Gardening category: 4300 books

Growing your own food is a hot topic today because of the high cost of transporting food long distances, the heightened problem of diseases caused by commercially grown foods, concerns of the overuse of chemicals in mass food production, and the uncertain health effects of GMOs. Many people-from White...

Gardening was never this funny A clumsy Australian doesn’t know a weed from a wisteria, yet he travels to England and decides that the affluent commuter town of Sevenoaks in Kent is the ideal place to start a garden business in the UK. What could possibly go wrong? He chops...

Japanese gardens are found throughout the world today—their unique forms now considered a universal art form. This stunning Japanese gardening book examines the work of five leading landscape architects in North America who are exploring the extraordinary power of Japanese-style garden design to...

Perennial vegetables are a joy to grow and require a lot less time and effort than annuals. In this book Martin Crawford gives comprehensive advice on all types of perennial vegetables (edible plants that live longer than three years) including coppiced trees, aquatic plants and edible woodland species....

Learn proven strategies and techiques on how to raise fish and grow vegetables in aquaponic gardening

IMPORTANT: This book contains a lot of wonderful gardening pictures and words contained along side of them that might not be counted in the print length. There are 74 pages in this book. You can be a successful gardener of tomatoes. Fresh, delicious and nutritious tasting fruits can be taken...

“The Story of the Garden” provides a detailed history of the garden, exploring its origins and development throughout the ages. Contents include: “The Traditional Influence of Ancient Garden Lore”, “The Mediaeval Garden”, “The Tudor Age”, “Stuart Times”, “French and Dutch Influences”,...

The Not-So-English Garden is the story of the author's unexpected move to the Midwest and how she developed gardens that are compatible with the local landscape and climate. With the accumulated wisdom of more than fifty years of gardening in seven different states, she gives the kind of advice...

Presented in this ebook guide are some exciting, easy to grow, fragrant annual flowers, and bulbs all new and experienced gardeners can grow in their gardens. This ebook is part of a series called The Scent of Your Garden and is an updated and revised work of the descriptive catalogs G. Edwin...

Rockeries are often a simple addition to a garden that can completely change it, providing an interesting focal point and giving your outside space a bit of much-needed variety. “The Modern Rock Garden “ is a classic guide to creating a beautiful rockery, with chapters on what and how to plant,...

Heres a formula for excitement: Take a retired (and slightly bored) legal professional with an abiding love of his wife, Ann, a passion for gardening, creative skills ranging from embroidery to arc welding and lots and lots of imagination. The result is Troll Knoll. Nearly everything within the confines...

A unique guide to the plants and trees that are excellent for all types of bees.  Most 'bee-friendly' planting guides only focus on honeybees (which make up only 10% of bee population), where as this book takes all bees into consideration, including solitary bees (such as mining, mason and leafcutter...

Cacti and succulents are ideal houseplants, needing little care and providing unusual and colourful displays. This book looks at the increasingly wide variety of plants now available, and assists the beginner to choose and cultivate many of the popular types. Full details are given on feeding, watering,...

Long famous for its charming courtyard gardens in the peninsula’s historic district, Charleston, South Carolina, has a remarkable southern landscape that also includes dozens of exquisite private gardens, city parks, cemeteries, institutional gardens, and even an urban farm. In Charleston: City...