Your Well-Being Garden: How to Make Your Garden Good for You - Science, Design, Practice

by D.K. Publishing

Your garden could be even better for you.

Discover...
How certain plants can form a barrier against air and noise pollution
Which birdsong alleviates anxiety
How plants can help to save energy
Why green is so good for us

Learn how connecting with nature can reduce stress and improve wellbeing. You don't even need a garden - even a balcony or houseplants can help to boost your mood. Every recommendation is backed by scientific research, drawn together by a team of scientists and experts.  Your Well-Being Garden also suggests how to translate the science into ideas for your green space.

With this groundbreaking book, find out how, in sometimes very simple ways, you can create an outdoor space that nourishes your mind and body, and is good for our planet too.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction, Nature

224 pages, Paperback

Published February 4, 2020

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Lacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book made me very anxious for spring and getting back in the garden! It had a whole section on pest control, but nothing on mosquitos or Japanese beetles which are some of my biggest pests, so I thought it was lacking in some areas. Overall, though, very good info!

[Val · Rating 4 out of 5]

Covered a wide variety of topics including how gardens can clean air, modify air temperature, modulate sound, grow healing herbs, etc. Gives a brief but surprisingly thorough overview of many topics. UK based.

[Ieva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daudz zināšanu apkopots un pateikts ļoti īsā tekstā. Nav liekvārdības. Īsi un konkrēti par katru tēmu.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Personal note: Take out again when planning my new garden.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This had a lot of information but I was disappointed in seeing some poor recommendations on planting very invasive species, which made it unreliable to me.

[Brianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I appreciated the organization of this one around different garden goals: low allergens, noise reduction, welcoming wildlife, scent or to draw wild life.

[Amy Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting, loved learning about the protective nature of plants - against pollution and sound and floods, as well as the obvious relaxation properties and eating and herbal traits.

[Mason · Rating 4 out of 5]

A comprehensive overview of how to approach garden design from a place of restoration.

[Jena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of great ideas and things to remember