Prairie Up: Natural Garden Design

Benjamin Vogt's guide to designing gardens with native and prairie-inspired plant communities. It is aimed at gardeners and homeowners who want landscapes that look intentional while also supporting wildlife and working more closely with local ecology.

Why it fits HHH: Outside & Away is not only about leaving home. It also includes making the ground around home more useful, alive, and connected to the place where you live.

• Explains prairie-inspired and native-plant design principles
• Includes step-by-step planting blueprints and plant-community ideas
• Addresses wildlife support, plant sourcing, tools, and maintenance choices
• Discusses practical considerations such as local ordinances
• 208 pages with more than 150 color photos

HHH take: This is for someone who wants a landscape to do more than look finished—it should belong where it is planted.