Download or read book Gardening on a Shoestring written by Alex Mitchell and published by Cool Springs Press. This book was released on 2016-01-29 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing a pretty garden doesn't have to cost a pretty penny--learn how to create a low-cost garden using a little elbow grease, a lot of creativity, and this book. Gardening on a Shoestring will ease the tension on any gardener's pocketbook, while inspiring them with fun, creative projects for up-cycling, gardening ideas, tips, and alternative designs that will make gardening a pleasure--and an economical one, to boot! By combining classic gardening skills with ultra-creative ideas, author Alex Mitchell teaches readers 100 ways to up-cycle their gardens by creating ingenious green-thumb DIY projects and grow lush gardens. From up-cycling common objects (such as tin cans, old potato sacks, and colanders) to revisiting basic garden techniques (growing from seed, for example), a garden's overall cost can drop dramatically. Thanks to photography, illustrations, and plenty of additional tips, this book has plenty of fodder for readers to create a better garden. Included in Gardening on a Shoestring are outdoor furnishing projects, edible gardening information, and sage advice for garden upkeep. Examples of what you'll find include: Vintage tin herb garden Tapestry of succulents Garden center shopping tips Water-bottle watering system Gardening stools from old tires How to notspend a fortune online . . . and much more! Whether you're a new homeowner tackling the mortgage monster, a renter not wanting to leave permanent traces in your temporary home, or a cost-conscious gardener looking for a slew of creative tips, this book belongs on your bookshelf.
Download or read book Gardening on a Shoestring written by Helen McKerral and published by Hyland House Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to save money and have a beautiful garden that meets your needs and reflects your taste all without breaking your back or your bank balance? It's just a matter of knowing what to look for and where to look. This book is packed with value for money strategies that show you how to: Find and recognise bargains; Design a money-saving garden; Select cost-effective pesticides; Recycle resources; Buy one plant, get four free; Pay less for annuals, bulbs, trees and roses; Save on water bills; Make your own fertilisers; and much, much more. Designed to suit the needs of both the beginner and the most accomplished gardener, and relevant to the smallest and largest of gardens, Gardening on a Shoestring is an essential partner in helping you to create and achieve the garden you've always wanted. Take the first step toward becoming a money-smart gardener.
Download or read book Gardening on a Shoestring written by Alex Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex Mitchell's 'Gardening on a Shoestring' is full of inventive ways to achieve the garden you want on a budget, whether you are creating one from scratch or improving what you already have.
Download or read book Gardening on a Shoestring written by Rob Proctor and published by Big Earth Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gardening on a Shoestring" is for anyone who has more energy than dollars and wants to create a beautiful garden. Best-selling garden author and designer Rob Proctor has tips on how to save money that are innovative and guaranteed to give you the garden you've always wanted.
Download or read book A General Guide to Filling Your Garden With Plants on a Shoestring written by Andrew M Molloy and published by Andrew M Molloy. This book was released on with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A General Guide to Filling your Garden with plants on a shoestring. Do you think it is impossible to fill your garden with flowers, herbs, vegetables & fruit? On a tight budget? Well think again. I do this every year and have no restrictions on how many, or few plants I choose to fill my garden with. Growing your own plants cannot be simpler. We have all been to the garden centre and had our eyes pop out when the cashier tallies up our purchases, and it’s getting more and more expensive to fill those naked borders. With just a little knowledge and a few cost saving tips, this could be a thing of the past for you. Not only is it more pleasurable to grow your own plants, it makes sense. Why burst the bank when you could be spending the extra money you save on something else! This handy guide will help you grow your own plants, save you money and hopefully help you recycle more of those plastic pots that are polluting our planet, along with reusing many things you might ordinarily throw away. Gardening is not only a great exercise; it also is one of the best stress relievers in this hectic world we all live in today. This is your space, and it need not cost the Earth to have it filled with plants. There is also a month-by-month gardening guide to give you some handy hints & tips through the gardening year of what jobs can be done, and what plants to sow and grow, and at what time through the year.
