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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Northwest Garden Manifesto: Create, Restore and Maintain a Sustainable Yard

The Northwest Garden Manifesto: Create, Restore and Maintain a Sustainable Yard

Albers, John
Perry, David

Paperback

General GardeningLandscaping

Publisher Price: $34.95

ISBN10: 1680511092
ISBN13: 9781680511093
Publisher: Skipstone Press
Published: Dec 14 2017
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.90 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
  • A primer for growing a beautiful, healthy, wildlife-friendly, and sustainable garden
  • Science-based advice from the author's three decades of experience with his four-acre garden
  • Lays out earth-healthy principles and explains how to work towards them
Gardens are extensions of our homes, places in which we get outside to relax, entertain, and get some physical exercise. But our gardens are also extensions of the natural world. Through our gardens, as well as other neighborhood greenspaces, we can help counter some of the woes faced by larger environments: rampant development, loss of plant and animal habitat, spread of invasive species, exploitation of natural resources, air and water pollution, and the impacts of global warming. Yes, even small urban backyard landscapes can combat such man-made strains on our local environment--and it's easy to do!

In his new book, The Northwest Garden Manifesto, scientist and gardener John J. Albers provides a comprehensive guide to encourage and enable homeowners to consider the local ecosystem in their own gardens, and in their larger communities. The ideas and concepts in this book reflect the most up-to-date thinking on urban ecology and how to best make our yards reflect the natural world around us.

The key to Albers's approach is for gardeners to first assess the current state of their property and then focus on the following key principles:

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