Sensible Sustainability - E-book - ePub

Ricky Kemery was the Purdue Horticulture Extension Educator in Allen County, Indiana for 23 years. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, written newspaper articles and publications, and answered gardening questions from countless citizens in northern Indiana and beyond. Ricky has been a messenger for how to establish and maintain gardens and landscapes in a sustainable, practical manner - using earth-friendly pest controls and natural fertilizers that most gardeners now demand.
Many gardeners are tired of high-maintenance landscapes that require back-breaking work, poisonous chemical pesticides, fertilizer, and countless hours of tedious maintenance. In this book, written in a lighthearted style with comments from Ricky's cat Hoggles, you will learn how to take advantage of gardening in raised beds with healthy soil that you create using techniques of organic gardening, permaculture, and biodynamics.
Learn how to mass plant flowers to create beautiful landscapes that require less time to maintain. Use organic pest controls and reuse resources for a frugal earth-friendly sustainable garden. Sensible Sustainability is a humorous, poignant, informative, and sometimes hilarious look atestablishing a sustainable garden and landscape. Sink your fingers into this gardening delight today!