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Sustainable Landscaping for Gardeners

I received with great interest a review copy of Owen Dell’s Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies. Although I am not really a fan of the “Dummy” connotation, I’ve got to say that Owen has done an excellent job in covering this subject in a well thought out and accessible way. If you’re a subscriber to the Wren [...]

Sustainable Gardening, wildlife garden chores, agaves, and Wild Gardens, Best of Web 21

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I’ve been a busy little bee trying to launch a new project, but I’m also trying to get back on our regularly scheduled program here. To that end let’s take a look at the Best of the Web for this week. Remember that if you want to open the links in a new page/tab, you [...]

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Best of the Web 17: insects, birds, and the power of One

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It’s that time again, a review of the best things I found while meandering around the internets this week. Hard to believe we’re up to #17, but you all just keeping writing such good stuff to tell everyone about! First, the Barred Owl above spent 8 years wintering in and around my garden. Sadly, this [...]

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Bloggers To Watch Out For

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You’ve seen my weekly best of the web where I show you the many fascinating things I find around the internet. But I wanted to put a lot of that information in one place so that you can see the writers that inspire me. So here’s my list of some of my favorite bloggers. Check [...]

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Sustainable Gardening for Florida

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Sustainable Gardening for Florida is one of the best summaries of sustainable practice in our gardens that I have ever seen. With the qualification that specific plants and several garden situations may be appropriate only for Florida, the principles of sustainability presented in this book can be applied by gardeners everywhere. Ginny Stibolt has spent [...]

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The Language of Conservation Gardening: Being Specific

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There are many similar or related terms to Conservation Gardening being used which may be causing some confusion. These terms include: organic gardening, habitat gardening for wildlife, ecological gardening, sustainable landscaping/gardening, xeriscaping, natural gardening, and more. For the purpose of clarity, I’ll discuss these terms and their relation to Conservation Gardening so that we will [...]