The Water-Smart Garden

Techniques and Strategies for Conserving, Capturing, and Efficiently Using Water in Today's Climate... and Tomorrow's

von Noelle Johnson

192 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Have you ever faced water-use restrictions and worried about how you can still grow a beautiful, productive landscape? Let The Water-Smart Garden show you how! As freshwater shortages increasingly strike regions around the globe, it’s more important than ever to employ water-conserving practices in the garden. Whether your landscape is filled with shrubs and perennials or fruits and vegetables, in The Water-Smart Garden, you’ll learn dozens of techniques to limit water use while growing a gorgeous and thriving garden. Not only will you learn how to make smart plant choices and improve the water-holding capacity of your soil, you’ll learn xeriscaping techniques, drought-tolerant growing tips, and plant care advice to make the most of low-water situations.Also includes information on:- Harvesting and redistributing rainwater in cisterns and rain barrels- Employing methods like ollas and drip irrigation to target water directly to plant roots- Being more water-efficient in the vegetable garden by using mulches and targeted irrigation- Planting containers that require less-frequent watering - Replacing a lawn with more drought-resilient plants - Building swales and berms to redirect water to where it’s neededAuthor and dry-gardening horticulturist Noelle Johnson of @az.plant.lady makes it easy to help save this precious resource and still have a resilient, attractive, and low-maintenance landscape.

• Themen: Lifestyle, Hobbys und Freizeit Garten und Gärtnern Besondere Gartenbau-Methoden Landschaftsgestaltung
• ISBN: 9780760388242
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.01.2025
• Größe: 250 x 199 mm
• Verlag: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc