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by Joe Eck, Wayne Winterrowd
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2010
This is the third book we have written together, though separately we have written others . . . But to say ‘written separately' makes no sense, for when two lives have been bent for so many years on one central enterprise—in this case, gardening—there really is no such thing as separately."
With...
Plants with Style
A Plantsman's Choices for a Vibrant, 21st-Century Garden
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2016
“A love letter to plants…that oozes enthusiasm.” —The English Garden
Why settle for lackluster gardens filled with dull, ho-hum plants? In this spirited, provocative book, plant guru Kelly Norris calls for a garden revolution: out with the boring plants and in with the exciting newcomers...
Our Frugal Summer in Charente
Sarah Jane's Travel Memoirs Series, #3
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2015
Our Frugal Summer in Charente: An Expat’s Kitchen Garden Journal
Meet Sarah Jane, a woman with a reputation for culinary catastrophe who tries to keep her family fed in challenging circumstances in rural France. Frugal living was not part of the plan when they arrived from Australia to undertake...
Mindfulness in the Garden
Zen Tools for Digging in the Dirt
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
Mindfulness in the Garden offers simple mindfulness verses (gathas) composed to connect the mind and body and to bring the reader/gardener’s awareness to the details of the present moment as they work in the garden. These gathas are signposts leading to nature, to the present, and ultimately to...
by Katherine S. White
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
In 1925 Harold Ross hired Katharine Sergeant Angell as a manuscript reader for The New Yorker. Within months she became the magazine’s first fiction editor, discovering and championing the work of Vladimir Nabokov, John Updike, James Thurber, Marianne Moore, and her husband-to-be, E. B. White, among...
by Hui Zou
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
In this volume, Hui Zou analyzes historical, architectural, visual, literary, and philosophical perspectives on the Western-styled garden that formed part of the great Yuanming Yuan complex in Beijing, constructed during the Qing dynasty. Designed and built in the late eighteenth century by Italian...
by Joe Eck
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2005
Elements of Garden Design does what few gardening books do--it addresses the process of conceiving a whole garden, as opposed to a single element like color or a particular class of plant. Joe Eck explores the idea of a garden, and offers a practical approach to translating concepts such as "intention"...
Indoor Kitchen Gardening
Turn Your Home Into a Year-round Vegetable Garden * Microgreens * Sprouts * Herbs * Mushrooms * Tomatoes, Peppers & More
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2014
It takes just a few dollars and a few days for you to start enjoying fresh, healthy produce grown indoors in your own home.
Imagine serving a home-cooked meal highlighted with beet, arugula, and broccoli microgreens grown right in your kitchen, accompanied by sautéed winecap mushrooms grown...
Maria Rodale's Organic Gardening Secrets
The Complete Four Season Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Maria Rodale shares her organic gardening secrets in a season-by-season guide that offers straight-forward, easy-to-follow gardening basics so that anyone can enjoy a beautiful, productive, organic garden all year long.
In the spring, learn how to prepare for and plan your garden in order to...
Glorious Shade
Dazzling Plants, Design Ideas, and Proven Techniques for Your Shady Garden
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
“A practical guide to maintaining a shade garden with a useful calendar of seasonal tasks, plant directory and inspiring design ideas.” —Gardens Illustrated
Shade is one of the most common garden concerns homeowner’s have, but with the right plant knowledge, you can learn to embrace shade...
by Michael Chinery
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
Full of helpful expert advice and numerous practical projects, this is a fascinating mini guide to identifying and encouraging wildlife into your garden, whether you live in the town or the country. Our gardens have become an important nature conservation area for animals, insects and plants, especially...
by Alan Titchmarsh
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Water will bring a garden miraculously to life, drawing the eye more than any other feature. When still, its shimmering reflections create a peaceful mood, while moving water animates the garden scene and delights with its mesmerizing sounds. In this definitive guide, Alan shows you how to design...
by Simon Rickard
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2011
This book takes a fresh look at garden-worthy plants for Australian conditions. It will help gardeners to reappraise their climate, select appropriate plants and modify gardening practices to create beautiful gardens featuring native and exotic plants with proven drought tolerance, reliability and minimal...
by Alan Titchmarsh
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
Successful gardens can be created in the smallest spaces, and in this inspiring and practical guide Alan Titchmarsh shows how to transform even the tiniest outdoor area into an attractive garden. With ideas for maximizing space and advice on garden design, planning and plant selection, this is the...