Download or read book Traditional Garden Wisdom written by Charlie Ryrie and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Back to Basics Traditional Garden Wisdom written by Charlie Ryrie and published by Readers Digest. This book was released on 2011-02-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When your garden contains lots of earthworms, your soil is good." This maxim may not sound familiar, but before the days of landscapers and lawn-maintenance companies, this type of knowledge was common. Gardening skills were passed down from generation to generation, and yards were personal places that flourished under the care of time-tested wisdom. Today the pace of life is faster, and modern advances make gardening tasks easier, but we can all benefit from the techniques and common-sense advice of the past to have beautiful, fruitful gardens now. With Back to Basics: Traditional Garden Wisdom, anyone can: Develop a dream, green garden without spending a fortune Grow an organic and eco-friendly garden with minimum fuss and maximum taste Discover how to collect and save seeds Make your own compost and learn "no-dig" gardening Make a cold frame and protect plants from frost Repel moles with castor oil, prevent mice with the right plants, and make herbal insect repellents Find out the best way to prune a hedge, tree, or climbing flower Know which gardening tasks to do for each season Raise a panel fence and use recycled materials for landscaping Plant raised beds and container gardens, and build a natural grape arbor Discover how companion planting can discourage harmful pests and encourage growth Back to Basics: Traditional Garden Wisdom has full-color step-by-step illustrated instructions that will bring new knowledge to gardeners of all levels. Soon you'll be adding fireplace ashes to the garden to give it a potassium boost and using your elbow to see if the soil is warm enough for planting. With this insightful book, you'll discover why sage advice never goes out of style.
Download or read book Garden Wisdom written by Jerry Apps and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step into the garden with writer and rural historian Jerry Apps. In this treasure trove of tips, recollections, and recipes, Jerry combines his hard-earned advice for garden success with a discussion of how tending a garden leads to a deeper understanding of nature and the land. From planning and planting to fending off critters and weeds, he walks us through the gardening year, imbuing his story with humor and passion and once again reminding us that working even a small piece of land provides many rewards. Gardening has always been a group endeavor for the Apps family. In Garden Wisdom, readers will learn gardening basics along with Jerry’s grandchildren as they become a new generation of gardeners. They’ll devour Ruth’s recipes for preparing and preserving fresh garden veggies—from refrigerator pickles to rutabaga pudding. And they’ll savor son Steve’s beautiful color photographs, capturing the bounty of the family garden throughout the growing season.
Download or read book Country Living Garden Wisdom written by Sharon Amos and published by Collins & Brown. This book was released on 2005-06-23 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Garden Wisdom' is an inspiring mix of practical advice, traditional garden lore, and eco-friendly ideas compiled to help you make the most of your garden. This book tells you everything you need to know about the preparation, cultivation, and maintenance of a garden, be it large or small, lawn or terrace, or even just a windowbox, and provides indispensable advice both for fair-weather gardeners and for those who garden at every opportunity, whatever the weather. The book is divided into four broad sections: earth, air, water and plant alchemy. Earth covers everything from newfangled ways of making compost to tips for ageing terracotta, and examines pest control techniques, both ancient and modern. The section on Air deals with topics as varied as plants that thrive in shade, how to create an old-fashioned hot bed greenhouse and how best to store garden produce. Water consists of ways of preserving what is fast becoming our most precious resource and how to use it effectively in the garden. Finally, plant alchemy begins with the art of companion planting – where one species appears to protect another against attack or disease.
Download or read book Old Time Country Wisdom Lore written by Jerry Mack Johnson and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of old-fashioned country wisdom on all kinds of topics describes how to make and cook things, read the weather, and dowse; and provides lore on animals and plants.
Download or read book Garden Wisdom written by Nigel Colborn and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Deep Rooted Wisdom written by Augustus Jenkins Farmer and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents traditional and time-honored methods for gardening, including holistic solutions to insects and weeds, building fertile soils, saving heirloom seeds, and using garden materials for trellises and sculptures.
Download or read book Old Time Country Wisdom and Lore for Garden and Trail written by Jerry Mack Johnson and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old-Time Country Wisdom and Lore for Garden and Trail, culled from and expanding on the classic Jerry Mack Johnson book Old-Time Country Wisdom and Lore, is the essential DIY reference for all your simple outdoor chores and activities.
Download or read book Garden Wisdom written by Sharon Amos and published by Laurel Glen Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries people have relied on accumulated country wisdom in the tending of their gardens. This gorgeous manual of garden traditions brings together all that knowledge into a single reference and serves as a compendium of time-tested garden traditions. The main sections are divided according to the 3 main elements of the garden: Earth Air, and Water. The practical advice helps you to plant effectively, predict weather changes, create healthy soil, and stamp out garden pests. The final section, Plant Alchemy, reveals which plants make ideal bedmates, and which plants are better kept apart.
