Landscape for Life - Getting Started

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Landscape for Life

Getting Started

Conventional gardens unintentionally often work against nature. They can damage the environment’s ability to clean air and water, reduce flooding, combat climate change, and provide all the other natural benefits that support life on earth—including us,

The good news is that even one home garden can begin to repair the tattered web of life. It’s possible to create a great-looking garden that’s healthier for you, your family, your pets, and the environment—and that saves you time and money.

The Landscape For Life workbooks help you transform your home garden into a beautiful and healthy refuge for you and your family. You can download the complete workbook, or individual workbooks on Getting Started, Soil, Water, Plants, Materials, and Human Health. Each workbook includes helpful advice on gardening practices that take advantage of natural processes at work on your property.

Contents

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Understanding your site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Checklist for choosing a new home site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Checklist for garden construction and renovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

What to ask when hiring a landscape designer or contractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

http://www.landscapeforlife.org/publications/LFL_Workbooks_Getting%20Started.pdf


Also see Landscape for Life - Plants Workbook:
Landscape for Life - Plants Workbook
.