The Informed Gardener
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Winner of the Best Book Award in the 2009 Garden Writers Association Media Awards
Named an "Outstanding Title" in University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries, 2009
In this introduction to sustainable landscaping practices, Linda Chalker-Scott addresses the most common myths and misconceptions that plague home gardeners and horticultural professionals. Chalker-Scott offers invaluable advice to gardeners gardeners who have wondered:
Are native plants the best choice for sustainable landscaping?
Should you avoid disturbing the root ball when planting?
Are organic products better or safer than synthetic ones?
What is the best way to control weeds-fabric or mulch?
Does giving vitamins to plants stimulate growth?
Are compost teas effective in controlling diseases?
When is the best time to water in hot weather?
If you pay more, do you get a higher-quality plant?
How can you differentiate good advice from bad advice?
The answers may surprise you. In her more than twenty years as a university researcher and educator in the field of plant physiology, Linda Chalker-Scott has discovered a number of so-called truths that originated in traditional agriculture and that have been applied to urban horticulture, in many cases damaging both plant and environmental health. The Informed Gardener is based on basic and applied research from university faculty and landscape professionals, originally published in peer-reviewed journals.
After reading this book, you will:
Understand your landscape or garden plants as components of a living system
Save time (by not overdoing soil preparation, weeding, pruning, staking, or replacing plants that have died before their time)
Save money (by avoiding worthless or harmful garden products, and producing healthier, longer-lived plants)
Reduce use of fertilizers and pesticides
Assess marketing claims objectively
This book will be of interest to landscape architects, nursery and landscape professionals, urban foresters, arborists, certified professional horticulturists, and home gardeners.
For more information go to: http://www.theinformedgardener.com
Linda Chalker-Scott
Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott has a PhD in horticulture from Oregon State University and is an ISA certified arborist, an ASCA consulting arborist, and an award-winning author. She is Washington State University’s extension urban horticulturist and an also teaches at the University of Washington. Chalker-Scott has published extensively in the scientific literature and in popular magazines including American Nurseryman, Organic Gardening, and Fine Gardening. She also is one of the Garden Professors.
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Reviews for The Informed Gardener
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One of the problems that scholars/researchers face is that they work long and hard for material that doesn't always translate into a book of substance. Chalker-Scott's examination of common gardening myths is quite helpful, but she doesn't really have a lot to say. [Most of the verbage is support for her basic concepts.] But what she does say can be important. So, even though it's really a small book with only a few true new ideas/methods, those are quite worthwhile. sigh. Sorry I couldn't say all that a bit more clearly. I'm glad that I bought the book; it did change some of my gardening practices, but all the information could have been condensed into a few pages.