“Design with Nature’sdiscussion of native plant communities and its portfolio of landscape designs are informative, inspiring, and demonstrate the rich potential of following an ecological approach that utilizes species native to the islands and Cape.”—Darrel Morrison, author of Beauty of the Wild: A Life Designing Landscapes Inspired by Nature
“Written for professionals and scholars in the fields of landscape architecture, ecological restoration, and land management, as well as for property owners, Design with Nature provides a useful, instructional guide, exemplifying essential perspectives and practices. Ahern is an international expert in landscape ecology and ecological design, and his expertise is elegantly communicated in this deeply researched book.”—Nancy Rottle, coauthor of Ecological Design