Description: Low-Maintenance Eco Gardens is a beginner-friendly guide to creating sustainable, productive gardens using permaculture principles. Learn how to work with nature--not against it--while saving time, money, and effort. Authors Fred Meyer and Jen Kardos show readers how to design thriving backyard or small-space gardens using natural pest control, biodiversity, and seasonal techniques. Featuring 60+ profiles of attractive and edible plants, DIY project instructions, and real-life success stories, this accessible book is perfect for anyone seeking a low-stress, high-impact gardening lifestyle--no matter your experience level or space limitations.
Brief description:
Fred Meyer has spent decades helping busy families, retirees, and beginners turn balconies, backyards, and community spaces into joyful, low-maintenance gardens that nourish body and spirit. A certified health coach, Master Gardener, permaculture designer, and wilderness guide, he's known for making eco-friendly gardening simple and fun. Through teaching at the University of Iowa and Earthmind Practice, Fred has guided countless people from feeling overwhelmed by gardening to confidently cultivating ease, beauty, and abundance. In Low-Maintenance Eco Gardens, he shows how to let nature do the heavy lifting, so you and your garden thrive no matter your time, space, or experience.
Review Quotes: Meyer and Kardos encourage an approach to gardening that can help readers cultivate joy in this practical guide for anyone looking to explore gardening through realistic maintenance and personal enrichment. Readers using their advice can make gardening a source of nourishment and calm.
-- "Library Journal"