Shrink Your Lawn - LessLawn Press

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Silver Medal Winner -- Independent Publisher's 2009 Living Now Book Awards

"A wonderful book for property owners to browse for ideas." -- Midwest Book Review (5 stars)

SHRINK YOUR LAWN: Design ideas for any landscape
by Evelyn J. Hadden, Founder and Editor of LessLawn.com

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design ideas to motivate you!

Inside you'll see inspiring examples of Rain Gardens, Boulevard Gardens, Stroll Gardens, Herb Gardens, and many other ideas to replace any stretch of lawn.

Find out where to start eliminating lawn. Explore a variety of functional landscape elements. Learn ways to create new garden rooms. Discover alternatives to turfgrass. Imagine lawnless landscapes.

Would you like to :

Cut down on mowing or eliminate it completely?

Reduce your water bill?

Create privacy?

Attract butterflies, birds, frogs, & other wildlife?

Add fragrance and color?

Design a four-season landscape?

Cut your energy costs?

Grow some of your own food?

Make space for a favorite outdoor activity?

All this and more is possible when you SHRINK your lawn!

ISBN: 1-4392-1765-3

READER COMMENTS

"I like to slow down to appreciate how you're saying things."
-- Diane H.

" Wow! I LOVE the beautiful Pictures. I must say, I really love the "way" you write! It's like, well.......me? The way I think, that is. "
-- Laurie A.

"I love this book! It is something that seems to convince a person they can do it and go ahead with some action to make nicer spaces in their landscapes."
-- Jean P.

"Great photos and examples. I like books that I keep going back to for ideas."
-- Sonia B.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Evelyn J. Hadden has been writing and publishing information about naturalistic landscaping since 2001, when she founded the informational website LessLawn.com.

Her award-winning book Shrink Your Lawn: Design ideas for any landscape is based on a color slideshow and talk she has given to groups across the country. Her previous book Apprentice to a Garden explores the joys, challenges, and life lessons experienced while converting a small urban lawn into a naturalistic landscape.

Profile in 3/18/09 Minneapolis Star-Tribune (multi-page)