With all the talk about the health of the planet, you've probably
heard about sustainability. Now you can apply these principles in
your own backyard, whether that's an Aussie apartment balcony or a
sprawling Kiwi rural spread. Find out great techniques for planning
your sustainable garden and keeping your plants - and you - happy
and healthy.

Plant nutrients - what are they and how can you supply
them

to your plants sustainably?

Watering techniques - how much water does your garden really
need, and how can you conserve and supply it?
Landscaping and gardening materials - where do they come from
and are they sustainable?
Biodiversity - how do you help increase the biodiversity of the
planet through your own gardening practices?
Organic gardening, permaculture and biodynamics - what methods
can you adopt to improve your sustainable garden?
Weeds and pests - how are they defined, and how do you control
them while being kind to the environment?
Compost heaps and worm farms - how do you build and maintain
them, and what do they do for your garden?
Potting mix - how can you choose a sustainable product or even
make your own?

Auteur

Donna Ellis lives and breathes anything horticultural! Her passion
is obvious as she willingly shares her knowledge and experience
with whoever will listen - and this group grows larger as more
people have the opportunity to hear her words of wisdom. She
challenges, provokes and empowers her listeners to make changes in
their gardening practices so those changes will eventually become
the ordinary, everyday procedures everyone employs.

The stories she inevitably tells make people connect to the
subject, whether it is about botanical gardens or backyard
vegetable patches. You name it, she has a story about it, and these
stories keep her audiences enthralled to the very end. Ask any of
her students, community members or colleagues and they'll vouch for
this.

Donna's work experiences at the start of her horticulture
career, when chemicals and disregard for the natural environment
prevailed, led her to believe there had to be more-sustainable
alternatives. A fi rm believer in common sense and practical
solutions to everyday garden problems, Donna has been a leading
light of the sustainability movement since the early 1980s.

She is a horticulture teacher at South West Institute of TAFE in
Warrnambool, Victoria, a sustainable garden consultant, a garden
designer, a writer for newspapers and a speaker to community and
professional groups.

She works with Sustainable Gardening Australia, delivering
seminars on sustainable management of parks and gardens in
metropolitan Melbourne, and with Greening Australia, developing and
delivering community workshops on backyard biodiversity throughout
western Victoria. In addition to her usual teaching, Donna also
develops and delivers sustainable horticulture training programs at
TAFE to Special Developmental Schools, a labour of love.

She is a member of a number of organisations and networks,
including Sustainable Gardening Australia, the Australian Garden
History Society and the Friends of Warrnambool Botanic Gardens. She
is a past president of the Friends of Hamilton Botanic Gardens and
was a founding committee member of Encouraging Women in
Horticulture Australia.

Résumé
Created especially for the Australian customer!

Reduce your environmental footprint in the garden with this practical guide

With all the talk about the health of the planet, you've probably heard about sustainability. Now you can apply these principles in your own backyard, whether that's an Aussie apartment balcony or a sprawling Kiwi rural spread. Find out great techniques for planning your sustainable garden and keeping your plants - and you - happy and healthy.

Plant nutrients - what are they and how can you supply them
to your plants sustainably?
Watering techniques - how much water does your garden really need, and how can you conserve and supply it?
Landscaping and gardening materials - where do they come from and are they sustainable?
Biodiversity - how do you help increase the biodiversity of the planet through your own gardening practices?
Organic gardening, permaculture and biodynamics - what methods can you adopt to improve your sustainable garden?
Weeds and pests - how are they defined, and how do you control them while being kind to the environment?
Compost heaps and worm farms - how do you build and maintain them, and what do they do for your garden?
Potting mix - how can you choose a sustainable product or even make your own?

Contenu

Introduction.

Part I: Understanding the Basics of Sustainable Gardening.

Chapter 1: Introducing Sustainable Gardening.

Chapter 2: Soils Ain't Soils.

Chapter 3: Water: Liquid Gold.

Part II: Designing a Sustainable Garden.

Chapter 4: Understanding Your Existing Space.

Chapter 5: Creating a Garden Plan.

Chapter 6: Making a Statement.

Part III: Developing Healthy Habits in Your Yard.

Chapter 7: Returning Biodiversity to Your Backyard.