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The water-smart garden : techniques and strategies for conserving, capturing, and efficiently using water in today's climate ... and tomorrow's / Noelle Johnson.
"The Water-Smart Garden is a complete guide to conserving, capturing, and efficiently using water in your landscape at a time when water-usage restrictions are on the rise"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780760388242 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 192 pages : colour illustrations, colour map ; 26 cm
- Publisher: Beverly, MA : Cool Springs Press, 2025.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Identifying low-water conditions where you live -- Plant choice and how it influences water use -- Where and how to plant for water efficiency -- Building drought-resistant soil -- Rain and how to capture it--free water! -- When and how to water plants efficiently -- Maintaining low-water plants the "right" way -- Replacing the thirsty lawn -- Waterwise container gardening -- The water-efficient vegetable garden -- Projects. |
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| Subject: | Landscape gardening > Water conservation. Water harvesting. Xeriscaping. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | 635.9525 Joh | 31681010401396 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
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"The Water-Smart Garden is a complete guide to conserving, capturing, and efficiently using water in your landscape at a time when water-usage restrictions are on the rise"-- - Grand Central Pub
Have you ever faced water-use restrictions and worried about how you can still grow a beautiful, productive landscape? Let The Water-Smart Garden show you how!
As freshwater shortages increasingly strike regions around the globe, itâs more important than ever to employ water-conserving practices in the garden. Whether your landscape is filled with shrubs and perennials or fruits and vegetables, in The Water-Smart Garden, youâll learn dozens of techniques to limit water use while growing a gorgeous and thriving garden. Not only will you learn how to make smart plant choices and improve the water-holding capacity of your soil, youâll learn xeriscaping techniques, drought-tolerant growing tips, and plant care advice to make the most of low-water situations.
Also includes information on:- Harvesting and redistributing rainwater in cisterns and rain barrels
- Employing methods like ollas and drip irrigation to target water directly to plant roots
- Being more water-efficient in the vegetable garden by using mulches and targeted irrigation
- Planting containers that require less-frequent wateringÂ
- Replacing a lawn with more drought-resilient plantsÂ
- Building swales and berms to redirect water to where itâs needed
Author and dry-gardening horticulturist Noelle Johnson of @az.plant.lady makes it easy to help save this precious resource and still have a resilient, attractive, and low-maintenance landscape.
