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Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Garden design & planning
Korean gardens strive to be in harmony with nature and to encourage
the quiet contemplation of the natural world. They are
intentionally humble in their conception and very different from
Japanese and Chinese gardens. Korean gardens deserve to be more
widely appreciated in the West as a separate, distinctive,
venerable and continuing garden tradition, capable of wide appeal
if better known. This book introduces, describes and explains
traditional Korean gardens to Western readers. It contains more
than one hundred photos and maps and details of 20 notable gardens.
Larry Weaner is an icon in the world of ecological landscape
design-he has designed more than 200 meadows in his thirty years in
the business and is the founder of the annual conference New
Directions in the American Landscape. And now his revolutionary
approach is available to all gardeners. The Evolving Landscape
shows how an ecological approach to planting can lead to beautiful
gardens that buck much of conventional gardening's E
counter-productive, time-consuming practices. Instead of picking
the wrong plant and then constantly tilling, weeding, irrigating,
and fertilizing, Weaner advocates for choosing plants that are
adapted to the soil and climate of a specific site and letting them
naturally evolve over time. Allowing the plants to find their own
niches, to spread their seed around until they find the
microclimate and spot that suits them best, creates a landscape
that is vibrant, dynamic, and gorgeous year after year. The
lushly-photographed reference, the crowning achievement of a long
and successful career, is an important moment in horticulture that
will be embraced by anyone looking for a better, smarter way to
garden.
What exactly is Bug Out Gardening? Having your own garden in your
own back yard is great but what if you must evacuate and have to go
to a remote location or start up a garden on a bunch of bad soil?
Most Preppers have already realized that besides having dried foods
stored foods for a disaster, one can also have fresh grown foods
with a little effort supplementing their diets. This book will
teach you how simple it can be to take along the materials with you
to create a small survival garden. Learn to make your own DIY
miracle grow and homemade insecticides and fertilizers! Learn about
growing vegetables from scratch when it absolutely matters before
you find the stores are all closed and that you lack basic
materials. Envision a portable system of gardening that you can
instantly create your homestead with or take along for a long-term
bug out situation. Imagine that this system allows you to garden
anywhere, compost anywhere and thrive everywhere.
Judith Lywood's aim is to offer a new approach to garden design. It
need not be costly, complex nor daunting. This book is full of
ideas and practical information that will help you to quickly and
easily transform even the most unpromising patch into a charming
area that you, your family and friends will cherish. Within this
book, Judith Lywood has developed ten garden designs, with
beautiful illustrations and plant descriptions. Several of the
designs encompass areas for growing fruit and vegetables adding
attraction and interest to the planting scheme. These designs can
be reproduced as a complete design, or adapted to fit your outdoor
space, be it a small, narrow, medium size or a full family garden.
The book includes an easy to follow construction guide with
detailed illustrations along with guidance and advice for
successfully growing your crops. All the designs and planting
schemes have been chosen with the aim of giving enchanting views
from your home with an attractive place outside to relax in
privacy.
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