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I liked this — the text emphasizes importance of natural and native landscapes & has many gorgeous photos with an extensive plant index. *But* it emphasizes mid-Atlantic states such as mine (both authors are local to me), and the plant lists don‘t indicate whether they‘re likely to be deer-proof. That last part is particularly important for us. At right of this photo, see almost no understory below the tall trees due to over-grazing by deer.