The Naturescaping Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Bringing Nature to Your Backyard

by Beth O. Young, Karen Bussolini (Photographer)

“This step-by-step guide will teach you how to work in concert with nature, creating a lush landscape.” —Cabin Life If you’re an eco-conscious homeowner, the best garden designer is Mother Nature, and following her lead can result in a beautiful low-maintenance landscape that requires fewer resources, attracts natural wildlife, and saves time and money. In The Naturescaping Workbook, Beth O'Donnell Young offers an easy-to-follow, do-it-yourself plan for gardeners of all skill levels. Her step-by-step approach teaches you how to understand your garden’s natural habitat and to nurture the native eco-systems that exist in your yard. And the payoff is huge. By simply becoming aware of the natural wonders in the backyard, you can have a more beautiful garden and take a big step toward bringing nature home.

Genres: Gardening, Nature, Nonfiction

352 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 31, 2011

Reviews

[Henry Louis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Admittedly, I am a total novice but I learned a lot from this. For one thing it taught me about rain gardens and I decided to try to incorporate one as we overhaul our lawn-dominated yard.

I also found a lot of the design tips extremely helpful.

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

While a very interesting book with some valuable ideas and insights, it is very much geared toward a reader with a larger yard than mine or else a much larger potential landscaping budget. But it provides good food for thought on what to do with a yard other than have a plain grass lawn.

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again, not what I had built up to be in my head. Really? Glamour shots of potential invasives belong in a book about naturescaping? When will I be experienced enough to write these gardening books for myself?!