Download or read book A Year in the Garden written by Gisela Keil and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2018-03-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're planting your first flowers or perfecting your master garden, this luminous daybook takes you around the world of gardens for a daily dose of inspiration. Anyone who loves their garden knows that there's something happening in nature every day of the year. Whether it's the first crocus of spring, summer's explosion of colors, fall's abundant harvest, or the renewing dormancy of winter these outdoor sanctuaries offer daily opportunities for investigation, contemplation, and appreciation. This stunning daybook offers 365 elegant photos of some of the world's most exquisite gardens, following the yearly cycle of growth and rebirth. Each photo is accompanied by engaging texts such as planting tips, design techniques, natural history, and botanical facts that provide both ideas and helpful information. In addition, there is room on each spread for gardeners to record and preserve their own daily observations and reflections. The perfect keepsake for gardeners of all levels of expertise, this beautiful daybook deepens the rewards of gardening all year round.
Download or read book The Gardener s Year written by Karel Capek and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lighthearted mock-treatise reflects upon the pains and rewards of tending a small garden plot. "This very entertaining volume with its delightfully humorous pictures should be read by all gardeners." — Nature.
Download or read book January Brings the Snow written by Sara Coleridge Coleridge and published by Dial Books. This book was released on 1986 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each month brings something new and different in this rhyme about the changing seasons.
Download or read book The Year of the Garden written by Andrea Cheng and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A third-grader finds room to grow in a gentle, feel-good story about the transforming power of friendship and gardening” (Kirkus Reviews). When Anna Wang is gifted a copy of The Secret Garden, it inspires her to follow her dreams—maybe she can plant ivy and purple crocuses and the birds will come. It’s the perfect time for growth and change, especially since Anna’s family has moved out of their apartment into a house in Cincinnati, and Anna is starting at a new school. But something else that grows from her dream of a garden is even better: friendship. And friendship, like a garden, often has a mind of its own . . . In this prequel to The Year of the Book, join Anna in a year of discovery, new beginnings, friendships, and growth. “From a class lesson on recycling to the rescue of an orphaned rabbit, themes of renewal and ‘the circle of life’ are woven throughout.” —School Library Journal
Download or read book The Months written by SARA COLERIDGE and published by Fleur Books. This book was released on 2021-05-12 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The One Poem series introduces young children to the world of poetry in a delightful manner, and helps them in developing a lifelong interest in this genre of literature. A truly adorable collection of all-time favourite poets and poems.
Download or read book Natural Selection written by Dan Pearson and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When it sings, a garden will have the power to transport and to lead you to a place that is magical. It is an oasis for creation, available to anyone with a little space and the compunction to get their hands dirty." In Natural Selection, Dan Pearson draws on ten years of his Observer columns to explore the rhythms and pleasures of a year in the garden. Travelling between his city-bound plot in Peckham and twenty acres of rolling hillside in Somerset, he celebrates the beautiful skeletons of the winter garden, the joyous passage into spring, the heady smell of summer's bud break and the flaring of colour in autumn. Pearson's irresistible enthusiasm and wealth of knowledge overflow in a book teeming with tips to inspire your own space, be it a city window box or country field. Bringing you a newfound appreciation of nature, both wild and tamed, reading Natural Selection is a deeply restorative experience.
Download or read book Brilliant and Wild written by L. Bellamy and published by Pimpernel Press. This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From back-of-an-envelope list to flower-filled paradise - Brilliant and Wild: A Garden from Scratch in a Year gives even the most inexperienced gardener the chance to create a beautiful and wildlife-friendly outdoor space - from nothing - in just twelve months. This highly practical book shows how satisfying and surprisingly simple growing a garden from scratch can be, by: Providing clear step-by-step instructions for making a low-maintenance garden that will flourish within months and be fully established within a year. Focusing on perennial plants that are easy to grow, loved by wildlife and look more beautiful every year. Illustrating the text with photographs showing the author making her new perennial garden in just one year"--Publisher's description
Download or read book A Year in My Garden written by Jacqueline van der Kloet and published by Helene Lesger Books. This book was released on 2020-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Garden and landscape designer Jacqueline van der Kloet takes readers on a tour of her garden, the Theetuin, in 12 chapters and shows what makes a garden special and beautiful, month after month. She explains what has to be done throughout the year, shares her favourite plants and offers a glimpse into her many national and international projects.
