Through
combining workshop style assignments with research and ‘hands-on’ experience, readers are taken through a process that uses site plats to create
landscape/gardens which respect an existing vista, preserving and enhancing
its eco health. For, any style landscape should not simply be the result of a traditional design but be the right plant, installed in the right place at the
right (optimal) planting season - creating an eco-legacy of landscape green,
sustainable urban/suburban communities which enhance green space for today and
future generations. Why?
The challenge
for present-day homeowners, gardeners and/or Industry professionals is to become a
naturalist with a "waste not, want not" ecological commitment: a steward
of the land who is a caretaker for his/her environmental communities. Through ‘hands on’ research, tips and strategies are identified which enable the who, why, where, what, how and when of landscape gardening -
Who: Understand the factors which
influence a landscape gardening perspective; and describe it in terms of
someone who presently does and/or desires to 'dig in the dirt'.
Why: Define landscape gardens in
terms of a mission, a somewhat lofty 'green' perspective - 'providing for
present-day needs without sacrificing the future'.
Where: Define location, location, location –
conduct a site analysis which identifies climate and physical
constraints.
What: Combine the 'who, why and where' influence a landscape garden
plan; and then, develop goal statements which describe a proposed site.
How: Identify activities which accomplish
the identified goals.
When: Using the 'what and how'
activities, identify installation time-frames as well as recommended
maintenance; and then, create a landscape gardening
schedule.
As a result, participants
become known as people who enable an eco-legacy of
CARE - conservation, accountability, recovery and
eco-efficiency.
"As an environmentalist and president of the Cornell Douglas foundation, I have been searching for new words to define those of us who advocate for protecting our natural resources for future generations. Wright's word- eco-legacy is perfect: it encourages all of us to recognize that water, land, and air are not expendable luxuries, but critical resources we must sustain in our roles as responsible stewards". - Ann Cornell, President Cornell Douglas Foundation www.CornellDouglas.org
"Wright’s
eco-chic advocacy embodies every aspect of the consumer education campaign we
hoped to inspire. For, our vision is to become a global organization that
empowers people within communities to change society through the responsible
creation and preservation of sustainable green spaces, such that the
ever-increasing impacts of global warming in the world are measurably reduced;
because Green Matters!" - Den Gardner, executive director of
Project EverGreen.
About
the Author -
As founder of the ‘Plants of CARE’ plant recognition program and recipient of
the Turning America from Eco-weak to Eco-chic award , the Wright Scoop – Sylvia
Hoehns Wright seeks to inspire people to create an eco-legacy of CARE, a
perspective of conservation, accountability, recovery and eco-efficiency –
‘green’ America’s landscape! For details, visit web site www.TheWrightScoop.com. To review or order a copy of Landscape Gardening with CARE, link to web site http://www.lulu.com/shop/sylvia-hoehns-wright/landscape-gardening-with-care/paperback/product-22167399.html
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