Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed Gardens for

Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed Gardens for Drought, Deluge and Everything in Between

The first book directed at the consumer/home gardener market on this important new gardening movement, Rain Gardening in the South is a colorful, readable how-to guide on creating beautiful gardens that capture and use water that runs off roofs, driveways, and other hard surfaces in our landscape. Written by horticulturists Helen Kraus and Anne Spafford, Rain Gardening in the South helps gardeners use our most precious resource wisely. Rain gardens maximize rainwater, enhance the landscape, and promote environmental stewardship. Runoff from out yards, roofs, and driveways contributes more than a third of the pollution that ends upin our nation's waterways. Rain gardens, which function as miniature water reservoirs and filtrations systems, offer effective and visually pleasing solutions that dramatically reduce toxic runoff, resulting in cleaner rivers, lakes, and oceans. Ironically, rain gardens are more drought tolerant than most conventional gardens. Because of plant selection and their ability to store water, rain gardens flourish during dry spells as well as rainy seasons, making them particularly conducive to the South and its unpredictable rainfall. This four-color book addresses the specific environmental circumstances of southern gardeners, including climate issues, plant selection, and soil types. The book offers readers step-by-step instruction on constructing such gardens, from the design stage to post-plating maintenance. it also includes extensive design tips, plant lists, and soil amendment instructions, as well as a chapter on troubleshooting.
Country USA
Brand Eno Publishing Company
Manufacturer Eno Publishers
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber RKC2010948905
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780982077108
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Eno Publishing Company
Manufacturer	Eno Publishers
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	RKC2010948905
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780982077108
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed Gardens for Drought, Deluge and Everything in Between

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