Download or read book RHS Miniature Garden Grower written by Holly Farrell and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the miniature garden grower, lack of space is not a problem. Who needs a large garden when a landscape can be created in a single pot, or an entire ecosystem in a glass terrarium? In fact, you don't need a garden or any kind of outdoor space at all! RHS Miniature Garden Grower shows you how to create tiny gardens that bring big rewards. The projects are divided into five styles. Each one starts with the basic principles behind that style of garden, and a few snippets of simple plant science back up the easy-to-follow practical advice.. You don't need a lot of square footage to create beautiful green spaces. These teeny-tiny gardens take very little time to plant and are a great option for a rainy-day activity. Many have the added advantage of being instantly complete and mature, making them great gifts and inspiration for gardeners of all ages.
Download or read book RHS Little Book of Small Space Gardening written by Kay Maguire and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make the most of your balconies and windowsills with this handy gardening guide from the author of the award-winning RHS Grow Your Own Crops in Pots. RHS Little Book of Small-space Gardening is packed with practical information and inspirational ideas for anyone who wants to grow plants in a variety of outside spaces, from balconies to stairways, windowsills to doorsteps. Look inside to discover a host of creative step-by-step projects, such as speedy salads, wildlife pots, fragrant baskets and green garden walls. Handy plant profiles tell you what's best to grow in a variety of conditions, such as wind, shade and drought. Whether you choose to start with a simple pot or tackle a more ambitious project, with this beautifully illustrated book you'll soon see how even the smallest spaces can be amazing growing spaces.
Download or read book RHS Gardening for Mindfulness written by Holly Farrell and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The perfect book for keen gardeners, devotees of mindfulness, or simply those looking for calm in a busy world.' - The Garden Gardening, like mindfulness, is a way of finding a sense of calm in an otherwise chaotic world, a simpler existence, even if it is only for a few minutes. Both forge a connection to the world around us, to nature and wildlife, which can bring pleasure and peace. In this beautifully illustrated guide to gardening for mindfulness, horticulturalist and mindfulness practitioner Holly Farrell provides a blueprint for a more contemplative way to garden, including projects, meditations and inspiration. Projects for the mindful gardener, including growing something from seed, planting a tree and creating a mandala, put the theory of mindfulness into practice, while plant lists and design ideas aim to enhance mindfulness in the garden through the senses. Beautifully packaged and easy to follow, this is the perfect book for keen gardeners, devotees of mindfulness, or simply those looking for calm in a busy and hectic world.
Download or read book Magical Miniature Gardens Homes written by Donni Webber and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create Whimsical, Miniature Gardens with Handmade Fairy Furnishings From low-maintenance desert fairy gardens to tin towns for town-loving fairies, adults and kids alike will enjoy creating their very own miniature worlds. Complete with handmade décor like spool chimneys, magical signposts, goldfish and water lily ponds, birch and pine-thatch houses and more, your gardens will transport you into your own fairytale. Donni Webber guides you through preparation, planting and crafting magical, miniature accessories with natural materials. These adorable projects are a perfect escape from the mundane and will provide whimsy in your home, backyard or office. Children will love customizing their gardens as they imagine fairy folk visiting the charming homes and walking along the little stepping stones. Immerse yourself in magic and foster your love of gardening with this cheery, inspiring book.
Download or read book Miniature Terrariums written by Fourwords, and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ING_08 Review quote
Download or read book Teaming with Fungi written by Jeff Lowenfels and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2017-01-11 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Teaming with Microbes and Teaming with Nutrients Teaming with Fungi is an important guide to mycorrhizae and the role they play in agriculture, horticulture, and hydroponics. Almost every plant in a garden forms a relationship with fungi, and many plants would not exist without their fungal partners. By better understanding this relationship, gardeners can take advantage of the benefits of fungi, which include an increased uptake in nutrients, resistance to drought, earlier fruiting, and more. Learn how the fungi interact with plants and how to best to employ them in your home garden.
Download or read book Barr s Nursery Catalogs written by Barr & Sugden and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 1340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Market Math written by The Editors of Food & Wine and published by Time Inc. Books. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on FOOD & WINE's popular monthly column, Market Math starts with 50 everyday ingredients and transforms them into 200 fast, fresh, and delicious weeknight meals. This user-friendly guide is alphabetically organized by ingredient, each accompanied by four to six recipes that showcase its versatility and flavor. These are dishes you'll want to add to your weeknight repertoire: quick, crowd-pleasing dinners that make the most of farmer's markets and local foods stores. Discover new ways to use fresh produce, hearty grains, meat, seafood, and dairy. Transform broccoli into a creamy soup or pair it with kale for a refreshing salad. Canned tuna becomes a lemony dip or the basis for banh mi sandwiches. Standards like pasta, peppers, rice, and spinach get a makeover with inspired flavor combinations and genius techniques. The recipe collection features contributions from FOOD & WINE's favorite culinary stars, including Mario Batali, Giada De Laurentiis, and Bobby Flay. Each recipe has been tested and perfected by FOOD & WINE experts, ensuring success whether you're a novice or seasoned home cook. Brimming with inspiration and illustrated with lush color photos, Market Math is a kitchen shelf essential for every home cook.
