The Naturescaping Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Bringing Nature to Your Backyard

is all you need to create the natural, beautiful, safe and healthy garden that you have always wanted. Chapter by chapter, you will learn about nature's processes--and you might just become a pretty good designer.

Chapter 1. Know Your Place

Measure and interpret your land like a professional; the value of exploring your nearby natural ecosystems and how to go about it; and how to organize all of your thoughts, wants and needs.

Chapter 2. Go with the Flow

Work with the water you are given for the optimum health of your yard as well as the planet.

Chapter 3. Match Plant to Place

Choose the right plants for your yard and make them happy by putting each of them in exactly the right place by using the "backyard biohabitats" system introduced in this book.

Chapter 4. Welcome Wildlife

Why you want wildlife to be visiting your yard and how to go about welcoming them as well as how to respectfully, humanely keep your "problem" animals away.

Chapter 5. Choose Sustainable Materials

Which are the best landscape materials for the Earth--and your budget--in the long-run.

Chapter 6. Looks Good on Paper

The design process, from first getting your ideas down on paper to creating a complete, viable landscape plan.

Chapter 7.  From the Ground Up

Learn how--and why--to build your soil, and proper planting techniques as well as how to create a viable work plan.

Chapter 8.  Steward Your Naturescape

All you need to know to take care of your small part of the planet.