THE CLIMATE CHANGE GARDEN

In this global gardener’s guide to creating a resilient, climate-wise garden, learn how to adapt your garden to cope with volatile weather extremes and other effects of a rapidly changing climate.We need to learn how to protect the garden against climate extremes, exotic pests, invasive weeds, and more. The Climate Change Garden is the first book to reveal which types of gardens are better suited to deal with such extremes and which techniques, practices, and equipment can be put to good use in our gardens to help temper the issues.With the aim of building a more durable, robust, and productive garden beneath the shadow of climate change, you’ll learn how to:  Adapt your plant selections, planting practices, and garden maintenance techniques for the new future. Select vegetable and fruit varieties that are more adaptable to weather extremes and more capable of resisting pests and diseases  Find ways to manage excess storm water runoff and minimize the heat island effect Foster wildlif