Download or read book The Humane Gardener written by Nancy Lawson and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists and horticulturalists, Lawson applies the broader lessons of ecology to our own outdoor spaces. Detailed chapters address planting for wildlife by choosing native species; providing habitats that shelter baby animals, as well as birds, bees, and butterflies; creating safe zones in the garden; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes and evolution in the garden. The Humane Gardener fills a unique niche in describing simple principles for both attracting wildlife and peacefully resolving conflicts with all the creatures that share our world.

Download or read book The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food written by Joseph Tychonievich and published by Ten Speed Graphic. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first graphic novel guide to growing a successful raised bed vegetable garden, from planning, prepping, and planting, to troubleshooting, care, and harvesting. “A fun read packed with practical advice, it’s the perfect resource for new gardeners, guiding you through every step to plant, grow, and harvest a thriving and productive food garden.”—Joe Lamp’l, founder and creator of the Online Gardening Academy Like having your own personal gardening mentor at your side, The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food is the story of Mia, an eager young professional who wants to grow her own vegetables but doesn't know where to start, and George, her retired neighbor who loves gardening and walks her through each step of the process. Throughout the book, "cheat sheets" sum up George's key facts and techniques, providing a handy quick reference for anyone starting their first vegetable garden, including how to find the best location, which vegetables are easiest to grow, how to pick out the healthiest plants at the store, when (and when not) to water, how to protect your plants from pests, and what to do with extra produce if you grow too much. If you are a visual learner, beginning gardener, looking for something new, or have struggled to grow vegetables in the past, you'll find this unique illustrated format ideal because many gardening concepts--from proper planting techniques to building raised beds--are easier to grasp when presented visually, step by step. Easy and entertaining, The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food makes homegrown vegetables fun and achievable.

Download or read book Gardening Is My Greatest Love written by Booki Nova and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardening Father's Day Gifts This handy 6" x 9" lined notebook is a great inexpensive gift idea for Father's Day. And This Father's Day Notebook is Perfect for a birthday gift for Gardeners, Also is a Great Gift Idea For other occasions like Christmas, Valentine's day, Gardening day, etc.... 110 Pages Perfect Size at 6" by 9" Matte softcover White Paper high quality Click Add to Cart and say "I love you DAD" anytime with this journal.

Download or read book A New Garden Ethic written by Benjamin Vogt and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time of climate change and mass extinction, how we garden matters more than ever: “An outstanding and deeply passionate book.” —Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals Plenty of books tell home gardeners and professional landscape designers how to garden sustainably, what plants to use, and what resources to explore. Yet few examine why our urban wildlife gardens matter so much—not just for ourselves, but for the larger human and animal communities. Our landscapes push aside wildlife and in turn diminish our genetically programmed love for wildness. How can we get ourselves back into balance through gardens, to speak life's language and learn from other species? Benjamin Vogt addresses why we need a new garden ethic, and why we urgently need wildness in our daily lives—lives sequestered in buildings surrounded by monocultures of lawn and concrete that significantly harm our physical and mental health. He examines the psychological issues around climate change and mass extinction as a way to understand how we are short-circuiting our response to global crises, especially by not growing native plants in our gardens. Simply put, environmentalism is not political; it's social justice for all species marginalized today and for those facing extinction tomorrow. By thinking deeply and honestly about our built landscapes, we can create a compassionate activism that connects us more profoundly to nature and to one another.

Download or read book Plant Dad written by Booki Nova and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardening Father's Day Gifts This handy 6" x 9" lined notebook is a great inexpensive gift idea for Father's Day. And This Father's Day Notebook is Perfect for a birthday gift for Gardeners, Also is a Great Gift Idea For other occasions like Christmas, Valentine's day, Gardening day, etc.... 110 Pages Perfect Size at 6" by 9" Matte softcover White Paper high quality Click Add to Cart and say "I love you DAD" anytime with this journal.

Download or read book Just an Awesome Guy Who Loves Gardening written by Guy Creations Co and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-04 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small Paperback Novelty Notebook to Write in A beautiful, bright, fun notebook. Ideal for taking notes, jotting lists, brainstorming, Bible study, prayer journaling, writing in as a diary, or giving as a gift. Makes an excellent gift idea for birthdays, Christmas, coworkers or any special occasion. Perfectly sized at 6" x 9" 120 page (60 Sheets Front/Back) Softcover bookbinding Paperback

Download or read book John Loving His Garden written by Cecilla Mathew and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Johns garden join us as we cultivate the garden and learn different colours of flowers, shrubs and vegetables and their uses Lets have some fun!

