The Wild & Free Garden

<DIV><B><I>The Wild & Free Garden</I> is your guide to creating a stunning outdoor space using found materials, free resources, community connections, and your own creativity. <br><br></B>Imagine designing a beautiful and inspiring garden at a cost far less than you ever thought possible. Author Stephanie Rose of Garden Therapy® shows you how to do just that by tapping into the sharing economy, where you can find a wealth of free or low-cost materials with exceptional quality and style. The secret is knowing where and how to look.<br><br>The benefits of Stephanie’s approach reach far beyond free stuff. <I>The Wild & Free Garden</I> returns you to the roots of community building and shows you how to create a garden that reflects your individual style, creativity, and personality. You’ll <B>spend less, waste less, and uncover an abundance that money can’t buy.</B> With every project and with every seed you plant, you’ll grow a deeper connection to your garden, your community, and yourself.<br><br><B>Wild:</B> Wildness is our history, when life was simpler, entwined with family and neighbors, and in tune with nature.<br><br><B>Free: </B>Freedom is our abundance, found by sourcing well-crafted, long-lasting items for free, celebrating personal style, and sharing with the community.<br><br>Illustrated with vibrant color photography, <I>The Wild & Free Garden </I>teaches you to:<br><br><ul><li>Develop a sharing economy mindset and learn where to find the highest quality materials for free</li><li>Embrace a no- or low-buy gardening lifestyle for a stylish, sustainable yard that reduces waste</li><li>Identify your personal style and use it to design the garden of your dreams</li><li>Be inspired by the unique styles of other wild and free gardeners</li><li>Access community partners and programs for sourcing both information and materials</li><li>Save seeds and propagate plants for your own use or for a plant swap</li><li>Repurpose furniture, architectural salvage, and hardscaping materials as standout features in your garden</li><li>Grow community projects with neighbors to strengthen bonds while sharing tools and skills</li><li>Collaborate with neighbors to share plant care, build a greenhouse, or set up a rainwater collection system</li></ul><br>Stephanie outlines everything you need to implement community projects such as a tool-lending library, seed exchange, or group purchasing club. Plus, find a dozen <B>photo-illustrated step-by-step DIY projects</B> that include building a dry riverbed, a wildflower lawn, and a vintage trailer as a guesthouse.<br><br>More than just a gardening book, this is an invitation to join a movement that’s cultivating not just plants, but also stronger communities and a more sustainable world; just by stepping outside your door and accessing what is waiting for you.</DIV>