy native
wonders right at home, for year-after-year enjoyment. Wildflower farmer
and floral designer Miriam Goldberger believes that wildflowers belong
as an essential part of North American gardens. Taming
Wildflowers is the ultimate DIY book on wildflower gardening: part
wildflower history (“How Wildflowers Changed the World”), part upbeat,
informative how-to, and a little basic plant science, and an easy primer
on designing with these wild and wondrous blooms. Her richly
photographed book shows gardeners how wildflowers enhance the beauty and
environmental health of their gardens by attracting birds, butterflies
and other important pollinators; the simple steps in seed propagation
(“Making Babies”); cutting garden must-haves (natives and non-natives);
integrating wildflowers into the vegetable garden; harvesting fresh and
everlasting wildflowers; drying; using floral design secrets to create
long-lasting arrangements; and how to design a wildflower wedding.
Features more than 60 of Miriam’s favorite wildflowers and 300
full-color photos.