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Hellstrip Gardening

Create a Paradise between the Sidewalk and the Curb

by Evelyn Hadden
Joshua McCullough
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The hellstrip—also known as a boulevard, meridian, and planting strip—is finally getting the attention it deserves! Gardeners everywhere are taking advantage of the space to add curb appeal to their homes, expand the size of their gardens, and conserve more resources. Hellstrip Gardening is the first book to show you exactly how to reclaim these oft-ignored spaces by determining the city and home owner's association rules, choosing plants that thrive in tough situations, designing pathways for accessibility, and much more. Gorgeous color photographs of hellstrip gardens across the country offer inspiration and visual guidance to anyone ready to tackle this final frontier.

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  • Release date

    April 22, 2014

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781604696103
      • File size: 132616 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781604696103
      • File size: 132613 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 3, 2014
      Hadden (Beautiful No-Mow Yards) has written an excellent book for an often forgotten horticultural contingent: urban dwellers with only wee strips of dirt to work with, often between curbs and sidewalks. She offers step-by-step strategies for taking abandoned square footage of unhealthy earth and transforming it into a micro-swath of growth and bloom, and highlights unique stressors associated with this kind of gardening, including limited, often depleted soil and lack of irrigation. Such landscapes require forethought: what plants are drought tolerant? what type of root system can survive? The author also includes a helpful chapter about working with local governments, since many curbside spots are public property or easements. The greatest benefit of undertaking “hellstrip gardening,” the author notes, is that “as more gardens grow, the ideas and extra plants they generate fuel new gardens and ignite new gardeners.” This is a lively, optimistic guide to transforming dead space into a small splash of Eden, a win-win for everybody. 300 color photos.

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  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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  • English

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