The Naturescaping Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Bringing Nature to Your ...

The Naturescaping Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Bringing Nature to Your Backyard by Beth O'Donnell Young, Karen Bussolini (Photographer) This book is USED (not new) Condition: Very Good - Format: Publisher: Timber Press : , 2011, Dimensions: 8 x 0.79 x 10 inches, 224 pages SKU: 669o - We use NZ Post overnight for delivery so please allow 1-5 days for delivery - If you would like to see more photos of the book, ask a question and we'll add them Book Description: This step-by-step guide will teach you how to work in concert with nature, creating a lush landscape. --Cabin Life If you're an eco-conscious homeowner, the best garden designer is Mother Nature, and following her lead can result in a beautiful low-maintenance landscape that requires fewer resources, attracts natural wildlife, and saves time and money. In The Naturescaping Workbook, Beth O'Donnell Young offers an easy-to-follow, do-it-yourself plan for gardeners of all skill levels. Her step-by-step approach teaches you how to understand your garden's natural habitat and to nurture the native eco-systems that exist in your yard. And the payoff is huge. By simply becoming aware of the natural wonders in the backyard, you can have a more beautiful garden and take a big step toward bringing nature home. Editorial Reviews From Booklist Call it sustainable landscaping, ecological gardening, or the loftier-sounding gardening for the new century. Whatever label is affixed to it, naturescaping is really just a matter of good old common sense. When viewed in terms of an ecosystem with its own natural ebbs and flows, residents, and resources, backyard gardens thrive when they are designed, maintained, and enjoyed with a natural approach that eschews the overly managed, sterile, and environmentally harmful manicured landscapes so often found in suburban neighborhoods. A dedicated landscape designer, author, lecturer, and instructor, Young breaks down the often daunting process of analyzing and evaluating sit....