Download or read book Garden Wisdom written by Stephen Gwynn and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Garden Wisdom: Or From One Generation to Another Partly. This grows from circumstances of the time. Too many adventures have been our lot; and for many of us the youthful way of being has been too far pro longed. At the threshold of age. Just as we thought about stepping in to provide ourselves with overcoats and mufflers, we have had to turn to, pitch off our coats, and join in a promiscuous hustle where young and old were indistinguishable: called to duty, our numbers drawn, conscripted, whether by our own decree or the law's does not matter, but any how conscripted for work which we had always thought as properly suited only to the young - and of them, only to one here and there. After all that, no doubt, there come queer reactions, a more than natural craving for repose. If this savour: of egoisrn - and who can deny it what is an essayist by profession and practice but an egoist, having at least this quality of frankness? Your novelist or playwright is an egoist in disguise, shal lowly accused (ii we may say it without blasphemy) by Plato as one who pretends to be what he is not. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Book of Garden Wisdom written by Jenny Hendy and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The skill of gardening and nurturing the land is as old as time. For gardeners everywhere there can be no greater pleasure than watching a tiny seed thrive, and to witness plants blooming and fruiting. This book offers practical advice for every gardener, whether your interest is in growing healthy vegetables, fruit-filled trees, a beautiful flower garden or a delightfully fragrant herb garden. It contains a wealth of traditional gardening hints and tips, from understanding the importance of age-old crop rotation to creating perfect compost and feeding the soil.
Download or read book A Miscellany of Garden Wisdom written by Isobel Carlson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You may not have the green fingers or the resources to build the Hanging Gardens of Babylon but it is still possible to create a blossoming haven in your own back garden. This practical book guides you through the mysteries of the seasons, with simple, easy-to-follow tips on the best way to make your garden grow. Battle the bugs and the slugs, and plant, prune and dig your way to very own paradise.
Download or read book Garden Wisdom Know How written by Rodale Press and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic information with a contemporary feel: Garden Wisdom & Know-How provides green-thumbs and novices alike with everything they need to know about gardening. From soil composition to fertilizers to planting and landscaping on your dream-acres or in small containers, this book is charmingly illustrated with thousands of illustrations and photographs. Packed with must-have information, including techniques for maintaining a garden year-round, harvesting herbs, designing by bloom season, turning garden refuse into garden rewards, building plant supports, and more. Chapters are organized into topics such as: Garden Techniques and Tricks The Flower Garden The Edible Garden Container Gardening Garden Design and Landscaping Attracting Wildlife And so much more! With nearly 1,000 pages of indispensable information, Garden Wisdom & Know-How is comprehensive guide for both the beginner and experienced gardener. This book is also a part of the Know-How series which includes other titles such as: Country Wisdom & Know-How Woodworking Wisdom & Know-How Natural Healing Wisdom & Know-How Craft Wisdom & Know-How Survival Wisdom & Know-How Home Repair Wisdom & Know-How
Download or read book The Timeless Relevance of Traditional Wisdom written by M. Ali Lakhani and published by World Wisdom, Inc. This book was released on 2010 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than ever, there is an urgent need to rediscover timeless and objective principles in order to confront the issues of our times. In this collection of thirty remarkable essays, Lakhani summons us to rediscover the sacred worldview of Tradition, governed by truth, virtue, and beauty, as he addresses some of the most pressing issues today, including fundamentalism, gender and sexuality, religious diversity and pluralism, faith and science, and the problem of evil.
Download or read book Slow Gardening written by Felder Rushing and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents advice on low-maintenance gardening, with tips for easy landscaping, short-cut composting, container gardening, and reliable plant combinations.
Download or read book Garden Wisdom written by Jenny Hendy and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2004-01-14 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With evocative images and brimming with advice, this guide presents traditional, tried and tested methods for your garden or plot. The flower garden, the herb garden, the orchard and vegetable plot are all looked at in turn with in-depth suggestions for planning and planting old-fashioned varieties, as well as how to maintain the garden the old-fashioned way.
Download or read book The Heirloom Gardener written by John Forti and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2021-06-22 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Part essay collection, part gardening guide, The Heirloom Gardener encourages readers to embrace heirloom seeds and traditions, serving as a well-needed reminder to slow down and reconnect with nature.” —Modern Farmer Modern life is a cornucopia of technological wonders. But is something precious being lost? A tangible bond with our natural world—the deep satisfaction of connecting to the earth that was enjoyed by previous generations? In The Heirloom Gardener, John Forti celebrates gardening as a craft and shares the lore and traditional practices that link us with our environment and with each other. Charmingly illustrated and brimming with wisdom, this guide will inspire you to slow down, recharge, and reconnect.
