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Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies provides hands-on, how-to instruction for realizing the benefits of a sustainable landscape, from selecting sustainable hardscape materials to installing a rain-water catchment system to choosing native plants.
Introduction
Part I: Sustainable Landscaping: The Basics
Chapter 1: Landscaping the Sustainable Way
Chapter 2: Making Good Decisions about What to Include in Your Landscape
Chapter 3: Deciding Whether to Do It Yourself or Call in the Pros
Part II: Good Design: The Key to Sustainable Landscaping
Chapter 4: Getting Better Acquainted with Your Property
Chapter 5: Brushing Up on Design Basics
Chapter 6: Plotting Your Sustainable Landscape
Part III: Water, Water, Everywhere: Water-Conserving Irrigation and Drainage
Chapter 7: Surveying Your Watering Options
Chapter 8: The Nuts and Bolts of Water Harvesting, Irrigation, and Drainage
Chapter 9: Managing Water: The Other Half of the Irrigation Equation
Chapter 10: Maintaining Water-Harvesting and Irrigation Systems
Part IV: Hardscaping Made Easy: Creating Awesome Features without Wrecking the Environment
Chapter 11: Preparing Your Site
Chapter 12: Exploring Basic Hardscape Elements and Outdoor Rooms
Chapter 13: Spicing Up Your Hardscape with Other Fun and Functional Elements
Chapter 14: Sustainable Hardscape Construction
Chapter 15: Hardscape Maintenance
Part V: Great Greenery for a Green Garden
Chapter 16: Planting the Seed: Sustainable Plant Basics
Chapter 17: Introducing Benefi cial Trees and Shrubs to Your Landscape
Chapter 18: Enhancing Your Landscape’s Sustainability with Smaller Plants
Chapter 19: Exploring Lower Impact Lawns and Sustainable Lawn Alternatives
Chapter 20: Examining the Essentials of Sustainable Garden Care
Chapter 21: Pest and Disease Control the Sustainable Way
Chapter 22: Opting for Organic Lawn Care
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 23: Ten Projects That Pay You and the Environment Back Big Time
Chapter 24: Ten Totally Nonsustainable Landscaping Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Appendix: Planning for Special Situations
Index
Owen E. Dell is the owner of County Landscape and Design in Santa Barbara, California. He has nearly 40 years of experience designing and building beautiful, sustainable, and soul-satisfying residential and commercial landscapes.
