FRI MARCH 20 /Sustainable World Radio Interview with Owen

Join Jill Cloutier of Sustainable World Radio for an interview with Owen Dell, author of the newly published book, Sustainable Landscape for Dummies.
Dell is the smart man behind the Dummies title, who shares more than 38 years of knowledge and experience as a landscape architect, contractor and permaculturist, with a passion for good design that makes sense for the homeowner,the environment, and saves money too. Wes Roe of the Santa Barbara Permaculture Network will also be in the studio.

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A Book-tour for Owen Dell begins in Santa Barbara on March 29, with a Book-signing and Talk (see below):
Visit www.owendell.com for update on his upcoming book tour in California.

Upcoming Event:

The word sustainable is everywhere these days, but just what makes a sustainable landscape and why does it matter?

        Join Owen Dell, author of the newly published book Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies, on March 29, at 7pm , for a talk and book-signing event at the Santa Barbara Public Library, Faulkner Gallery. Dell is the smart man behind the Dummies title, who shares more than 38 years of knowledge and experience as a landscape architect and contractor with a passion for good design that makes sense for the homeowner and the environment and saves money too.

    Part of the phenomenally successful "Dummies" book series, with its give me the facts, make me smarter format that have made them so popular, Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies provides hands-on, how-to instructions for the novice and expert alike. From creating abundant edible landscapes, to making your home safe in wildfires, to making the most of rainfall that falls on your land, the book describes processes that don't just make things less bad, they make them a lot better.

A long time "guru" for sustainable landscaping, Dell suggests we can mimic nature for best design. Humorously describing traditional landscape design as an "environmental train wreck", he seriously notes these practices destroy native habitats, consume natural resources, cause strip mining and forest clear cutting, and annually poison nearly 70 million birds with pesticides.

Working since the 1970's with his first landscape design business, Dell found a niche designing beautiful and functional gardens using native plants. Later, taking inspiration from natural disasters he created "firescapes" for the fire ecology of southern California, and water-wise gardens, that responded to drought conditions in the 1980's. More recently he developed the concept of "fossil free" landscapes, noting the need for less fossil fuel (oil) powered equipment used in our gardens, and has incorporated many permaculture ideas as well. Dell hopes to reach a larger mainstream audience with the Dummies book, that are becoming conscious of climate change, water resources and other environmental impacts, many caused by decisions made in their own backyards.

Owen Dell is an award-winning California-licensed landscape architect and contractor, and the owner of County Landscape and Design in Santa Barbara, California. He is one of the founders of the Firescape Demonstration Garden in Santa Barbara, which was the first of its kind in the nation. He has been a contributor to Sunset Magazine, Pacific Horticulture and many other publications. Dell is the co-star of Garden Wise Guy's a sitcom about sustainable landscaping. He has presented workshops and lectures for homeowners and professional audiences at botanic gardens, colleges and universities, and conferences throughout the United States, Canada, and overseas.