{"product_id":"your-natural-garden-a-practical-guide-to-caring-for-an-ecologically-vibrant-home-garden-hardcover","title":"Your Natural Garden: A Practical Guide to Caring for an Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKelly D. Norris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA valuable and artfully crafted guide to tending a naturalistic garden.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom plantsman Kelly Norris, author of \u003ci\u003eNew Naturalism\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a \u003cb\u003emuch-needed handbook to maintaining today's natural gardens\u003c\/b\u003e. Naturalistic plantings, overflowing with biodiverse communities of plants, are filling front and backyards around the globe with colorful blooms, easy-care plants, and wildlife habitat. But caring for a naturalistic garden is vastly different than caring for a traditional home landscape of carefully manicured plants separated by mulch and regularly primped and pruned. In Y\u003ci\u003eour Natural Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, tending your garden properly means understanding its connection to the greater natural world and using \u003cb\u003egarden care methods that mimic nature instead of controlling it\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePage by page, you're guided through all the seasons of a naturalistic garden's life and the tasks and to-dos that come with each of them. Including how to: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncourage and establish complexity in a new garden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePromote growth and variation by letting your plants self propagate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetermine when and what to edit, and when it's best to let chaos rein\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecide if and when weeding is necessary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoster the insects and other animals that rely on your plants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand succession in the naturalistic garden and why it's important \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnow when it's time to cut back your garden and how to do it right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVerdant photographs\u003c\/b\u003e accompany the text throughout, offering \u003cb\u003eexamples of well-tended naturalistic plantings\u003c\/b\u003e and the tasks that are needed to properly care for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelly D. Norris\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author and plantsman, and the former director of horticulture and education at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, a revitalized public garden in Des Moines, Iowa. Over his career, his work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrganic Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Better Homes and Gardens, Martha Stewart Living\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGarden Design\u003c\/i\u003e, and in numerous local and regional media appearances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a writer and photographer, he regularly contributes to popular gardening magazines like \u003ci\u003eCountry Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFine Gardening\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe American Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e, and a variety of industry trade publications. As a speaker, he has garnered acclaim for his high-energy, zealous presentations on the national stage, leading many to call him one of the rising stars of American horticulture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelly has been fortunate to earn recognition for his work from a variety of organizations, including three awards from Iowa State Horticultural Society (2009-2011) for his service and contributions to horticulture in Iowa; early career and young professional awards from the Perennial Plant Association (2011), GardenComm (2018) and the American Horticultural Society (2018); the Iowa Author Award for Special Interest Writing (2013), the youngest Iowan to be recognized in the history of the awards program; and a fellowship from the Chanticleer Foundation (2015) for his curatorial and plant exploration work at the Botanical Garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 10.23 x 8.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53335604855149,"sku":"9780760388228","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/X8lFuUvcG19780760388228.webp?v=1778900689","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/your-natural-garden-a-practical-guide-to-caring-for-an-ecologically-vibrant-home-garden-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}