Energy-Wise Landscape Design: A New Approach for your Home and Garden

by Sue Reed

Residential consumption represents nearly one quarter of North America's total energy use, and the average homeowner spends thousands of dollars a year on power bills. To help alleviate this problem, Energy-Wise Landscape Design presents hundreds of practical ways everyone can save money, time and effort while making their landscapes more environmentally healthy, ecologically rich and energy efficient. Combining general guidelines with tips, techniques and actions, this fully illustrated guide explains the many opportunities our landscapes provide for conserving energy. Readers will learn how Intended for homeowners, gardeners, landscape professionals and students, the design ideas in this book will work in every type of setting-large or small, hilly or flat, urban or rural. Written in non-scientific language with clear explanations and an easy conversational style, Energy-Wise Landscape Design is an essential resource for everyone who wants to shrink their energy footprint while enhancing their property and adding value to their home.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction, Landscape Architecture

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Mhd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book: clearly illustrates how this topic (or any topic at all) is so much more complicated than might be thought. "Energy-wise" is very complicated: have to consider where an item comes from in relationship to where it will be used, how it is transported, how it is manufactured, ... and it goes on and on. Very good on how one hobbyist gardner can at least try to do their best. Need to read and re-read. I need to consider buying this book for ongoing review. Same for the Climate wise book.

[Deirdre · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very basic ideas

[Rwildfon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here is a WONDERFUL book written by a landscape architect who really knows her stuff. Sue Reed is of the Conway School for Landscape Design heritage and is an ardent believer in using native plants in the home landscape. Sue stresses the importance of house siting, arrival areas, using shade and sun wisely, and effective drainage, that are "elegantly simple, beautifully usable, and environmentally healthy". Plus + she lives in Shelburne, MA. and she's my good friend. Yea! Sue Reed !!!

[Michael O'Loughlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great garden resource...I wrote a review here: http://www.improveyourhomeandgarden.c...

[Sara Q · Rating 4 out of 5]

Too much information here for a shirt library check-out. Some chapters won't apply to, us but others have a wealth of tips to offer.