Learn how to garden for the planet with The Kindest Garden, an innovative guide to regenerative gardening from leading landscape designer Marian Boswall.
Learn how to garden for the planet with The Kindest Garden, an innovative guide to regenerative gardening from leading landscape designer Marian Boswall.
Marian Boswall is a leading landscape architect and horticulturalist, was a lecturer in Historic Garden Conservation at Greenwich University for several years and is a co-founder of the Sustainable Landscape Foundation. Her projects invest in the land for the very long term and wellness is a deeply embedded ethos: Marian works with the way the land can heal and connect us on all levels; in early 2020 she gave a TedX talk on how our gardens can care for us and the earth. Marian writes and lectures on sustainable design and was awarded the Garden Columnist of the Year in 2019. She has also been featured as a Country Life ‘Top 50’ Garden Designer, House & Garden ‘Top 50’ UK Garden Designer and Country and Town House ‘Top 10’ Garden Designer. JASON INGRAM is an award-winning garden and food photographer. He is based in Bristol, UK, and travels widely photographing gardens, plants, food and people for magazines, books and advertising.
Inhaltsangabe
What is regenerative gardening? Taking inspiration from large-scale regenerative projects Practising kindness Top ten insights for regenerative gardeners How to use this book PART ONE: RELATIONSHIPS –THE ELEMENTS OF THE GARDEN SOIL: WHAT I S IT? Taking inspiration from the soil network Weeds WATER: HOW DOES THE WATER CYCLE WORK? Wetland regeneration: what we can learn from large-scale projects Water in our gardens ECOSYSTEMS: THE NETWORK OF LIFE Understanding garden ecosystems Creating a haven: a practical guide to planning an ecosystem garden MATERIALS: HOW TO CHOOSE MATERIALS TO WORK WITH Understanding materials for gardens and landscapes ENERGY: RENWABLE ENERGY How to work with natural energy How to work with land energy RESILIENT PLANTING Inpsiration for our gardens: large-scale woodlands Meadows Prairie planting Mediterranean planting Establishment and management PART TWO: MEASURING OUR IMPACT WHY SHOULD WE MEAUSURE OUR IMPACT? What can we assess in our own gardens? PART THREE: CONNECTION – THE KINDEST GARDEN OUR NEED FOR CONNECTION How gardening for nature can be gardening for ourselves How to build community through gardening Reconnecting with ourselves Sharing knowledge: a final note Appendix 1: Comparison of pond liners Appendix 2: Grey water recycling Resources and further information Index Acknowledgements
What is regenerative gardening? Taking inspiration from large-scale regenerative projects Practising kindness Top ten insights for regenerative gardeners How to use this book PART ONE: RELATIONSHIPS –THE ELEMENTS OF THE GARDEN SOIL: WHAT I S IT? Taking inspiration from the soil network Weeds WATER: HOW DOES THE WATER CYCLE WORK? Wetland regeneration: what we can learn from large-scale projects Water in our gardens ECOSYSTEMS: THE NETWORK OF LIFE Understanding garden ecosystems Creating a haven: a practical guide to planning an ecosystem garden MATERIALS: HOW TO CHOOSE MATERIALS TO WORK WITH Understanding materials for gardens and landscapes ENERGY: RENWABLE ENERGY How to work with natural energy How to work with land energy RESILIENT PLANTING Inpsiration for our gardens: large-scale woodlands Meadows Prairie planting Mediterranean planting Establishment and management PART TWO: MEASURING OUR IMPACT WHY SHOULD WE MEAUSURE OUR IMPACT? What can we assess in our own gardens? PART THREE: CONNECTION – THE KINDEST GARDEN OUR NEED FOR CONNECTION How gardening for nature can be gardening for ourselves How to build community through gardening Reconnecting with ourselves Sharing knowledge: a final note Appendix 1: Comparison of pond liners Appendix 2: Grey water recycling Resources and further information Index Acknowledgements
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