The Naturescaping Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Bringing Nature to Your Backyard

By Beth O'Donnell Young and Karen Bussolini

Photographs by Karen Bussolini

With nature as your guide, your dream garden is within reach — one that rarely needs weeding, pruning, watering, fertilizing, or mowing. One that will take less time, money, and energy keeping it beautiful and healthy than you're spending on your yard now. A garden that will produce the most flavorful edibles, nurture plants to their full potential, and provide a haven for beneficial bees, birds, and butterflies.

In The Naturescaping Workbook, garden design expert Beth Young helps make your ideal naturescape a reality, walking you through the process with easy worksheets and clear, encouraging guidance. All you need is some outdoor space and this inspiring handbook to design an inviting, thriving landscape that reflects nature — and your love of the earth.

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  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 228 pp.
  • Book dimensions: 8 x 10 in. (255 x 205 mm.)
  • Images: 93 color photos, 14 drawings
  • ISBN-10: 1604691182
  • ISBN-13: 9781604691184

About the authors

Beth O'Donnell Young

Beth O'Donnell Young is the owner of Beth Young Garden Design, a residential landscape design firm. She has taught do-it-yourself landscaping classes for nearly ten years.

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Karen Bussolini

Photographer for The Naturescaping Workbook, Karen Bussolini has been a gardener for as long as she can remember, and specializes in garden photography, writing, and lecturing. She sees connections between disciplines and has long been involved in organic, environmentally conscious gardening.

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