商品簡介
Rama is a hands-on gardener who explains everything from building soil to creating sustainable landscapes. Read about it here and then get out and practice what Rama preaches. Donna Balzer, BScA, horticulturist and co-host of the internationally broadcast television show Bugs & Blooms
DOES YOUR YARD REQUIRE constant attention for little or no return? Eco-yards supports the vision of a healthy, abundant planet in which beautiful, richly varied urban yards contribute to restoring the natural ecosystem.
Visionary, hopeful and encouraging, Eco-yards is a must-read for anyone who wants to use environmentally sound practices when they garden, whether in a residential yard or on the balcony of a condo or high-rise apartment. If you're sick of the backyard battle, this book will show you how to work with nature instead of fighting it, using simple steps that apply practically anywhere to turn your yard into an eco-friendly sanctuary.
Written by an experienced landscape designer, Eco-yards translates all the design "stuff" into terms you can understand and act upon, and then shows you how to make your yard beautiful, the earth-friendly way. Jeff Lowenfels, co-author of Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web
作者簡介
Laureen Rama is a landscape designer whose lifelong passion is beautifying landscapes in ways that enhance the natural environment. She is the founder of Eco-yards, which provides natural landscape design, installation, consultation, and education in Calgary, Alberta.
