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Climate-wise landscaping : practical actions for a sustainable future / Sue Reed and Ginny Stibolt ; foreword by Doug Tallamy.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Gabriola Island, BC, Canada : New Society Publishers, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: xii, 307 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780865718883
  • 0865718881
Subject(s):
Contents:
Lawn -- Trees and shrubs -- Water -- Ecosystems -- Soil -- Planning and design -- Herbaceous plants -- Urban issues -- Food -- Materials.
Summary: Practical steps anyone can take to beautify any landscape or garden, while helping protect the planet and the species that call it home. Topics include: Working actively to shrink our carbon footprint through mindful landscaping and gardening; creating cleaner air and water; increasing physical comfort during hotter seasons; supporting birds, butterflies, pollinators, and other wildlife.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 635.048 R326 29.99 Available 33111009273497
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What can we do, right now, in our own landscapes, to help solve climate change?

Predictions about future effects of climate change range from mild to dire - but we're already seeing warmer winters, hotter summers, and more extreme storms. Proposed solutions often seem expensive and complex, and can leave us as individuals at a loss, wondering what, if anything, can be done.

Sue Reed and Ginny Stibolt offer a rallying cry in response - instead of wringing our hands, let's roll up our sleeves. Based on decades of experience, this book is packed with simple, practical steps anyone can take to beautify any landscape or garden, while helping protect the planet and the species that call it home. Topics include:

Working actively to shrink our carbon footprint through mindful landscaping and gardening Creating cleaner air and water Increasing physical comfort during hotter seasons Supporting birds, butterflies, pollinators, and other wildlife.

This book is the ideal tool for homeowners, gardeners, and landscape professionals who want to be part of the solution to climate change.

AWARDS

GOLD | 2018 Nautilus Book Awards: Ecology & Environment

Practical steps anyone can take to beautify any landscape or garden, while helping protect the planet and the species that call it home. Topics include: Working actively to shrink our carbon footprint through mindful landscaping and gardening; creating cleaner air and water; increasing physical comfort during hotter seasons; supporting birds, butterflies, pollinators, and other wildlife.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-298) and index.

Lawn -- Trees and shrubs -- Water -- Ecosystems -- Soil -- Planning and design -- Herbaceous plants -- Urban issues -- Food -- Materials.

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