Every year, many thousands of acres of woodlands, deserts,
meadowlands, and coastal scrub are turned into home or commercial
sites. Ironically, by the time these structures are complete,
bulldozers have scraped the land clean of its natural vegetation
and character, the very features that attracted buyers in the first
place. In Building within Nature, Andy and Sally Wasowski introduce
new and exciting techniques for preserving the natural land on
which we build new homes, offices, or even shopping centers.
Building within Nature stresses that the unnatural landscapes so
common in America literally exist on artificial life support. A
natural landscape, on the other hand, is filled with native flora
and can exist on rainfall alone. A structure built within nature
looks as if it has been gently set down into a mature and
established landscape-the easiest kind of landscape to maintain.
The Wasowskis illustrate this new concept in construction through
profiles of sites in California, Arizona, South Carolina,
Minnesota, and other locations in North America. They also
highlight useful techniques for revegetation, discuss the
importance of soils, and argue for the preservation and maintenance
of natural habitats. Building within Nature offers a practical
blueprint for creating communities where both wildlife and human
life thrive in a harmonious relationship. "For offering workable
alternatives in nontechnical terms to ecologically minded home
owners, contractors, and architects, the Wasowskis' book is highly
recommended." -Library Journal Andy and Sally Wasowski are the
authors of nine books about gardening and landscaping with native
plants, including Gardening with Prairie Plants: How to Create
Beautiful Native Landscapes (Minnesota, 2002). Their work has
appeared in the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens handbooks, Country
America, National Gardening, Sierra, Audubon, American Gardener,
and Fine Gardening. Darrel G. Morrison, FASLA, is one of the
nation's most respected native plant landscape architects.
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