Download or read book Gardening on a Shoestring written by Harry Lutf Verne Fletcher and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Edible Balcony written by Alex Mitchell and published by Rodale Books. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You don't need a sprawling backyard or spacious raised beds to grow delicious fruits, vegetables, and herbs of your own. In The Edible Balcony, longtime urban gardener Alex Mitchell shows how to transform whatever space you have, from a balcony or rooftop to a fire escape or window box, into a profusion of fresh, seasonal produce. While raising your own produce is eco-friendly in itself, you'll learn how to plant, grow, and water as sustainably as possible to ensure your edible Eden remains green and productive all year long. Plus, with a collection of innovative, step-by-step projects for designing colorful pots and plant supports with recycled containers and other household paraphernalia, you'll double your eco-friendliness, avoid hours of shopping, and be able to infuse your space with your own personal flair and style. Who knew saving time, money, and the environment could be so much fun? A collection of practical advice, fabulous container projects, and stunning examples of how gardeners around the world are successfully transforming urban spaces into abundant fruit and vegetable plots, The Edible Balcony is your guide to creating attractive, responsible, and thoroughly rewarding small space gardens—and perhaps never having to settle for grocery store produce again.
Download or read book Fearless Gardening written by Loree Bohl and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Fearless Gardening encourages you—exhorts you—to boldly go forth and claim your garden as a space of joy and creativity.” —Jennifer Jewell, creator and host of public radio’s Cultivating Place Embrace your inner rebel and create the garden you want—even if it breaks the rules. Loree Bohl, the voice behind the popular blog The Danger Garden, shows how it’s done in Fearless Gardening, with zone-busting ideas and success stories. Bohl’s own gorgeous home garden inspires, with agaves that shrug off ice storms, palms that thrive in the rain, and planting risks that are beautifully rewarded.
Download or read book Gardening on a Shoestring written by Carol Schleich and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-27 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardening tips using inexpensive materials and techniques.
Download or read book Crops in Tight Spots written by Alex Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2025-03-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Laskett written by Roy C. Strong and published by Bantam Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Laskett is an intimate history of the garden Roy Strong made with his wife, Julia Trevelyan Oman--the largest formal garden created in the country since 1945. This personal book is the tale of a marriage as much as the tale of a garden, as into the Laskett they etched their own biographies, including many of the people who have crossed their lives and are commemorated within it.
Download or read book The Shoestring Gardener written by Claudia Brownlie and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're a novice or well-seasoned gardening enthusiast, Claudia Brownlie has put together a thorough and easy-to-read how-to guide that is brimming over with literally hundreds of creative ways to save money in all aspects of caring and tending for your garden. The best eco-friendly, frugal gardening techniques and ideas are all right here. And what's more, Claudia has made sure to keep an emphasis on providing environmentally friendly and non-toxic gardening techniques, methods, and procedures throughout this information-packed book. Inside these pages you'll find: Loads of tips, tricks, and creative methods to become a more successful and eco-conscious gardener while saving lots of money at the same time; Detailed information on concocting and using non-toxic bug and garden pest control; An extensive how-to on all aspects of small-to-big composting techniques, methods, and trouble-shooting help to bring you the lushest garden possible; A myriad of super-creative, clearly explained DIY projects utilizing recycled items to help you in your gardening pursuits and other aspects of garden-related activities too. The readers of this book will benefit from the author's 30-plus years of extensive research on gardening techniques; from her participation in Master Gardener training; from her continuing attendance in a multitude of gardening workshops; from her "How can I make or build this myself to save money" attitude; and from her love for anything gardening related. Everything Claudia has written about in "The Shoestring Gardener" has been pre-tested by her - through trial and error in her very own garden. She is constantly on the lookout for new ways, ideas, and methods to find simple and easy solutions to gardening problems. And what she's learned is being passed on to the reader.There are over 200 pages that are brimming with hundreds of eco-friendly, creatively frugal gardening how-tos, remedies, and tips. All the gardening information is geared towards finding new ways to have the healthiest, happiest flowers and veggies possible while using only non-toxic, environmentally friendly methods. You'll also discover new ways to streamline a gardening task or chore so you don't have to put in as much back-breaking effort as is sometimes necessary! Plus the DIY projects are not only doable for even those who are not master carpenters, but also help you save money and utilize recyclable objects.
Download or read book Shoestring Gardening written by Carol Schleich and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardening tips including vegetables, flowers, recipes, worm castings, chicken tractors.
