Good Weed Bad Weed - by Nancy Gift (Spiral Bound)

About the Book

Using the same format as the popular field guide to garden insects "Good Bug Bad Bug, Good Weed Bad Weed" is a friendly, authoritative guide to the uninvited plants in any yard. Weed expert Gift considers 50 of the most interesting and noteworthy weeds.

Book Synopsis

Good Weed Bad Weed is a friendly, authoritative, easy-to-use guide to the uninvited plants in our yard: who they are, how to control them safely - and why it's a good idea to love some of them just the way they are (including a chart for how best to let our labor-intensive lawns "go native"). Weed expert Nancy Gift considers 50 of the most interesting and noteworthy weeds in our lives, with generous helpings of full-color photos, humor and some tasty weed recipes. Presented in the same format as our popular field guide to garden insects, Good Bug Bad Bug, with heavy matte-laminated pages and concealed-wire binding for handy use outside. An attractive gift book for adults and curious kids alike.

From the Back Cover

Who Are You Calling A Weed? . . . Are you worried about all the weeds in your yard? Well, set your mind at ease. Weed scientist Nancy Gift will show you surprising ways that weeds can enrich your life. It might be time to let your yard go a little bit "native." Good Weed Bad Weed is the quick and easy, authoritative weed ID book, featuring 44 of North America's most common uninvited guests - the good, the bad, and the not-so-bad - along with some tasty weed recipes (purslane salad, anyone?). "Finally...the ultimate guide to weeds: from the bad to the good, and even great. I love this book! A must for every homeowner and gardener." - Doug Oster, author of Tomatoes Garlic Basil; co-author of Grow Organic, "Nancy has a way of making us rethink our attitudes about weeds. In fact, I began to feel proud of my acres of nitrogen-fixing clover and a bit remiss that I did not harvest my purslane for dinner." - Jeneen Wiche, garden writer, radio host

Review Quotes

Praise for A Weed by Any Other Name:

NY Times Book Review, Dominique Browning: "I can thank Gift, a highly trained weed scientist, for the day I gave up on my lawn and planted clover."

The Ethicurean, Holly Hickman: "Gift knows her stuff."

The Midwest Book Review: "...a read that anybody who wants a new philosophy of lawn care will love."

About the Author

Nancy Gift is an assistant professor of environmental studies and acting director of The Rachel Carson Institute at Chatham University in Pittsburgh. Previously, she wrote a book of garden essays, A Weed by Any Other Name: The Virtues of a Messy Lawn, or Learning to Love the Plants We Don't Plant (Beacon Press, May 2009).