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A New Garden Ethic - Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future - cover

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A New Garden Ethic - Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future

Benjamin Vogt

Publisher: New Society Publishers

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As climate change and mass extinction continue to impact the natural world, we will be called upon to garden the planet more actively  Explores how native plants in home, business, and public landscapes will play a critical role in helping us know and appreciate wildlife, while awakening us to global wildlife stewardship  First book to explore why our urban and suburban wildlife gardens matter, not only for our personal pleasure but for the larger human community as well as other species  Author presents a new garden ethic and describes why we need to invite wildness back into our lives to promote both physical and mental health  Discusses why we need native plants to help wildlife, what a native plant is, and why that discussion is often so emotional.  Explores successful examples of urban gardens featuring wild and native plants  The book uses personal stories and research in a lyrical, narrative, and academic exploration that asks us to radically rethink our culture through gardening in our communities.  The author has a Ph.D. in creative writing and writes a weekly native plant garden design column at Houzz.com, which has been read over 2.5 million time
Available since: 09/18/2017.

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