Dogscaping: Creating the Perfect Backyard and Garden for You and Your Dog
Feb 2010 · Fox Chapel Publishing
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For dog owners and garden lovers alike, Dogscaping presents a plan for the family dog to live in perfect harmony with a green, beautiful backyard. Whether the family dog is a demon digger like a terrier or a shade-seeking greyhound, Dogscaping offers solutions for all dog owners to create the perfect backyard and garden for all members of the human and canine family. Tom Barthel, a certified master gardener and devoted dog owner, approaches the topic of landscaping for dogs organically—figuratively and literally, whenever possible. Encouraging the reader to pursue organic methods, the author includes a terrific chapter on organic lawns and offers tips for maintaining an earth-friendly (and dog-friendly) green-as-can-be lawn. Between the chapters of this book are profiles called “Organic Gardener: Organic Dog,” in which he tells entertaining success stories of dog-owning organic gardeners and hobby farmers. In the chapter “Site Planning and Plant Selection,” Barthel advises on how to plan the backyard space taking the dog’s habits and proclivities in mind and then makes recommendations for various kinds of vines, groundcovers, shrubs, and urine-resistant plants. In its chapter about maintaining the garden and backyard, Dogscaping presents various organic pest and weed control options, which are safe for the dog and practical for the gardener. The author also offers a list of pest-discouraging plants and methods to deter unwanted weeds and visitors (gophers, deer, squirrels, etc.). In the greenest chapter in the book, “Recycling Home, Garden, and Yard Waste,” Barthel makes a compelling case for composting, cataloging both the advantages and savings and offering an easy five-step method of composting. Other additions to the dog-friendly backyard include planting fruits and vegetables, adding a water feature, and incorporating decks, gazebos, pathways, and lighting, all of which are covered in individual chapters in this beautifully photographed book. The final chapter of the book “Creating Doggy Nirvana” provides fun ideas for owners to include dog-specific features into their backyard designs, including a pooch pergola, doggy sandbox, and disappearing fountain. The appendix provides US and North American zone maps. Index included.
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Aliza Allen
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February 7, 2018
Hello Thomas. I was so happy to see your book about dogscaping and found your ideas helpful. We have just bought a home with a yard needing dogscaping for our two adorable greyhounds. I noted that your book was 144 pages, yet my online copy only went to page 10 and then stopped! I am so disappointed. Is there something that can be fixed on your end? Thank you much,
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Sharon DeGregorio
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October 6, 2018
Aliza - did you purchase the book on line? Samples are usually 10 or so pages.
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About the author
Tom Barthel has written hundreds of articles on pets and gardening over the last decade. His most recent book was “Garden Ponds Made Easy” (BowTie Press, 2006). An avid naturalist and certified Master Gardener, the author centers his focus on fostering a greater respect for both the Earth and the pets we share it with. He promotes lifestyle choices that lessen our carbon footprints, conserve natural resources and rely on organic options whenever possible.
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