Climate-Wise Landscaping, Second Edition, livre ebook

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

Gold Winner, Foreword INDIES Book Awards: Ecology & Environment

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 the authors' 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
• Maximizing resource efficiency
• Supporting birds, butterflies, pollinators, and other wildlife.

As climate change continues to intensify around the globe, the information in this second edition of Climate-Wise Landscaping is needed now more than ever. This book is the ideal tool for homeowners, gardeners, and landscape professionals who want to be part of the solution to climate change.

Acknowledgments

Foreword by Doug Tallamy

Prefaces

Introduction

A Primer on Climate Change

Section I: Lawn

Section II: Trees and Shrubs

Section III: Water

A Primer on Water Chemistry and Plants

Section IV: Ecosystems

A Primer on Native Plants

Section V: Soil

A Primer on Soil Carbon and Ecosystems

Section VI: Planning and Design

Section VII: Herbaceous Plants

Section VIII: Urban Issues

Section IX: Food

Section X: Materials

Conclusion

Endnotes

Index

About the Authors