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What IS The Sustainable Gardening Library? Search Our Topics (Part 2 of 5)

February 23, 2019

How to take your gardening project to the next level Stormwater Basin, Pequannock Township. Photo courtesy of Joe Golden, Township Engineer. See Sustainable Gardening Library Topics app for Eagle Scout project that led community engagement. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a gardening newbie raising three houseplants on a studio apartment window sill, or a municipal engineer overseeing the installation of a stormwater detention basin; we can all kick our sustainability factor up a notch. Everything you need, all in one place If you want to become a better steward of our planet’s resources through how you grow plants, you’ll love The Sustainable Gardening Library Topics app. We collect the latest tips and resources from public gardens, universities, and government agencies nationwide and put everything in one place so you don’t have to spend hours searching all over the web to find what you need. Search the Library by Sustainable Gardening Topic This is the heart of ...

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WELCOME. As Executive Director of the Sustainable Gardening Institute and SGI's Sustainable Gardening Library, I'm focused on helping you change the way you garden or farm, because our survival depends on it.

I enjoyed visiting other people's gardens as a field editor and location scout for Better Homes and Gardens and Country Gardens magazines; blogging on Garden Views and The Christian Science Monitor; speaking at garden clubs, libraries, environmental organizations, national and international conferences, and working in my own garden.

I served on my local environmental commission for nine years, on the planning board, and on the open space committee. I chaired the Garden Writers Association (now GardenComm International) Sustainability Committee and am a recipient of the prestigious Jefferson Presidential Award for nearly a decade of service in environmental advocacy. I’m honored to have also received Garden Comm's Green Medal for Sustainability, the New Jersey SBDC’s Small Business Success Award and the NJAWBO Publications Award.

Come with me now on a journey that explores the world through our mutual love of plants. Build a holistic bond with your land and Planet Earth, while creating a stress-free sanctuary for your soul.