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 The Pottery Gardener written by Arthur Parkinson and published by History Press. This book was released on 2020-06-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning gardening book full of inspiration, tips and advice

Download or read book The Complete Gardener written by Monty Don and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 861 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Sunday Times bestseller Even great gardeners like Monty Don are always learning and always experimenting. The Complete Gardener brings you right up to date on how Monty gardens today. This extensively revised new edition covers what Monty believes are the most important aspects of gardening today. Whether you're a beginner or seasoned gardener, it's time to get your green-fingered hands dirty! A comprehensive gardening guide that no gardener should be without: - An introductory chapter that explains the essentials of organic gardening practice - A structure chapter that shows you how to define space in your garden with hard landscaping and natural options, such as trees, hedges, and topiary - Discover all different types of flowering plants explaining how to design with them, combine, plant, and care for them - How to grow fruits and vegetables with in-depth crop-by-crop explanations and which tried-and-tested varieties to choose from Packed with beautiful illustrations and practical gardening tips, Monty reveals the secrets of growing vegetables, fruits, flowers, and herbs while respecting the needs of the environment. He covers everything from planning the space and crop rotation to pruning fruit canes and staking peas. Join Monty in his garden at Long Meadow! Over half of the photos included in this updated edition were shot at his renowned personal garden over the course of a year. Discover how he created this beautiful garden, and how you can do the same in your own. Design Your Dream Garden Although organic techniques have always been at the core of his practice, this new edition has a new emphasis on gardening for wildlife and the impact of global warming on the garden. This is a go-to guide for anyone seeking Monty's gardening advice and the perfect gift for any gardener, regardless of their experience or budget.

Download or read book The Gardens of Covington written by Joan A. Medlicott and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-05-19 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved friends who so charmed readers in "The Ladies of Covington Send Their Love" return in this installment, where Hannah battles developers threatening their beloved valley. Meanwhile Amelia becomes involved with a dashing older man, and Grace and Bob open a teahouse together--and discover there is nothing easy about tea. Martin's Press. (May)

Download or read book Christian s Gardens written by Rita Wollen - Baker and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-07-21 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FBI Special Agent Christian Morgan was abandoned by his mother and left at a London orphanage when he was eight. Rescued by a wealthy man and brought to the States, Christian is afforded a privileged life with the best military schools in the country, after, which, he becomes a federal officer. When he meets C-Lee Vaughn, he falls in love with her. But how can he tell her that he was raised by her father, Stuart Vaughn, the man she never knew, the father she had always yearned for? And how will Stuart Vaughn react when he learns that Christian, the man he raised as his own son, is in love with his biological daughter? Moreover, as Christian and C-Lees relationship deepens, how can he tell her that he is also an ordained minister? Will she see him as a conflicted soul? A Jekyll and Hyde? But above all, how can Christian and Stuart keep C-Lee safe from a madman who is determined to end her life? Christians Gardens is an unflinching tale of emotionally crippled people, each grappling with their own demons of forgiveness, abandonment, forbidden love, and obsession. Its a love story that will haunt you. It will move you.

Download or read book The Complete Compost Gardening Guide written by Barbara Pleasant and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how to transform one's garden into a nourishing, organic environment with the use of compost customized to the special needs and soil of each garden, introducing the authors' Six-Way Compost Gardening System, which integrates compost directly into the garden to reduce weeding, digging, and mulching. Simultaneous.

Download or read book The Samurai s Garden written by Gail Tsukiyama and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2008-06-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The daughter of a Chinese mother and a Japanese father, Gail Tsukiyama's The Samurai's Garden uses the Japanese invasion of China during the late 1930s as a somber backdrop for this extraordinary story. A 20-year-old Chinese painter named Stephen is sent to his family's summer home in a Japanese coastal village to recover from a bout with tuberculosis. Here he is cared for by Matsu, a reticent housekeeper and a master gardener. Over the course of a remarkable year, Stephen learns Matsu's secret and gains not only physical strength, but also profound spiritual insight. Matsu is a samurai of the soul, a man devoted to doing good and finding beauty in a cruel and arbitrary world, and Stephen is a noble student, learning to appreciate Matsu's generous and nurturing way of life and to love Matsu's soulmate, gentle Sachi, a woman afflicted with leprosy.

Download or read book I Like To Party And By Party I Mean Gardening written by Booki Nova and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gardening Father's Day Gifts This handy 6" x 9" lined notebook is a great inexpensive gift idea for Father's Day. And This Father's Day Notebook is Perfect for a birthday gift for Gardeners, Also is a Great Gift Idea For other occasions like Christmas, Valentine's day, Gardening day, etc.... 110 Pages Perfect Size at 6" by 9" Matte softcover White Paper high quality Click Add to Cart and say "I love you DAD" anytime with this journal.

Download or read book Happy Fathers Day Plant Dad written by Masson Kj Cookes and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-11 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Super Fathers Day Gift Idea For the Daddy Who Loves Looking After His Plants

Download or read book Iw gara written by Enrique Salmón and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Iwígara, when translated, means the kinship of plants and people. And that is exactly what Enrique Salmón explores in this important book. Iwígara shares culturally specific information about 80 plants, addressing their historical and modern-day uses as medicine, food, spices, and more. Iwígara includes plants entries derived from many different American Indian tribes and seven geographic regions across the United States. Each plant entry includes the names commonly used by different tribes, a color photograph, a short description, rich details about how the plant is used, and tips on identification and ethical harvest. Traditional stories and myths, along with images of the plants from different forms of Native American arts and crafts, enrich the text.