Natural Gardening in Small Spaces

by Noe Kingsbury, Noël Kingsbury, Noel Kingsbury

Book Overview

With the growing recognition that a wisely and sensitively planted garden has a lot to offer to wildlife and the food web, more and more people are looking for ways to make their gardens environmentally friendly. However, gardeners have tended to assume that they need a lot of space to create habitats for wildlife and to evoke wild and natural places. In "Natural Gardening in Small Spaces," renowned plantsman Noel Kingsbury refutes that presumption,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881925640
• ISBN13: 9780881925647
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

My All-Time Favorite Garden Design Book

Of the too many gardening books I've purchased, this one has transformed me. It opened my eyes to plant groupings that are natural (often native) and pleasing the year round. The illustrations are very beautiful and really do convey what Kingsbury describes. There is also plenty of useful data to help identify the plants that suit each environment. I bought this years ago and continue to return to it for both inspiration and information.

Emphasis on natural

Kingsbury writes of creating habitat for insects and hedgehogs as well as people, of selecting plants for your soil and water conditions. (He even writes on what grows best in gravel and in bogs.) This book encourages gardeners to be curious and to experiment. It is for those artists who create with plants.

Perfect for the small garden

I have a townhouse and very little room to garden, but I've long desired to plan a garden that would blend in with the woods that back up to our house. This book has given me my inspiration and has cemented my decision to plan a garden that will be both natural, peaceful and beautiful. It may take a while, but I'll do it thanks to this book. Have no garden space at all? They even cover that in the "Natural Gardening without a Garden".