The Climate Conscious Gardener

by Janet Marinelli (Editor)

This technique can save the earth—while resulting in a beautiful garden, too! Climate Conscious Gardener picks up where Brooklyn Botanic Gardening’s groundbreaking Environmental Gardener left off, giving homeowners, landscapers, and public park managers practical strategies for greening the planet through sustainable and organic gardening. In simple terms, an introductory section explains what happens when the balance of carbon and nitrogen in the atmosphere goes awry, and how plants, soil, and synthetic gardening aids (such as fertilizer and pesticides) affect climate change. Most important, readers will learn how to calculate their garden’s carbon footprint—and what they can do to decrease it in their own backyard and beyond.

120 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2010

Reviews

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book! I read it as part of the Louisville CAN book club! Definitely a book for a gardener that’s is working to reduce their carbon footprint. Discussions about landscaping materials, using your landscape to improve your homes energy efficiency, and turning your garden into BBC a carbon sink!! Lots of great information for the garden that is making efforts in reducing climate change one step at a time. You should read it!