Title: The conscientious gardener : cultivating a garden ethic /
Authors: Reichard, Sarah H.
Publisher: University of California Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Sustainable horticulture.; Native plant gardening.; Pests Integrated control
Abstract: Explores how various gardening tasks impact the environment and offers suggestions on how gardeners can ensure they have a minimal impact by reducing their gardening footprint while still enjoying their hobby.
Contents: The skin of the earth -- Water, our most precious resource -- Should you go native? -- Aliens among us -- The wild kingdom -- Preventing and managing pests -- Confronting climate change -- Recycle, reduce, reuse, repurpose -- Epilogue : toward a garden ethic -- Appendix : global list of invasive garden plants.