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Rodale
February 2011
On Sale: February 15, 2011
256 pages
ISBN: 1605294683
EAN: 9781605294681
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
With a keen eye for aesthetics matched by a strong concern
for the environment, garden expert Stephen Orr has developed
a sense of what a modern garden should be: small, visually
pleasing, and responsible. In Tomorrow’s Garden, he presents
gardens in 14 American cities that have been scaled back and
simplified without sacrificing beauty or innovative design.
A devoted supporter of the organic gardening movement, Orr
advises gardeners to think about their gardens as part of an
interconnected whole with the surrounding environment—with
an eye to water usage, local ecology, and preservation of
resources. However, for those who are afraid that a
sustainable garden means a lack of flora and fauna, Orr
believes that a garden, first and foremost, should be a
thing of beauty. He encourages flower lovers to plant
flowers, and he showcases gardens filled with traditional
and exotic plants that are designed with both visual appeal
and the environment in mind.
With detailed case studies, stunning photographs, and an
appendix of resources and information to help gardeners
achieve their ecological best, Tomorrow’s Garden will teach
you the true definition of sustainability and show you how
to create beauty without excess in the 21st century and beyond.
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