Revolutionary Yardscape: Ideas for Repurposing Local Materials to Create Containers, Pathways, Lighting, and More - Softcover

"A provocative book that will thrill anyone whose ideal venue for window-shopping is the transfer station (a.k.a. the dump)." --The New York Times "This fantastic book full of innovative ideas will overturn readers' preconceived notions about salvaged materials and their potential." --Library Journal "Full of creative and imaginative ideas for recycling local materials into containers, pathways, seating and other hardscape features for your yard and garden." --Newsday "An apostle of recycling." --Chicago Tribune "Levesque incorporates the unlikely into creative solutions for the garden and patio." --SciTech Book News "Using recycled materials in the garden is hardly new, but few do it with Matthew Levesque's flair." --Akron Beacon Journal "Full of innovative ways to both repurpose materials and add a fresh new look to your garden." --Sunset "Aims to demystify the process and provide inspiration. . . . Filled with photos and how-to instructions." --San Francisco Chronicle "This guy can turn anything into garden d cor. The best part? He'll show you how to do it, too." --Oregonian "You'll never look at junk the same way again. Talk about 'green' gardening!" --GardenofPossibilities.com "Levesque takes the idea of reuse to strange and wonderful places in the garden." --Commonweeder "Levesque helps you find ways to repurpose material intelligently and creatively." --Buffalo Spree

Finding new uses for what you already have or find discarded on the pavement or at the dump is truly living locally: from improvising rain chains from old keys to creating garden lights from discarded motel fixtures, this book provides the fundamentals of recycled design in the garden.