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Gaia's Garden, Second Edition: A Guide To Home-Scale Permaculture |  | Author: Toby Hemenway
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Pages: 313
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Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1603580298
Dewey Decimal Number: 635.048
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ASIN: 1603580298
Publication Date: May 19, 2009
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The first edition of Gaia’s Garden, sparked the imagination of America’s home gardeners, introducing permaculture’s central message: Working with Nature, not against her, results in more beautiful, abundant, and forgiving gardens. This extensively revised and expanded second edition broadens the reach and depth of the permaculture approach for urban and suburban growers.Many people mistakenly think that ecological gardening—which involves growing a wide range of edible and other useful plants—can take place only on a large, multiacre scale. As Hemenway demonstrates, it’s fun and easy to create a “backyard ecosystem” by assembling communities of plants that can work cooperatively and perform a variety of functions, including:- Building and maintaining soil fertility and structure
- Catching and conserving water in the landscape
- Providing habitat for beneficial insects, birds, and animals
- Growing an edible “forest” that yields seasonal fruits, nuts, and other foods
This revised and updated edition also features a new chapter on urban permaculture, designed especially for people in cities and suburbs who have very limited growing space. Whatever size yard or garden you have to work with, you can apply basic permaculture principles to make it more diverse, more natural, more productive, and more beautiful. Best of all, once it’s established, an ecological garden will reduce or eliminate most of the backbreaking work that’s needed to maintain the typical lawn and garden.
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Outstanding Concept July 21, 2010
Kathleen Fuller (Stuart, Florida)
I loved this book because it gave me more ideas and inspiration to continue my permaculture land in Stuart, Florida. I purchased my small piece of city land in 2003, and the changes since then are incredible. I have over 33 fruit producing trees, organic vegetable gardens, plus flowering plants that have created a harmonized environment for this city's wildlife. I am finally installing my rain barrels and more is coming as I have time. I originated from Seattle, Washington and have lived in more than 5 homes where I planted edible plants as landscaping for the past 40 years. Thanks again to the authors for a great & inspiring book. Dr. Kathleen Fuller
Gaia's Garden - a workable plan that works July 7, 2010
seed saver
I don't think I can say anything here that hasn't already been said except to add that I'm not even finished with the book and I'm implementing alot of the ideas. Its the most perfect blend of food production, wildlife habitat and minimizing labor that I've ever found. This is my first introduction to permaculture and the reading is easy and interesting. Lots of details but not boring in any way. I have alot of plans and this book has helped me pull all my ideas together into a cohesive plan that will benefit people (my family), wildlife and my little corner of the world. I had already started planting to encourage birds but now I know how to make that a part of my garden and not a separate entity in some far corner of the property. I live in the heartland of big Ag and chemical farming so I see the results of that on the soil and the loss of habitat. Luckily I was raised on a farm in the era before big Ag and I knew there was a better way. This book not only tells you how to do things - it tells you why those methods work. There are ideas, solutions to problems (hungry deer) and encouragement to try your own ideas. You may not implement every idea the author has but there are enough different ways to use the system - you just need to experiment with what works within your lifestyle.
If you don't read it for any other reason - the "how and why" behind how ecosystems work together is worth your while. You'll never apply chemicals again without thinking twice about it (or better yet - finding an alternative). I would have to say its my favorite read amongst all of my garden books and I will be referring to the tables and charts often. I will be giving friends copies of this book.
Gardening Greatness July 1, 2010
JS (Evansville, IN USA)
A great book. I'm still reading it and will use it as my main reference source of information.
Gaia's Garden is the best book I've seen on creating a living garden in my climate.
For those looking for basic planting or propagation instruction, this is not the book for you. But, if you are looking for a "big picture" with enough examples to get started, this is it.
It has enough specific information on green manures, nurse/companion planting and the benefits of particular plants to get you headed in the right direction. Enough design concepts with examples to give you a much clearer idea of what permaculture is about.
Lots of useful tables. Best of all it's not a book about gardening in the tropics or mediterranean zone. It gets cold here in the winter. I live in a zone 6 (sunset 35) and don't find book geared for tropical rain forests very helpful. Not a lot of exotic plant listings that I can't grow, never heard of or just can't find.
If I had to get only one book, this would be it.
Buy the book... Change your world June 29, 2010
Chris Allen (Cabool, Missouri, USA)
I have read dozens of gardening books in the last 2-3 years, and this book has had the most significant impact on me personally. I am excited to learn and apply the ideas outlined in this book as I put into practice the many permaculture principle based practices I have discovered in my studies. The concern that I only had 2-1/2 acres was quickly eliminated... yes I still want a 50 acre farm, and yes, I will get there, but I can provide all the food my family of 9 can consume from this little 2-1/2 acre soon to be paradise.
Book That Got Me Into Permaculture June 5, 2010
Fred W. Tanner (dahlonega)
Book is well written and very practical in terms of application. Was inspired after reading the book and developed a sheet mulch vegetable garden that is doing very well, much better than my previous conventional gardens that required weeding, fertilizers, etc. Also used his techniques for building swales to retain and conserve rainwater. I recommend the book highly.
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