Download or read book No Dig written by Charles Dowding and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work in partnership with nature to nurture your soil for healthy plants and bumper crops - without back-breaking effort! Have you ever wondered how to transform a weedy plot into a thriving vegetable garden? Well now you can! By following the simple steps set out in No Dig, in just a few short hours you can revolutionize your vegetable patch with plants already in the ground from day one! Charles Dowding is on a mission to teach that there is no need to dig over the soil, but by minimizing intervention you are actively boosting soil productivity. In fact, The less you dig, the more you preserve soil structure and nurture the fungal mycelium vital to the health of all plants. This is the essence of the No Dig system that Charles Dowding has perfected over a lifetime growing vegetables. So put your gardening gloves on and get ready to discover: - Guides and calendars of when to sow, grow, and harvest. - Inspiring information and first-hand guidance from the author - “Delve deeper” features look in-depth at the No Dig system and the facts and research that back it up. - The essential role of compost and how to make your own at home. - The importance of soil management, soil ecology, and soil health. Now one of the hottest topics in environmental science, this "wood-wide web" has informed Charles's practice for decades, and he's proven it isn't just trees that benefit - every gardener can harness the power of the wood-wide web. Featuring newly- commissioned step-by-step photography of all stages of growing vegetables and herbs, and all elements of No Dig growing, shot at Charles’s beautiful market garden in Somerset, you too will be able to grow more veg with less time and effort, and in harmony with nature - so join the No Dig revolution today! A must-have volume for followers of Charles Dowding who fervently believe in his approach to low input, high yield gardening, as well as gardeners who want to garden more lightly on the earth, with environmentally friendly techniques like organic and No Dig.
Download or read book Growing Orchids at Home written by Manos Kanellos and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative and detailed guide to caring for orchids in the home - the result of experience, continuous experimentation and extensive research by expert authors. All common types of orchids are covered. This book communicates all the necessary information in a way which is easy to understand, with over 100 unique, purpose-taken pictures. It includes a section with answers to the most common questions, and a photographic guide to signs, diagnosis and treatment for bringing ailing orchids back to health. The only book you need when growing orchids at home.
Download or read book RHS Do Bees Need Weeds written by Holly Farrell and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover more than 100 ideas to help you become an eco-friendly gardener. RHS Do Bees Need Weeds is packed with more than 100 practical questions and answers to help you become a more eco-friendly gardener, and show you how to adopt a more sustainable way of gardening. The book includes simple, low-cost ideas, from fun projects such as how to build a wormery or a homemade water butt to advice on which plants suit bees best and how to achieve a zero-waste garden. In these pages you will find dozens of solutions to common garden problems as well as inspiring innovations that reduce your gardening consumption, tackle waste and help the environment. Filled with fascinating facts and ideas that will help you make a real difference to the green credentials of your garden, this book is both informative and entertaining, with plenty of I-never-knew-that mini-features. This is a book you and your family need, and one that you'll all enjoy, too. Includes questions such as: - Which features will make my garden greener? - Are my garden lights harmful? - How can a lawn be wildlife-friendly? - Is it ever OK to have a bonfire? - Are there alternatives to plastic? - Can I grow year-round crops? - Is it OK to buy compost?
Download or read book Get Up and Grow written by Lucy Hutchings and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Clear, modern and inspiring" - Alan Titchmarsh, gardener and broadcaster In this truly innovative book Lucy Hutchings – aka She Grows Veg – proves that vegetable gardening doesn't always require outdoor space. Through clever uses of space and containers, understanding of growing conditions and a unique, design-led approach, Lucy showcases how anyone can grow pretty much anything in their back garden, courtyard, balcony or kitchen. Lucy creates 19 projects, from living vegetable walls and hydroponics basics, to indoor greenhouses and hanging herb racks that have all the decorative style and visual interest of ornamental house plants. With step-by-step illustrations and stunning photography, with Get Up and Grow, you can go from gardening novice to growing pro in a matter of weeks. Lucy is blazing a trail for new-wave gardening with a mantra of anything is possible, for anyone.
