Gaia's Garden will be recorded in history as a milestone for gardeners and landscapers. . . An amazing achievement."-Paul Stamets The classic book about ecological gardening-whatever size your garden-with over 250,000 copies sold! "A great book!"-Men's Journal Gaia's Garden has sparked the imagination of home gardeners the world over by introducing a simple message: working with nature, not against her, results in more beautiful, abundant, and forgiving gardens. Many people mistakenly think that "ecological gardening"-which involves growing a wide range of edible and other useful plants-can take place only on a large, multiacre scale. As Hemenway demonstrates, it's fun and easy-even for the beginner-to create a "backyard ecosystem" by assembling communities of plants that can work cooperatively and perform a variety of functions, including: Building and maintaining soil fertility and structureCatching and conserving water in the landscapeProviding a rewilded and biodiverse habita