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The climate change garden : down to Earth advice for growing a resilient garden / Sally Morgan & Kim Stoddart.

by Morgan, Sally, 1957-

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Cool Springs Press, 2023.

Gardening -- Environmental aspects.

Climatic changes.

9780760379486 (pbk.)

224 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.

Sally Morgan is a botanist with a life-long interest in gardening. She’s written articles and books on food, farming, and the environment and owns an organic farm where she teaches courses on small farming [England]. Kim Stoddart writes for publications such as 'The Guardian' on climate change gardening and resilient gardening. She has gardening columns in several magazines, including 'Grow Your Own' and 'Country Smallholding,' and edits 'The Organic Way' for 'Garden Organic.' Kim also contributes regularly to a range of publications, such as 'Gardeners' World' magazine, 'Bloom,'' The Telegraph,'' The Lancet,' and 'The Daily Express.'

Includes index.

"'The Climate Change Garden' is here to help you build a stronger, more resilient garden by outlining how to: --Limit the risks from excessive heat, wind, rain, snow, and frost ; -- Take advantage of microclimates and windbreaks to protect plants from extremes ; --Select plants that are more adaptable and more resistant to pests and diseases ; -- Plant more of the right trees for your future climate to help cool your home, reduce erosion, and slow rainwater ; -- Build a healthy living soil that retains nutrients and water better and longer ; --Support wildlife by creating a safe haven in a changing world ; -- Manage alien pests and invasive weeds safely and effectively ; -- Work with nature to create a low-maintenance, climate-resilent landscape. (...)"--Back cover.

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