Provides instructions for creating sustainable lawn and garden spaces, from selecting suitable hardscape materials and installing a rain-water catchment system to choosing native plants. Sustainable Landscaping For Dummies provides hands-on, how-to instruction for realizing the benefits of a sustainable landscape, from selecting sutainable hardscape materials to installing a rain-water catchment system to choosing native plants. Introduction. Part I: Sustainable Landscaping: The Basics. Chapter 1: Landscaping the Sustainable Way. Chapter 2: Making Good Decisions about What to Include in Your Landscape. Chapter 3: Deciding Whether to Do It Yourself or Call in the Pros. Part II: Good Design: The Key to Sustainable Landscaping. Chapter 4: Getting Better Acquainted with Your Property. Chapter 5: Brushing Up on Design Basics. Chapter 6: Plotting Your Sustainable Landscape. Part III: Water, Water, Everywhere: Water-Conserving Irrigation and Drainage. Chapter 7: Surveying Your Watering Options. Chapter 8: The Nuts and Bolts of Water Harvesting, Irrigation, and Drainage. Chapter 9: Managing Water: The Other Half of the Irrigation Equation. Chapter 10: Maintaining Water-Harvesting and Irrigation Systems. Part IV: Hardscaping Made Easy: Creating Awesome Features without Wrecking the Environment. Chapter 11: Preparing Your Site. Chapter 12: Exploring Basic Hardscape Elements and Outdoor Rooms. Chapter 13: Spicing Up Your Hardscape with Other Fun and Functional Elements. Chapter 14: Sustainable Hardscape Construction. Chapter 15: Hardscape Maintenance. Part V: Great Greenery for a Green Garden. Chapter 16: Planting the Seed: Sustainable Plant Basics. Chapter 17: Introducing Benefi cial Trees and Shrubs to Your Landscape. Chapter 18: Enhancing Your Landscape's Sustainability with Smaller Plants. Chapter 19: Exploring Lower Impact Lawns and Sustainable Lawn Alternatives. Chapter 20: Examining the Essentials of Sustainable Garden Care. Chapter 21: Pest and Disease Control the Sustainable Way. Chapter 22: Opting for Organic Lawn Care. Part VI: The Par t of Tens. Chapter 23: Ten Projects That Pay You and the Environment Back Big Time. Chapter 24: Ten Totally Nonsustainable Landscaping Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. Appendix: Planning for Special Situations. Index.