A guide to lessening your impact on your own patch – and the world
Some gardening books focus on plant and planting alone – Sustainable Garden by Marian Boswall is not one of those. Its sub-heading sums it up nicely ‘Projects, insights and advice for the eco-conscious gardener.’
It takes a ‘whole world’ view, where simple actions on our own plot, if everyone does them, can have a massive positive impact on the state of the planet. If you’re familiar with any of the Gaia theories, you’ll see elements of the core message here.
A landscape architect and sustainable gardener, Marian helps us to create and manage a sustainable garden, offering insights, guidance and step-by-step projects aimed at leading a more low-impact lifestyle.
‘Our gardens can offer us sanctuary from this over-curated and judgmental world. In them, we can create a place of refuge and safety, filled with healing energy and love.’
Marian Boswell, Sustainable Garden
Sustainable Garden shows you how to make a difference
Make a difference in these simple ways:
- Harnessing natural energy
- Using peat-free compost
- Reducing plastic consumption
- Saving your own seeds
- Create garden areas from reclaimed materials.
You can even design an ethical garden layout from scratch, and create sustainable boundaries. There are projects big and small, with easy-to-follow instructions. These include creating a frame for succulents to grow in out of recycled materials and making a rain garden.
With wonderful photographs by the award-winning garden photographer Jason Ingram, this is a gardening book that’s certainly not run of the mill.
Sustainable Garden will guide anyone hoping to make intelligent decisions to make a difference, but who doesn’t know where to start.
The hardback version of the book is available now and is part of the Frances Lincoln Sustainably Living Series, RRP £18. For more information, visit www.marianboswall.com.
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