Download or read book RHS Step by Step Veg Patch written by Lucy Chamberlain and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An infallible guide to vegetable growing for gardeners with little space but big ambitions. It's time to get your hands dirty! This gardening book will help you learn how to grow, nurture, and harvest more than 50 types of fruits and vegetables. The bright photos, step-by-step illustrations, and foolproof advice will get you growing in no time. Perfect for beginners as well as keen gardeners. This planting book will teach you how to plan your space, be it a small raised bed, some pots, or a large vegetable patch. Maximise your harvest and explore different planting themes that suit your needs! You'll also discover useful tips for selecting plants to match your theme. Want to know how to keep pests away and your plants healthy? RHS Step-by-Step Veg Patchcontains brilliant expert advice on how to grow more than 50 different crops. Simply look up the specific crop you want to grow, and follow the photos and clear instructions on planting, nurturing, and harvesting. You'll also discover the latest popular new cultivars, crops, and heirloom varieties in this updated edition. Dig Into Vegetable Gardening Enjoy a successful harvest with this organised and stress-free approach to gardening. Whether you're new to gardening or interested in saving costs, this book offers easy-to-follow steps for starting and sustaining your very own vegetable garden. It also makes for a perfect gift for the gardening enthusiast in your life. Whatever the size of the garden, this vegetable garden planner offers you: - Beautiful photos - Step-by-step illustrations - Foolproof gardening advice RHS Step-by-Step Veg Patch is part of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) gardening series from DK Books. DK's series of gardening books present handy advice and tips to expand your gardening knowledge. With DK's gardening books you can discover all you need to know about plants, shrubs, trees, fruit, and vegetables, for all gardening novices or green-fingered experts.
Download or read book Tiny Plants written by Leslie F. Halleck and published by Cool Springs Press. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longing to nurture your houseplant addiction without cramping your space or style? If you can't squeeze another giant leafy friend onto your plant shelf, author Leslie Halleck is here to inform you that tiny is the new BIG! In Tiny Plants, you’ll discover a fascinating array of perfectly petite houseplants you can collect and grow—in a minimal amount of space. Yes, tiny plants are the ideal solution for plant keepers who don’t have much space, but even if you’ve got all the room in the world, their adorableness is reason alone to grow these mini wonders. These are the eternal puppies, kittens, and babies of the plant world—they never grow out of their cuteness because their genetics keep them itty-bitty for their entire lives. Beyond a few small succulents, most houseplant parents aren’t aware of the extensive array of tiny plants they can collect and display on windowsills, on tables and desks, and in terrariums. Prepare for cuteness overload with: Profiles of dozens of miniature houseplants, including aquatic, carnivorous, flowering, succulent, and tropical varieties Detailed growing information and tips for success A fascinating look at the botany of miniature houseplant varieties Advice on how to stylishly display your tiny plant collection How-to lessons on the basics of propagating mini houseplants to share with friends Details on the best tiny houseplants for terrarium growing From the sweet blooms of micro orchids and the soft, smooth texture of lithops, to the frog foot–shaped foliage of the creeping oak fig and the tiny orbs of the string-of-pearls, you'll fall in love with these little curiosities before you can say #plantnerd.
Download or read book RHS How to Garden New Edition written by and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tempted to have a go at gardening? Keen to grow your own veg or tame an out-of-control border? This no-nonsense practical manual, packed with clear advice and photos on the essentials, shows you where to start and how to progress. Beginning with inspirational ideas to help you plan your plot, RHS How to Garden walks you through each stage of your chosen garden project. Clear guidance helps you select which plants will work in the space you have and step-by-step photography demystifies caring for plants such as perennials, bulbs, climbers, shrubs, and edibles. Easy-to-follow advice makes mastering basic techniques and troubleshooting common garden problems simple. With its clear, practical approach, RHS How to Garden takes the bafflement out of gardening for the beginner.
Download or read book RHS The Little Book of Bonsai written by Malcolm Hughes and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the art of growing miniature trees with this fun, jargon-free guide to bonsai. The Little Book of Bonsai will make you an instant expert in the art of growing miniature trees. It is packed with myth-busting surprises, the first of which is that growing bonsai really isn't as hard as most people think. In fact, they are no more difficult to look after than other pot plants, and easier than many. This book makes the job even easier by breaking down the subject into three clear sections: Getting Started, Ongoing Care and Species Profiles. Jargon-free text and dozens of photographs and diagrams make this the ideal guide for complete novices, as well as a handy companion for more experienced growers. Whether you want to grow from seed or source an established plant, everything you need to know is contained in this guide, which, like bonsai themselves, is small but perfectly formed.
Download or read book Planting for Wildlife written by Jane Moore and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making a haven for wildlife doesn’t require acres of land in the countryside. If you get the habitat and planting right, then even the tiniest of urban gardens can host a variety of creatures from birds and bees to hedgehogs. Covering everything from going organic to making a pond and turning your green space into a wildlife haven – this book is for gardeners who want to apply a more holistic approach to gardening and create their own urban sanctuary. Through a collection of simple projects that can be easily adapted for a variety of gardens and planting guides, this book will help you to re-connect with natural world on your own doorstep. Jane Moore will draw on her 16 years of experience of creating an urban sanctuary in the heart of the city as she lays out the simple ways in which you can approach making even the smallest patch of land a haven for wildlife, great or small.
