The Good Garden : How to Nurture Pollinators, Soil, Native Wildlife, and Healthy Food--All in Your Own Backyard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLaughlin, Chris.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gardening.

Sustainable horticulture.

Sustainable agriculture.

Gardening--Environmental aspects.

Native plants for cultivation.

Gardening to attract wildlife.

Restoration ecology.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Island Press, 2023.

Summary:

"What makes a garden good? For Chris McLaughlin, it's about growing the healthiest, most scrumptious fruits and veggies possible, but it's also about giving back. How can your little patch of Earth become a sanctuary for threatened wildlife, sequester carbon, and nurture native plants?"-- Amazon.com.

Contents:

Front Cover

About Island Press

Subscribe

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction: What Makes a Good Garden?

Chapter 1: Choose and Combine Sustainable Gardening Styles

Chapter 2: Know Your Ecosystem

Chapter 3: Welcome Polinators and Wildlife

Chapter 4: Control Weeds Naturally

Chapter 5: Keep the Bad Bugs at Bay

Chapter 6: Nourish Healthy Soil

Chapter 7: Cultivate Healthy Food

Chapter 8: Enlist Domestic Critters

Chapter 9: Build Community

Resources: Down the Sustainable Rabbit Hole

Photo Credits

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: McLaughlin, Chris The Good Garden

ISBN:

9781642832167

OCLC:

1373988663