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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 635.048 EAN: 9781890132521 ISBN: 1890132527 Label: Chelsea Green Manufacturer: Chelsea Green Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: April 01, 2001 Publisher: Chelsea Green Studio: Chelsea Green Sales Rank: 2945
Product Description: Permaculture is a verbal marriage of “permanent” and “agriculture.” Australian Bill Mollison pioneered its development. Key features include:
use of compatible perennials;
non-invasive planting techniques;
emphasis on biodiversity;
specifically adaptable to local climate, landscape, and soil conditions;
highly productive output of edibles. Now, picture your backyard as one incredibly lush garden, filled with edible flowers, bursting with fruit and berries, and carpeted with scented herbs and tangy salad greens. The visual impact is of Monet’s palette, a wash of color, texture, and hue. But this is no still life. The flowers nurture endangered pollinators. Bright-featured songbirds feed on abundant berries and gather twigs for their nests. The plants themselves are grouped in natural communities, where each species plays a role in building soil, deterring pests, storing nutrients, and luring beneficial insects. And finally, you--good ol’ homo sapiens--are an integral part of the scene. Your garden tools are resting against a nearby tree, and have a slight patina of rust, because this garden requires so little maintenance. You recline into a hammock to admire your work. You have created a garden paradise. This is no dream, but rather an ecological garden, which takes the principles of permaculture and applies them on a home-scale. There is nothing technical, intrusive, secretive, or expensive about this form of gardening. All that is required is some botanical knowledge (which is in this book) and a mindset that defines a backyard paradise as something other than a carpet of grass fed by MiracleGro.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - got my money's worth in one season, for just one technique from this book
The Library journal review does a huge disservice to this book.
Imagine a beautiful, highly productive, virtually weed-free,
drought-resistant, inexpensive, low-maintenance and ... Read More
Rating: - Gaia's Garden
An excellent book and resource. At the time I purchased this book, I also purchased Bill Mollison's seminal work on permaculture. I intended to read Mollison's book first and Gaia's Garden second. After ... Read More
Rating: - permaculture in your own yard
This was recommended by someone when I started asking questions about permaculture. I am glad he did! It is a great introduction without being too simplistic. It is showing me how to start small and gradually ... Read More
Rating: - A must have book for the coming end of oil
This book is excellent for establishing new concepts of applying time tested old technology. I use these principles everyday and I look forward to the days when we need to rely on our local resources and skills ... Read More
Rating: - Inspiration and the tools to go with it
I have totally enjoyed this book. The principles are a little murky because apparently this is a pretty new field and not very well developed for the eastern seabord which I live but it does provide enough guidance ... Read More
