What if, one step at a time, we could make our gardens and
landscapes more eco-friendly? Barbara W. Ellis's colorful,
comprehensive guide shows homeowners, gardeners, garden designers,
and landscapers how to do just that for the large and beautiful
Chesapeake Bay watershed region. This area includes Maryland,
Virginia, Delaware, Washington, D.C., and part of West Virginia
(translating to portions of USDA Zones 6, 7, and 8). Here,
mid-Atlantic gardeners, from beginners to advanced, will find the
essential tools for taking steps to make their gardens part of the
solution through long-term planning and planting.
The guide is built from the ground up around six simple but
powerful principles that anyone can use:
* Reduce lawn
* Build plant diversity
* Grow native plants
* Manage water runoff
* Welcome wildlife
* Garden wisely
Included are detailed instructions for assessing and designing your
particular garden or landscape site; choosing and caring for trees,
shrubs, vines, ground covers, and flowers; and succeeding with such
conditions as shade or poor soil. From rain gardens to woodland
gardens, meadow gardens to wildlife gardens, and much more, this
indispensable guide features more than 300 color photographs.