Eco-gardening : essential know-how and expert advice for gardening success
Item details
- ISBN: 9780744026849
- ISBN: 0744026849
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Physical Description:
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143 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm - Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2021.
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Creating an eco-garden. Plant for a better world -- Making a sustainable garden -- Designing for wildlife -- Helping to heal the planet. How trees affect the climate -- Choosing and planting a tree -- Making a mini-woodland -- Greening hard surfaces -- Choosing plants to trap pollution -- The benefits of ponds -- A wildlife pond -- How plants prevent flooding -- Planting flood defenses -- Great trees for smaller yards -- Eco-gardening methods. Right plant, right place -- New plants from old: saving seeds -- Easy propagation methods -- Buying new plants -- Preparing to plant -- Choosing potting mixes -- Making your own compost -- Growing your own vegetables -- Planning a vegetable patch -- Growing your own fruit -- Making an eco-friendly lawn -- Feeding plants -- Keeping weeds under control -- Keeping pests at bay -- Pest defense -- Dealing with diseases -- Pest-and disease-resistant plants -- Reduce, reuse, and recycle. Reducing and reusing plastics -- Making your own seed pots -- Eco-friendly landscape materials -- Choosing and making furniture -- Recycled planters -- Raised beds from reclaimed timber -- Choosing tools and equipment -- Making eco-friendly equipment -- Reducing your garden's fuel consumption -- Reducing water use -- Collecting and reusing water -- Making a home for wildlife. Feeding wildlife -- Food for bees and other pollinators -- Feeding butterflies and moths -- Providing food for birds -- Sowing a meadow -- Increasing your yard's habitats -- Providing water for wildlife -- Creating a pond ecosystem -- Making a haven for birds -- Homes for tiny creatures -- Making insect hotels -- Plants for pollinators -- Plants for birds and other wildlife. |
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