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Small Space, Big Impact
Growing a patch of meadow plants is an easy, inexpensive way to start your first garden. It's also an eco-friendly alternative to a lawn and can help prevent erosion and provide food for pollinators. Mike Lizotte guides you through the steps of choosing the perfect plants for your space, prepping the ground for growing from seed, and enjoying your mini meadow for years to come.
List of contents
Preface: My Life in Meadows
Introduction: You've Got the Perfect Spot for a Meadow
Chapter 1: Meadow Planning 101
Chapter 2: Digging In
Chapter 3: Autumn and Beyond
Chapter 4: Meadows with a Purpose
Chapter 5: Planting for Pollinators and Wildlife
Appendix: Meadow Plants for Specific Regions
Glossary
Resources
Index
About the author
Mike Lizotte, aka “the Seed Man,” is the author of Mini Meadows. As the owner of American Meadows, he has been helping people start home-scale meadows for more than 25 years. He lives in Essex Junction, Vermont, with his wife and daughter.
Summary
Create low-cost, low-maintenance flower-filled plots around the yard that provide habitat for pollinators, reduce mowing, and address problem areas with special plantings for shady, damp, erosion-prone, or deer-susceptible spots.
Foreword
Create low-cost, low-maintenance flower-filled plots around the yard that provide habitat for pollinators, reduce mowing, and address problem areas with special plantings for shady, damp, erosion-prone, or deer-susceptible spots.