Download or read book The Bumper Book written by Watty Piper and published by Price Stern Sloan. This book was released on 1946 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enchanting, timeless children's classics by A.A. MilneRobert Louis Stevenson and more. Includes "The Owl and the Pussy Cat", "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat", "Wynken, Blynken and Nod", as well as other beloved favorites.
Download or read book This Year s Garden written by Cynthia Rylant and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 1987 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the seasons of the year as reflected in the growth, life, and death of the garden of a large rural family.
Download or read book A Year on the Garden Path written by Carolyn Herriot and published by Harbour Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-04-30 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Full of seasonally relevant, practical information, this bestselling weekly gardening guide can be picked up any day of the year for timely advice on how to create a beautiful, healthy ornamental landscape and food garden. Full of helpful tips and recipes, this highly illustrated book covers everything from soil building to pruning to four-season food growing and seed saving, interspersed with recipes, poetry and humour. Organic gardening expert Carolyn Herriot digs up: - four secrets of successful soil building - methods to maintain a healthy green lawn - non-toxic solutions to common garden problems - plants for impossible places and perennials with personality - pruning, plant propagation and more!
Download or read book The Ruth Stout No Work Garden Book written by Ruth Stout and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can you really have a productive garden without plowing, hoeing, weeding, cultivating, and all the other bothersome rituals that most gardeners suffer through every growing season? "Sure," says Ruth Stout, a prolific author and writer at 80 years young. The reason that Ruth can throw away her spade and hoe and do her gardening from a couch is a year-round mulch covering, 6 to 8 inches thick, that covers her garden like a blanket. Thousands of curious gardeners have visited her Redding, Connecticut garden, including university scientists and horticulture experts. The experts have been dazzled by the technique used by the queen of mulch! But the results of 41 years of gardening experience can't be denied. The Ruth Stout No-Work Gardening Book gives Ruth's unique advice on growing techniques and tells how she has escaped the bugaboos that haunt most gardeners. Her poison-free method of combating slugs and other insects, her scheme for growing tasty vegetables all year, her method of foiling both drought and frost -- these and many other growing secrets are revealed -- secrets that have brought this perky organic gardener season after season of growing pleasure. If you're tired of being a slave to your garden, yet still want to enjoy it without the bother of sprays, weeding, hoeing or other toilsome garden chores, The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden Books has the information you need. It's completely tested gardening method, perfected during more than 40 years experience and reported in the pages of Organic Gardening magazine, eliminates gardening strain and toil, and does it organically with no dangerous chemical fertilizers or toxic sprays. Take it easy. Put nature to work in your garden.
Download or read book The Garden written by Andrew Marvell and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Garden Journal written by Linda Vater and published by . This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Garden Journal is a beautiful, heirloom-quality journal where gardeners can record their wishes and wants, daily happenings, and successes and challenges over the course of 5 years.
Download or read book The Garden written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Garden Photography Workshop written by Andrea Jones and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2017-03-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to take better garden photos! One of the most rewarding aspects of gardening is sharing its beauty, both physically with those who visit and virtually with those who only see it on a screen. But capturing a garden’s true essence is difficult, and often the moments worth sharing are ephemeral. In The Garden Photography Workshop, internationally known garden photographer Andrea Jones shares the trade secrets that make her photos sing. You’ll learn the basic photography skills and tips on using a range of camera equipment. Profiles of real gardens from around the world exemplify the most common problems a photographer can face, like harsh light, wet weather, and cramped spaces, along with advice and techniques for addressing specific concerns. We live in a photo-driven world, and this helpful guide is a complete tutorial for anyone who wants that world to be filled with beautiful images of gardens and plants.
Download or read book Round the Year in the Garden written by Harry Thomas and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry Thomas's 1916 text calls the reader's attention to the flowers, fruits, and vegetables of each season while noting the chief garden work to be done in each successive month.
