The Regenerative Garden 80 Practical Projects For Creating A Selfsustaining Garden Ecosystem Stephanie Rose by Stephanie Rose 9780760371688, 0760371687 instant download after payment.

Discover how to workwithnature, instead of against it, by employing permaculture techniques to create a garden that is not just more beautiful and productive, but also more resilient.

While the word permaculture might sound intimidating, the principals behind it are not. The main goal of permaculture is toturn your space into a functioning ecosystemthat’sless reliant on external resourcesand better able tosustain itselfthrough many seasons of growth and change as it resists pests, diseases, and climate extremes. Whatever the size of your space, from a tiny patio garden to a big backyard, and whether you grow food, flowers, shrubs, trees, or a combination of all,The Regenerative Gardenis here tohelp you become a better, more eco-conscious gardener.

Through80 DIY projects, author Stephanie Rose of the popular website Garden Therapy introduces you tobasic backyard permaculture conceptsin aneasy-to-follow, logical way.Each of the six chapters represents a living element of the garden, capable of playing a valuable role in its constant regeneration, including soil, water, plants, climate, ethics, and community. As you check these projects off your to-do list, you’ll find you’vereduced your long-term work load,conserved water and other resources, turned your yard into ahabitat for wildlife, and learned togrow perennial foods in creative ways.

The 80 featured projects includestep-by-step instructionson how to:

• Employ intensive planting toreduce weeding and watering chores
• Use living mulches toamend the soil
• Build self-watering planters and wicking beds toreduce water use
• Install a rain garden tocatch runoff
• Plant a wildlife hedge tosupport creaturesandcreate a windbreak and noise buffer
• Compost projects and systems torepurpose waste on-site
• Make a butterfly migration station tosupport pollinatorsof all sorts

A healthy, organic, regenerative garden is a perfect example of aself-sustaining ecosystem; everything works in tandem, is intricately connected, and comes full circle