- ISBN13: 9780865716537
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Residential consumption represents nearly one quarter of North America’s total energy use and the average homeowner spends thousands of dollars a year on power bills. To help alleviate this problem, Energy-Wise Landscape Design presents hundreds of practical ways everyone can save money, time, and effort while making their landscapes more environmentally healthy, ecologically rich, and energy efficient. Combining general guidelines with tips, techniques, and actio… More >>
Energy-Wise Landscape Design: A New Approach for Your Home and Garden
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#1 by Pamela Robinson on May 14, 2010 - 11:42 am
There are dozens and dozens of great ideas on ways to save money while making your property attractive in “Energy-Wise Landscape Design: A New Approach for Your Home and Garden.”
Projects include ways to keep a home cooler in summer to protecting it from the cold in winter, using local plants to ensure the best use of water, tips on the right way to plant trees, limiting the use of off-site topsoil and lots more.
Homeowners can take on simple tasks, like planting a shrub near a home to reduce the wind chill or building a bigger mulch pile to protect a tree, or major projects, such as relocating the driveway or adding windmills to the backyard.
Black and white photos make their point, showing good gardening practices, ways to avoid water waste, the unnecessary stripping of vegetation during a home’s construction and a lot more.
This is a compelling book that provides good ideas for almost any homeowner interested in cutting their soaring utility bills and making the best use of their property.
Rating: 5 / 5