Sustainable Gardening
Grow a "Greener" Low-Maintenance Landscape with Fewer Resources
by Vincent Simeone
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Pub Date 16 Mar 2021 | Archive Date 17 Feb 2021
Quarto Publishing Group – Cool Springs Press | Cool Springs Press
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Description
Take practical steps to protect the Earth for future generations by creating a sustainable home landscape that is also beautiful, budget-friendly, and low-maintenance.
In this updated edition of Grow More With Less, author and horticulturist Vincent Simeone shows us that gardens are living laboratories where we can experiment, grow, and connect with other living things. There are tens of millions of gardeners across the globe. Together, we can create a huge and lasting positive impact on the planet and all the creatures who share it with us.
With the well-researched plan found in the pages of Sustainable Gardening, gardeners and homeowners are taught how to:
- Grow more plants while using fewer resources
- Conserve water through plant choice and proper landscape care
- Stop the disposable mindset
- Mitigate the effects of climate change through intelligent landscaping
- Plan and plant with low-maintenance in mind
- Build healthy soil to sequester carbon and grow healthier plants
- Create a garden that supports wildlife and soil life
- Design your garden for resiliency and a long, healthy life
- Banish synthetic pesticides and herbicides for more eco-friendly choices
- Reduce plastic waste in the garden and the landfill
- Set your garden on a schedule to reduce maintenance needs
- Harvest rainwater for future use
- Adopt a sustainable lawn care program that requires less work and fewer resources
Plus, discover profiles of some of the best shrubs, perennials, and ornamental grasses to include in your sustainable landscape. Not only are they beautiful and low-care, they also provide valuable ecosystem services.
Sustainability is defined as the capacity to endure, and while the term sustainability may seem a bit overused these days, the truth is that there are few other words that convey the same message. Adaptablity and resilience are close, but they miss the mark in conveying the long-term aspects of true sustainability. Being more mindful of your actions and learning how everything you do in your landscape impacts the ecosystem found there generates a more thoughtful and responsible approach to gardening we all would be wise to adopt.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780760370360 |
| PRICE | US$24.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 176 |
Featured Reviews
Michael W, Reviewer
Sustainable Gardening is a very informative book. From an ecological perspective, I was given many ideas and thoughts about how to garden that I did not know. The book covers all aspects of gardening from planning, which plants to grow and a practical use of your space. I highly recommend this book for all gardeners. I was given this book as an ARC from Goodreads. My thoughts and opinions are my own
MJ C, Reviewer
I love books on gardening. They always inspire me. Sustainable Gardening is especially inspirational. There are great pictures, practical tips and lots and lots of ideas. If you are not a gardener, don’t worry. This book can help you get started or just feed your green dreams.
Vicki L, Reviewer
My husband and I have recently taken more of an interest in gardening and as complete beginners we have been reading up on tips, ideas and information for creating our perfect garden while also being as sustainable as we can while low maintenance is also an important consideration.
Sustainable Gardening was described as exactly the type of book we were looking for. The text is clearly and concisely set out and talks about current environmental concerns and the part that we as gardeners and consumers play in this. The author describes in detail the important basics that any aspiring gardener needs to know and highlights the importance of getting these things right and understanding them will help you to create the garden of your dreams. It highlights what we should be looking at and expecting from our garden in the next 6 months, a year, 5 years and beyond.
The book shows you that it is possible to have a lower maintenance garden and it still look beautiful and eye catching. The author shows you how to plan your garden from the very beginning to its fruition and all the steps you need to consider along the way.
I particularly liked the garden maintenance schedule as I feel that it will be something that, as an amateur gardener, I will often refer back to.
The detailed plant section highlights many various different plants, shrubs and flowers and has descriptions on Ornamental value, Landscape value, Cultural requirements and Cultivars. New and seasoned gardeners alike are sure to find new information, tips and enjoy the bright and eye catching photographs. I would have liked to see a timescale for the best planting time for each shrub, plant and flowers as this is something that I am eager to learn myself as I start off on my own gardening adventures!
Overall I would definitely recommend this book and it feel it will be a valuable contribution to any gardeners bookshelf.
Thank you to the publisher Quartro Publishing Group-Cool Springs Press for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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