50 Ways to Make Your House and Garden Greener
by Sian Berry
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Kyle Cathie; 1st edition (10 Jan. 2008)
ISBN-10: 1856267725
ISBN-13: 978-1856267724
I bought this book last year. It was brand new and 50p. This tends to suggest that after eight years they are struggling to get rid of the first print run, despite the author having an impressive record in the area.
I can’t think why, because as a quick run-down of ways to make a difference to global warming it can;t really be bettered. It has its fair share of expensive things to do, but set against that there are plenty of cheap things to try.
As the author says:”Follow the tips you can, and don’t feel guilty about the ones you can’t.”
Put lids on pans when cooking, don’t leave your phone on charge overnight and leave an untidy corner for wildlife in the garden.
Clearly I find one of those tips easier to follow than the others, though I rarely charge the phone overnight and normally use a lid on the pan.
That’s the tone of the book – plenty of sensible reminders and small steps. There are also more tips than the 50 in the title – many of the 50 tips are subdivided into smaller points.
An interesting and highly recommended read, and you won’t often hear me saying that about a book on being green.