Sustainable Gardening: "Grow a ""Greener"" Low-Maintenance Landscape with Fewer Resources"

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Vincent Simeone

Sustainable Gardening

"Grow a ""Greener"" Low-Maintenance Landscape with Fewer Resources"

Vincent Simeone

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Cool Springs Press
02 March 2021

Self-sufficiency; Organic gardening; Natural & wild gardening

Take practical steps to protect the Earth for future generations by creating a sustainable home landscape that is also beautiful, budget-friendly, and low-maintenance.

In this updated edition of Grow More With Less, author and horticulturist Vincent Simeone shows us that gardens are living laboratories where we can experiment, grow, and connect with other living things. There are tens of millions of gardeners across the globe. Together, we can create a huge and lasting positive impact on the planet and all the creatures who share it with us.

With the well-researched plan found in the pages of Sustainable Gardening, gardeners and homeowners are taught how to:

Grow more plants while using fewer resources

Conserve water through plant choice and proper landscape care

Stop the disposable mindset

Mitigate the effects of climate change through intelligent landscaping

Plan and plant with low-maintenance in mind

Build healthy soil to sequester carbon and grow healthier plants

Create a garden that supports wildlife and soil life

Design your garden for resiliency and a long, healthy life

Banish synthetic pesticides and herbicides for more eco-friendly choices

Reduce plastic waste in the garden and the landfill

Set your garden on a schedule to reduce maintenance needs

Harvest rainwater for future use

Adopt a sustainable lawn care program that requires less work and fewer resources

Plus, discover profiles of some of the best shrubs, perennials, and ornamental grasses to include in your sustainable landscape. Not only are they beautiful and low-care, they also provide valuable ecosystem services.

Sustainability is defined as the capacity to endure, and while the term sustainability may seem a bit overused these days, the truth is that there are few other words that convey the same message. Adaptablity and resilience are close, but they miss the mark in conveying the long-term aspects of true sustainability. Being more mindful of your actions and learning how everything you do in your landscape impacts the ecosystem found there generates a more thoughtful and responsible approach to gardening we all would be wise to adopt.

By: Vincent Simeone
Imprint: Cool Springs Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 170mm,
ISBN: 9780760370360
ISBN 10: 0760370362
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 02 March 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Vincent Simeone (Oyster Bay, NY) is an experienced lecturer, instructor, horticultural consultant, and author of books and magazine articles. His education and training is in the field of ornamental horticulture, which he studied under world-famous professors Dr. Allan Armitage and Dr. Michael Dirr at the University of Georgia. Later, Simeone added to his education by receiving a masters in public administration from C.W. Post Long Island University. In addition to his media appearances, Simeone is director of the Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park, where he hones the art of sustainable gardening by practising what he preaches.