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Gardeners are the front line of defense in our struggle to tackle the problems of global warming, loss of habitat, water shortages, and shrinking biodiversity. In The New American Landscape, author and editor Thomas Christopher brings together the best thinkers on the topic of gardening sustainably, and asks them to describe the future of the sustainable landscape. The discussion unfolds from there, and what results is a collective vision as eloquent as it is diverse. The New American Landscape offers designers a roadmap to a beautiful garden that improves, not degrades the environment. It's a provocative manifesto about the important role gardens play in creating a more sustainable future that no professional garden designer can afford to miss. John Greenlee and Neil Diboll on the new American meadow garden Rick Darke on balancing natives and exotics in the garden Doug Tallamy on landscapes that welcome wildlife Eric Toensmeier on the sustainable edible garden David Wolfe on gardening sustainable with a changing climate Elaine Ingham on managing soil health David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth on sustainable pest solutions Ed Snodgrass and Linda McIntyre on green roofs in the sustainable residential landscape Thomas Christopher on waterwise gardens Toby Hemenway on whole system garden design The Sustainable Site Initiative on the managing the home landscape as a sustainable site … (lisätietoja)
Timber Press often publishes books with lush, flashy covers. The New American Landscape is very understated, but the contents are good and solid. We’re offered 11 essays with a reasonable amount of material detail to introduce each subject. The author names that jump out for me are Rick Darke, Eric Toensmeier and Douglas Tallamy. I only scanned the chapter on waterwise gardens because my location doesn’t suffer a lack of water; but it appears to have some good thoughts. The soil health chapter seemed weak to me, offering biology rather than advice. [[John Greelee]]’s essay on meadow gardening was good, up until he recommended repeated treatments with glysophate. Uh, NO! Darke’s essay on natives vs. exotics was thoughtful, and Tallamy’s chapter on how to encourage wildlife (mostly insects and birds) and why you should was excellent. His photos of vast yards consisting of mowed grass and little else were compelling. I picked up a couple more authors to check out. The summary chapter, by Toby Hemenway, is written compellingly, arguing that we are missing so many aspects of goodness if we neglect to model our work after nature.
The chapter notes are generous and point to articles, books and websites. One could wish for a flashier cover so that this particular material is more widely read. ( )
Gardeners are the front line of defense in our struggle to tackle the problems of global warming, loss of habitat, water shortages, and shrinking biodiversity. In The New American Landscape, author and editor Thomas Christopher brings together the best thinkers on the topic of gardening sustainably, and asks them to describe the future of the sustainable landscape. The discussion unfolds from there, and what results is a collective vision as eloquent as it is diverse. The New American Landscape offers designers a roadmap to a beautiful garden that improves, not degrades the environment. It's a provocative manifesto about the important role gardens play in creating a more sustainable future that no professional garden designer can afford to miss. John Greenlee and Neil Diboll on the new American meadow garden Rick Darke on balancing natives and exotics in the garden Doug Tallamy on landscapes that welcome wildlife Eric Toensmeier on the sustainable edible garden David Wolfe on gardening sustainable with a changing climate Elaine Ingham on managing soil health David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth on sustainable pest solutions Ed Snodgrass and Linda McIntyre on green roofs in the sustainable residential landscape Thomas Christopher on waterwise gardens Toby Hemenway on whole system garden design The Sustainable Site Initiative on the managing the home landscape as a sustainable site
The chapter notes are generous and point to articles, books and websites. One could wish for a flashier cover so that this particular material is more widely read. ( )