Grass Isn't Greener

The Everyday Conservationist's Guide to Bringing Nature to Your Yard

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Pub Date May 13 2025 | Archive Date May 13 2025

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Built around easy-to-digest tips for improving sustainability, this fun, action-oriented guide will help everyone turn their home garden into an earth-friendly habitat. 

Rooted in twenty practical steps that anyone can take starting today, Grass Isn’t Greener demonstrates how small changes in your yard or garden can create lasting impact for the planet: from leaving your leaves to selecting eco-friendly holiday decorations; from eliminating light pollution to attracting wildlife; from saving seeds to devoting even a small patch of lawn to native plants. With easy-to-follow advice and real-life examples, conservation educator Danae Wolfe will help you appreciate the new life you’ve attracted to your yard. A companion for new homeowners, renters, and gardeners, Grass Isn't Greener is a resource for anyone looking for little ways to make a big difference—and to have fun doing it.

 
Built around easy-to-digest tips for improving sustainability, this fun, action-oriented guide will help everyone turn their home garden into an earth-friendly habitat. 

Rooted in twenty practical...

Advance Praise

“In Grass isn’t Greener, Danae Wolfe reveals the future: when conservation will be done en masse by private citizens on private property. Wolfe captures this paradigm shift with all the detail you need to create a model ecological landscape. Kudos to Grass isn’t Greener for helping speed along this essential transition.” —Douglas W. Tallamy, author of Nature's Best Hope

“Grass Isn’t Greener is bursting with progressive, actionable advice for nurturing an earth-friendly, habitat-rich oasis. Danae Wolfe is a gentle and informative guide, thoughtfully navigating the complexities of creating a safe and welcoming outdoor space in an age when speed and convenience too often supersede the health and well-being of our wild neighbors (and ourselves). In this comprehensive primer, Wolfe’s advice and captivating images steer readers down an alternative path, one filled with life and with love for the world outside our doors.” —Nancy Lawson, The Humane Gardener

“Approachable and accessible, here we have a handy introduction of bite-sized topics critical to the success of natural habitat gardening. On subjects as diverse as plant selection, garden management, light pollution, beneficial predator bugs, working with neighbors, and how outdoor décor can affect our wild friends, Wolfe lays out the important basics of more sustainable living in our home landscapes.” —Benjamin Vogt, author of Prairie Up and A New Garden Ethic

“In Grass isn’t Greener, Danae Wolfe reveals the future: when conservation will be done en masse by private citizens on private property. Wolfe captures this paradigm shift with all the detail you...


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PAGES 240

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This book is great and i wish I had been able to read it years ago when I was just starting out my gardening adventures. Wolfe shares a lot of high quality info about gardening and landscaping sustainably and I wish more people would read this and practice green.

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This is a beautiful, helpful book on creating a natural yard. Covers everything you can think of, from tick control to seed saving to leaves to dealing with neighbors. It’s full of gorgeous photos, tons of info and inspiration.

I read a temporary digital loan of this book for review.

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Yes, please buy this book. I’ll give an automatic 4.5 stars to any book that encourages lessening your lawn, planting more native plants, getting rid of invasive plants and creating safe spaces for wildlife. I’m excited to hold the actual book in my hands and place it in my home library.
Full of important, yet often simple ways to encourage a more sustainable yard. There are also little projects in here ranging from easy peasy (bird feeders) to weekend projects (building a pond).
Great book for a new homeowner or anyone looking to make the planet a more livable place.

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This is a very informative without being overwhelming. It has some easy and accessible steps people can take to improve the conservation in their yards. It includes activities families could do with their children. Really only for home owners not much for container gardeners and renters.

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