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Book: The WaterSaving Garden: How to Grow a Gorgeous Garden With a Lot Less Water
Rebecca Sweet (frequent contributor to The Designer) says, “As a designer who focuses primarily on water-wise and lawn-free garden designs, Pam Penick’s latest book, The Water-Saving Garden, is hands-down one of my top three favorite resources. This book helps to inspire with gorgeous photos but also provides specific details about various methods of containing and re-using water. In fact, after only having it a few weeks now, I’ve already used this book several times to help with a few of my current projects.”
Depending on where you are, water issues may range from funneling water from frequent rains to finding plants that thrive without rain—and all are equally treated in the book. You’ll find new nuggets of inspiration in “Part Four: Oasis or Mirage? Creating the ILLUSION of Water in the Landscape,” which includes chapters on water-evoking plants and “Squeezing Water from a Stone” (dry water features).
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In the 1800s, American pioneers driving wagon trains west across the Great Plains glimpsed in the rolling, tall-grass prairie an echo of the ocean. —PAM PENI CK
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>>Get the book! Click here apld.org
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