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"Tells us how to manage our gardens, yards, landscapes, and water with the least possible adverse impacts on the environment. It explains why sustainability is important in a crowded world, and how we can use basic ecological principles to live with, not against, nature."--Steven P. Christman, editor, Floridata.com 

"Brings important environmentally friendly gardening information together in one comprehensive reference. Will be of interest to environmentally sensitive gardeners and homeowners, landscape architects, landscapers, nursery owners, wholesale and retail growers, land managers, park managers, and more."--Gil Nelson, author of Florida's Best Native Landscape Plants

 

Sustainable gardening is a broad topic that includes best practices in gardening, organic gardening, making the best use of local resources, growing your own vegetables, saving water, and doing the least amount of damage to the environment. In Sustainable Gardening for Florida, Ginny Stibolt presents easy money-saving projects that help to reduce Floridians' collective ecological footprint.

 

The state's unique features and climate provides both challenges and opportunities for gardeners. Stibolt provides detailed instructions for various projects that promote a successful gardening experience within the tropical climate. She includes interesting and doable projects and property management techniques that should have a significant beneficial effect on Florida's environment.

 

This wide range of techniques, which features a combination of eco-friendly landscape design and organic practices, offers new ideas and new ways of approaching common environmental subjects at a personal level and for community-wide action that will make a positive impact on the state, one yard at a time.

 

 

About the Author

Ginny Stibolt is a botanist who writes about Florida gardening for the Jacksonville Florida Times-Union, Vero Beach Magazine, and on the web at transplantedgardener.com. Half of all royalties she receives from book sales will be paid directly to the Florida Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.

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Product Details Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: University Press of Florida (September 13, 2009) Language: English ISBN-10: 0813033926 ISBN-13: 978-0813033921 Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #279,693 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in this category: (What's this?) #39 in  Books > Home & Garden > Gardening & Horticulture > Regional > South

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: University Press of Florida (September 13, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813033926
• ISBN-13: 978-0813033921
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #279,693 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gardening with Green Goals, October 26, 2009

By	Suzanne P. Dingwell "Native plant gardener" (Palm Beach Gardens, Fl) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have a whole shelf full of books on gardening in Florida, but I moved some old ones out of the way for this one! Sustainable Gardening for Florida definitely deserves a place on my shelf, and I highly recommend it for yours, too. As the first reviewer mentioned, there is plenty here for gardeners in any setting.

Ginny Stibolt, who is a naturalist with a degree in botany, as well as a talented writer, has created a timely, informative and practical guide on a broad range of gardening issues with the concerns of today's gardeners in mind. All the topics you would expect from a comprehensive guide are included: lawns, landscape, containers, vegetables, flowers. Also topics that have special import here, like "Dealing with Salt, Sand, Muck and Erosion" and "Preparing the Landscape for Disasters." On the fun side, there are detailed instructions for planning rain gardens, bioswales, bog gardens.

Each chapter begins with a discussion of the sustainability issues related to its topic. You'll learn why things are sustainable or not. Ginny does a great job of including just a dash of some easily understandable science that gives a solid platform to the readers' understanding of her discussions. Each chapter also includes a booklist and website list that are especially valuable.

Are there some words being bandied about lately that you hear over and over but aren't quite sure what they really mean? This book contains an excellent glossary. An extensive plant list at the end makes a sound resource for learning the good and not-so-good attributes of plants commonly used in Florida, both native and non-native.

I can't finish without mentioning the great diagrams, again so helpful and easy to understand. You'll learn some new tricks just looking at these! There was a neat idea for watering a strawberry jar.......but you'll just have to look for yourself!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sustainable Gardening Not Just For Florida, October 18, 2009

By	Carole Brown "Author at www.conservationgarde... (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

With the caveat that specific plants may be appropriate only for Florida, Ginny Stibolt has created an excellent guide to sustainable gardening that could be used by any gardener in the country.

That Ms. Stibolt has thoroughly researched this subject is immediately obvious. In clear and complete terms she discusses rainwater harvest, lawn reduction, soil health, creating habitats for wildlife, the edible garden, container gardens, tree and shrub care, and the best plants for different situations.

These ideas can be applied by any gardener to create a more sustainable landscape. If every one of us began to use these sustainable gardening practices in our own gardens, we could contribute greatly to the health of the planet.

I strongly recommend this book for gardeners everywhere.