Waterwise Gardening by Richard Restuccia - 9780847846894

Rizzoli International Publications

Waterwise GardeningEverything You Need to Know to Grow a Lush Yard with Efficient Water Use\nAuthor(s): Richard Restuccia\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Rizzoli International Publications, United States\nImprint: Rizzoli International Publications\nISBN-13: 9780847846894, 978-0847846894\nSynopsis\nWhether home gardeners want to conserve water for ecological or purely monetary reasons, each is becoming more acutely aware that water is an increasingly scarce and expensive resource. This volume will be the first to actually give scientific guidance on how much to water, with what methods, and when.\nThe EPA estimates that home gardeners waste 50% of the water they use, without a good understanding of how much water their plants need. Richard Restuccia will fix that, showing readers how to achieve truly lush, beautiful, and bountiful gardens using less water than they would have ever imagined. By knowing the land, using simple technology like smart controllers that automatically adjust i.