Author Joe Lamp'lGreen Gardener's Guide
Simple, Significant Actions to Protect & Preserve Our Planet
'The Green Gardener's Guide' Makes Sustainability an Easy Row to Hoe
New title by nationally-recognized expert joe gardener® gives readers simple action steps to positively impact the planet
Nashville, Tenn. — No other people have a greater connection to the Earth than the gardeners who plant it, tend it and reap its bounty. Now The Green Gardener's Guide: Simple, Significant Actions to Protect and Preserve our Planet (Cool Springs Press, $16.95) equips them with common-sense tools to protect the very resources that nurture us all.
"People know why they need to respect the environment when gardening. This is the first book that tells them how to make it happen," said author Joe Lamp'l, a.k.a. joe gardener.® "'The Green Gardener's Guide' offers a straightforward approach to creating a more sustainable garden—be that a front lawn or a vegetable row. We take people step by step and show them how simple green gardening can be."
Lamp'l is the host of GardenSMART on PBS, Fresh from the Garden on the DIY Network and is a sought-after speaker around the country. He is a Master Gardener, Certified Landscape Professional and the founder of The joe gardener Company.
The Green Gardener's Guide provides hundreds of tips on conserving resources, promoting healthy and safe plant growth, and preventing unnecessary damage to the earth. Lamp'l offers easy-to-follow steps that help readers become more environmentally conscious and lessen their environmental footprint. The book will be available at Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, and at bookstores and garden retailers nationwide beginning February 1.
"There are millions of gardening and landscape enthusiasts around the world. The powerful impact we can have on the environment through just a handful of simple acts is astonishing," said Lamp'l. "By simply correcting habits such as over-watering and over-fertilizing, gardeners can help protect our precious resources and ensure our planet's future vitality."
The Green Gardener's Guide offers numerous cause-and-effect scenarios of the environmental consequences of seemingly minor lifestyle changes. For instance, if U.S. gardeners collectively watered early in the morning instead of in the midday sun, the nation would save at least 700 billion gallons of water annually. If gardeners planted trees for shade and windbreak, national heating and cooling costs would drop by as much as 40 percent.
"The love of nature is central to gardening," says Lamp'l. "Isn't it time we gardeners started acting on it?"
- EAN (ISBN-13): 9781591864264
- ISBN: 1591864267
- Price: $16.95
- Pub. Date: December 31, 1969
- 368 pages
- 6.00 x 9.00 in.
- Carton Qty: 20
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The Ten Most Significant Actions for Creating an Eco-friendly Garden
- 1. Garden to reduce water usage.
- 2. Garden to reduce pollution of soil and water.
- 3. Keep plants healthy to reduce the need for pesticides and chemicals.
- 4. Practice Integrated Pest Management.
- 5. If using chemicals, apply them safely, responsibly, and effectively.
- 6. Landscape to reduce soil erosion and runoff.
- 7. Garden to reduce waste through recycling and composting.
- 8. Garden to reduce nonrenewable energy consumption and protect air quality.
- 9. Landscape to protect biodiversity and ecosystems.
- 10. Plant the seeds of change beyond the boundaries of our gardens.
