Sustainable
Landscaping:
A Visionary Look at the Future of Gardens
Book-Signing & Talk with Owen Dell
author of Sustainable Landscape for Dummies
Sunday, March 29, 7 pm, Donation $5
Santa Barbara Public Library, Faulkner Gallery
***Free Admission and copy of the book to any member of the community who
lost their home to the Tea Fire.
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Podcast of interview with Owen available on Sustainable
World Radio:
http://www.pdcastsusworldradio.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=446689
The word sustainable is
everywhere these days, but just what makes a sustainable landscape and
why does it
matter?
Join Owen
Dell, author of the newly published book Sustainable Landscaping
for Dummies, on March 29, at 7pm , for a talk and
book-signing event at the Santa Barbara Public Library, Faulkner Gallery.
Dell is the smart man behind the Dummies title, who shares more than 38
years of knowledge and experience as a landscape architect and contractor
with a passion for good design that makes sense for the homeowner
and the environment and saves money too.
Part of
the phenomenally successful "Dummies" book series---with its
give-me-the-facts, make-me-smarter format that have made them so
popular, Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies provides
hands-on, how-to instructions for the novice and expert alike. From
creating abundant edible landscapes, to making your home safe in
wildfires, to making the most of rainfall that falls on your land, the
book describes processes that don't just make things less bad, they make
them a lot better.
A long time
"guru" for sustainable landscaping, Dell suggests we can
mimic nature for best design. Humorously describing traditional
landscape design as an "environmental train wreck", he
seriously notes these practices destroy native habitats, consume natural
resources, cause strip mining and forest clear cutting, and annually
poison nearly 70 million birds with pesticides.
Working
since the 1970's with his first landscape design business, Dell found
a niche designing beautiful and functional gardens using native
plants. Later, taking inspiration from natural disasters he
created "firescapes" for the fire ecology of southern
California, and water-wise gardens, that responded to drought conditions
in the 1980's. More recently he developed the concept of
"fossil free" landscapes, noting the need for less fossil fuel
(oil) powered equipment used in our gardens, and has incorporated many
permaculture ideas as well. Dell hopes to reach a larger
mainstream audience with the Dummies book, that are becoming conscious of
climate change, water resources and other environmental impacts, many
caused by decisions made in their own backyards.
Owen Dell
is an award-winning California-licensed landscape architect and
contractor, and the owner of County Landscape and Design in Santa
Barbara, California. He is one of the founders of the Firescape
Demonstration Garden in Santa Barbara, which was the first of its kind in
the nation. He has been a contributor to Sunset Magazine, Pacific
Horticulture and many other publications. Dell is the co-star of
Garden Wise Guy's a sitcom about sustainable landscaping. He has
presented workshops and lectures for homeowners and professional
audiences at botanic gardens, colleges and universities, and conferences
throughout the United States, Canada, and overseas.
Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies will show you how to design,
build, and live with an earth-friendly landscape that:
-
Requires minimal maintenance
- Is
inexpensive to construct and maintain
- Is
made from safe, natural materials
-
Resists pests and diseases
- Is
drought-tolerant and long-lasting
-
Supplies wholesome, organic food for you and your family
-
Provides outdoor rooms for many uses
- Is
stunningly beautiful
Some of the inside tricks you'll learn in Sustainable Landscaping for
Dummies:
- How to
make use of "heritage" materials that will last many lifetimes
- How to
design and build a drip irrigation system that really works
- How to
make use of the "world's best design tool"
- How to
cut your maintenance costs by half or much more
- How to
supercharge your plants by adding one natural element one time only, for
pennies per plant
- How to
virtually eliminate fertilizing by using the "chop and drop"
technique
- How to
develop a Neighborhood Foodshed in your community ,
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