Download or read book Lawn Gone written by Pam Penick and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A colorful guide covering the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, drought-tolerant, money-saving options that will appeal to today's busy, eco-conscious homeowner. Americans pour 300 million gallons of gas and 1 billion hours every year into mowing their lawns, not to mention 70 million pounds of pesticides and $40 billion for lawn upkeep. No Wonder the anti-lawn movement is thriving, as today's eco-conscious consumers realize that their traditional lawns are water-hogging, chemical-ridden, maintenance-intensive burdens. Lawn Gone!, from award-winning gardening blogger Pam Penick, is the first basic introduction to low-water, easy-care lawn alternatives for beginning gardeners, written in a friendly style with an approachable package. It covers all the available time-saving options: alternative grasses, ground cover plants, artificial turf, hardscaping, mulch, and more. In addition, it includes step-by-step lawn-removal methods, strategies for dealing with neighbors and homeowner associations, and how to minimize your lawn if you're not ready to go all the way.
Download or read book Science on a Shoestring written by Herb Strongin and published by Addison Wesley Publishing Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hands on student investigations using low cost materials commonly found in local supermarkets.
Download or read book Employee Development on a Shoestring written by Halelly Azulay and published by Association for Talent Development. This book was released on 2012-03-23 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been estimated that 70 percent of employee development takes place through informal learning, rather than through formal learning events. Employee Development on a Shoestring offers insights and lessons for leveraging non-training activities for on-the-job employee development. This hands-on resource delivers specific implementation techniques for developing motivated, engaged employees in today’s “do more with less” business environment. A handy toolkit for any employee developer, this book provides templates and detailed guidelines to help busy managers develop their workforce in a way that is tailored to each employee’s strengths, development needs, and constraints without breaking the bank. Employee Development on a Shoestring provides general employee development best practices as well as in-depth descriptions of the how-to specifics of 11 different employee development methods, including: -Step-by-step guidance for initial goal-setting and preparation for effective development planning for every employee and development method. -Templates, worksheets, checklists, and guidelines to make your employee development efforts effective and sustainable. -A modular, customized approach to developing employees by tailoring the development method to each employee’s unique needs and each organization’s budget and constraints. -Ways to capitalize on development ideas that are easy to implement immediately and cheaply such as self-directed learning, volunteering, sabbaticals and mentoring. -The hidden value of job rotation, stretch assignments, and special teams for addressing your employees’ development needs while enhancing organizational results. -The benefits of peer teaching and how to turn development into fun games and contests. -Tools and techniques for developing employees by letting them turn stories from the frontlines into digital content for everyone’s benefit and why developing “innovation zones” within your organization may bring huge learning and development rewards. -An examination of social learning and the use of multiple collaborative online tools for real time, on-the-job employee development. Employee Development on a Shoestring is a comprehensive tutorial for all managers, supervisors, trainers, human resources (HR) personnel, coaches, and other professionals who are involved in developing employee competence efficiently and cost-effectively.
Download or read book Gluten Free on a Shoestring written by Nicole Hunn and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-02-22 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gluten-free cooking has never been this easy—or affordable! Tired of spending three times as much (or more) on gluten-free prepared foods? If you’re ready to slash the cost of your grocery bill, you’ve come to the right place. In Gluten-Free on a Shoestring, savvy mom Nicole Hunn shows how every gluten-free family can eat well without breaking the bank. Inside this comprehensive cookbook, you’ll find 125 delicious and inexpensive gluten-free recipes for savory dinners, favorite desserts, comfort foods, and more, plus Nicole’s top money-saving secrets. Recipes include: Apple-Cinnamon Toaster Pastries • Focaccia • Spinach Dip • Ricotta Gnocchi • Chicken Pot Pie • Szechuan Meatballs • Tortilla Soup •Baked Eggplant Parmesan• Never-Fail White Sandwich Bread • Banana Cream Pie with Graham Cracker Crust • Blueberry Muffins • Cinnamon Rolls • Perfect Chocolate Birthday Cake With advice on the best values and where to find them, meal planning strategies, and pantry-stocking tips, Gluten-Free on a Shoestring is your essential guide. Never fall victim to the overpriced, pre-packaged gluten-free aisle again. Roll on by—happier, healthier, and wealthier.
