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Books by Owen Dell


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Sustainable Landscaping For Dummies

This practical, hands-on guide shows you how to design, create, and live with sustainable lawn and garden spaces. You'll see how to eliminate the use of chemicals, reduce energy use, and conserve natural resources, all while you craft an attractive and functional outdoor environment that increases the value and improves the appearance of your home.


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Green Your Home For Dummies

7 books in one. This value-packed guide gives you easy-to-follow, budget-friendly tips that will reduce your ecofootprint. From using greener cleaning tools and building materials to cutting your energy costs and working with your lawn, you'll discover how to make your home cleaner, healthier, and more energy efficient.



How to Start A Home-Based Landscaping Business.

This is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of a home-based landscaping business. Published by Globe Pequot Press.

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Sustainable Landscaping

THE SUSTAINABLE GARDEN

UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS
The basics of sustainable landscaping...materials, water, chemicals, others.

THE THIRTEEN DEADLY SYNDROMES
Symptoms and cures for the most common landscaping syndromes.

INPUTS AND OUTPUTS IN A SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE
Reduction of inputs and outputs is the key.

URBAN WASTE STREAM
Tapping the urban waste stream for useful materials.

TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE
Feature editorial printed in the Santa Barbara News Press.

 

Watersheds

PERVIOUS CONCRETE
Frequently Asked Questions and Quick Facts

THE NEW WATERSHED
A Fresh Look at the Hidden Opportunities in Urban Runoff

 

Firescaping

FIRE CHECKLIST
Use this checklist to evaluate the fire safety of your landscaping.

LANDSCAPING FOR WILDFIRES
Landscaping in high fire hazard areas.

 

Poisonous Plants

THE BIG TEN
Southern California Plants Seriously Poisonous to Humans.

LIST OF POISONOUS PLANTS
Poisonous Plants Commonly Occurring in Southern California.

 

Irrigation and Water Management

DRIP IRRIGATION
Basics of drip irrigation systems.

WHAT TO DO IN A DROUGHT
What you can do in a drought situation.

THE WATER USE OF PLANTS
A primer on how different plant types use water.

 

 

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