| Introduction | | 11 | |
| An Eco-Friendly Yard to the Rescue |
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| Top 10 Things to Avoid in an Eco-Friendly Yard |
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| One Rain Barrel or Rain Garden |
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| Removal of Organic Materials |
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| Advice From the Local Garden Shop |
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| What Someone Else Wants for You |
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| Integrating Home and Landscape |
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| The Property Owner Questionnaire |
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| Choosing a Plan That's Right for You |
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| Design --- The Continual Process |
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| Tools that work so you don't have to (or at least not as hard) |
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| Personality Approach to a Lifestyle Landscape |
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| Using the Sustainable Lifestyle Pyramid |
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| Projects for Bold Persnalities |
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| Solar Panel for Lighting and Pumps |
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| Advanced Entertainment Areas |
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| Thin-Crust Pizza in the Brick Oven |
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| Benefits of Projects for Bold Personalities |
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| Plants for the Bold Personality |
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| Projects for Fun Persnalities |
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| Benefits of Projects for Fun Personalities |
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| Plants for the Fun Personality |
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| The Perfectionist Personality |
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| Projects for Perfectionist Personalities |
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| Drip Irrigation for Planters |
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| Determining Ample Water Supply for Drip Irrigation System |
| | 134 | |
| How Long and How Often Should I Run My Irrigation System |
| | 135 | |
| Maintenance for Drip and Micro-Irrigation Systems |
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| ``Blowing Out'' Irrigation Lines |
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| Well-Organized Tool Storage |
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| Benefits of Projects for Perfectionist Personalities |
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| Plants for the Perfectionist Personality |
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| The Easy-Going Personality |
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| Projects for Easy-Going Personalities |
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| Composting or Decomposition |
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| Weed Control Prior to Mulching |
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| The Black Plastic Myth for Reducing Weeds |
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| Avoid Synthetic Weed Barriers |
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| Easy Mulching and Composting |
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| Fast and Easy Mulched Path |
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| Sticks and Branches Mulch |
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| Adding Plants to Self-Mulch Areas |
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| Chop-and-Drop Mulching Method |
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| Benefits of Projects for Easy-Going Personalities |
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| Plants for the Easy-Going Personality |
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| Put Water to Work for You |
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| Reducing Lawn Areas to Reduce Water Use |
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| Gutters, Valleys and Eaves |
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| Driveways, Patios and Other Impervious Surfaces |
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| Ponds Without Synthetic Liners |
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| Ponds With Synthetic Liners |
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| Top 10 Must-Have Items For Creating Your Eco-Friendly yard |
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| Grow Perennial Food Crops |
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| Share Your Sustainable Lifestyle |
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| Give Naysayers the Cold shoulder |
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| Make It Fit Your Personality and Your Lifestyle |
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| Accept Change in Your Landscape |
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| Where in the World are You? |
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| Learn From Your Environment - Past and Present |
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| The Simple Life from Years Past |
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| The Advent of Central Heat and Air Conditioning |
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| Home, Business and Animal Shelters Constructed for Climate |
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| Health Benefits from Your Yard |
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| How Does Your Garden Grow? |
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| Your Climate and Geographic Area |
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| Your Culture or the Cultures of Those Around You |
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| Tool and Equipment Safety |
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| Laws, Regulations and Permits |
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| Zone Map | | 246 | |
| Metric Table | | 247 | |
| Glossary | | 248 | |
| Resources and Supplies | | 251 | |
| Index | | 252 | |
| About the Author | | 255 | |
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