Create a colorful garden with tiles galore! A beginner-friendly guide, Garden Mosaics opens with insightful chapters on understanding the materials, tools, and techniques necessary to prepare and get started. Using ceramic, vitreous glass, marble, mirrors, or granite tiles, you'll move on to create 19 stunning mosaic garden projects that range from simple to elaborate, from one-of-a-kind pots, garden ornaments, and bird baths to stepping stones, garden tables, wall panels, and more! Each design contains step-by-step instructions and coordinating photography, as well as pattern templates. Authors and talented mosaicists Emma Biggs and Tessa Hunkin have written more than 5 books on mosaic art, design, and techniques.
"This should be the cornerstone of every gardener's library." -Jeff Gillman, Director of the Botanical Gardens at the University of North Carolina What happens inside a seed after it is planted? How are plants structured? How do plants reproduce? The answers to these and other questions about complex plant processes can be found in the bestselling Botany for Gardeners. First published in 1990 with more than 260,000 copies sold, it has become the go-to introduction to botany for students and gardeners. Now in its fourth edition, Botany for Gardeners has been expanded and updated. It features a revised interior, with new photos and illustrations that clarify the concepts clearer than ever before. Additional updates address scientific advances, changes in nomenclature and taxonomy, and more. As before, Botany for Gardeners shares accessible information about how plants are organized, how they have adapted to nearly all environments on earth, their essential functions, and how they reproduce.
"Gardens for Small Country Houses" is a wonderful guide to English country gardens by Gertrude Jekyll and Lawrence Weaver. It offers useful information and guidance on designing and creating beautiful country gardens with reference to real examples, complete with descriptions, photographs, ground plans, and diagrams. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in traditional English country gardening, and it would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: "Millmead, Bramley, Surrey", "Two Gardens in Forest Clearings", "A Garden in Berkshire", "Westbrook, Godalming", "A Garden in West Surrey", "Highmount, Guildford", "The Treatment of Small Sites", "On Hillside Garden", "Steps and Stairways", "Balustrades and Walls", "Climbing and Other Plants", etc. Gertrude Jekyll (1843 - 1932) was a British garden designer, horticulturist, photographer, craftswoman, artist, and writer. She is responsible for designing and creating over 400 gardens in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, as well as writing more than 1,000 articles for related magazines. She is credited with having had a significant influence on gardening by both British and American enthusiasts. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on the history of gardening.
Create your own natural apothecary using readily available ingredients with the easy, step-by-step instructions and straightforward advice in From Earth. Inspired by author Charlotte Rasmussen's Scandinavian upbringing and the botanicals she has discovered since moving to Australia, this is a perfect guide for anyone wanting to find a more holistic way of life.Within these pages you will discover expert knowledge tailored to your lifestyle, whether you need moisturiser for dry skin or a decongestant for your child. You will be become confident combining herbs and oils and be inspired to create your own essential oil blends to infuse your home with the perfect ambience.
Learn How to Grow Flowering PlantsAnyone wanting to get started with a flower garden will find plenty of expert guidance here. Publishers Weekly#1 Best Seller in Annual Flowers Gardening, Bulb Flower Gardening, and Perennial Gardening.In the mountains of Asheville, NC, Niki Irvings boutique flower farm grows specially cut, mountain-fresh flowers with sustainable, natural practices. Now, she brings her organic gardening techniques to your home, helping you grow, harvest, and arrange lush, seasonally inspired flowers.Revel in flowering plants.This beautifully photographed book features simple, and engaging know-how enabling you to grow, harvest, and arrange a cutting garden of flowers. An instructional guide to gardening for beginners or if youre looking to hone your botanical skills,Growing Flowersteaches everything from caring for a cut flower garden to making simple-yet-gorgeous flower arrangements and botanical bouquets.An indispensable gardening guide for homebody horticulturists and floral foragers.A flower book with a whimsical twist,Growing Flowersis a go-to reference for those new to herb and flower gardening. Discover flower arranging techniques using blooms, greenery, and even artichokes, vines and berries. Learn about tools of the trade. Get down and dirty with dirt, seasonal rotation, starting from seeds and/or seedlings, and more.Inside find:Explanations of soil types and soil preparationsA list of seasonal flowers such as peonies or garden roses for the spring and sunflowers and dahlias for the summer and fallBasic knowledge to create flower bouquets that include things like sprigs of greenery and even attractive weedsGrowing Flowersis a wonderful addition to any collection of garden books. If youre looking for gardening gifts for gardeners or enjoy flowering plant books and flower books likeFloret Farms Cut Flower Gardenbook,Floret Farm's A Year in Flowers, orThe Flower Gardener's Bible, youll loveGrowing Flowers.
Learn the tools and techniques of bonsai to get started potting, shaping, and caring for your own collection of tiny trees, all while learning it's okay to bend the rules along the way. Though bonsai is steeped in ancient traditions and techniques, it doesn't have to be intimidating and difficult. A new generation of bonsai enthusiasts are discovering the joys of growing these miniaturized works of living art, and in Freestyle Bonsai, bonsai artists and growers Jerome and Mari Kellerhals of The Bonsai Supply show you how you, too, can grow beautiful bonsai trees without judgement or the stress of perfection. The art of bonsai is personal, and learning how to train trees to please you is the only thing that matters. While the history and tradition of the art is respected and honored throughout, Freestyle Bonsaiis as much about giving you permissionto bend the rules as it is about introducing you to them. You'll learn: Which tree species are the best for beginners A breakdown of bonsai tools and how to use them How to successfully pot a bonsai tree Easy bonsai styling, including clipping, training, and wiring techniques Care and maintenance tips for your bonsai collection Step-by-step shaping instructions to create ten different bonsai styles Whether your trees are grown indoors or out, bonsai is a relaxing hobby with gorgeous results. Like every other art form out there, bonsai comes from the heart. Live a #bonsailife with guidance and inspiration from Freestyle Bonsai.
Hey, houseplant lovers: Are you ready to up your growing game? Whether your green thumb is weathered and worn or shiny and new, get ready to branch out and step into the world of growing your own herbsindoors! There's no better place to start this adventure than with Herbal Houseplants. Inside the beautifully illustrated pages, author and expert herbalist Susan Betz lets you in on a little secret: Herbs make great houseplants. And, you don't need fancy grow lights, expensive potting soil, or high-end equipment to grow them. All you need is a sunny windowsill and the right plant. Learn which herbs perform best as houseplants, how to care for them, and even how to harvest and use your homegrown herbs for culinary creations, household cleaning products, herbal teas, handmade crafts, and more. In Herbal Houseplants you'll learn: The basics of caring for herbs indoorsHow to keep indoor herbs productive and pest freeTips for choosing the best herbs for indoor growingEssential advice for watering, fertilizing, and harvestingDozens of recipes and DIY projects for enjoying your herbal harvestHow to grow exotic herbs, like patchouli, tulsi, and Corsican mint From parsley and thyme to sage and lemongrassand many herbs in betweentending and enjoying herbal houseplants pays big rewards for little effort.
Join Monty Don, Britain's pre-eminent gardener, and acclaimed photographer Derry Moore on their historic journey through the most stunning gardens of Venice and the Veneto.Few world cities hold the romance and historical sweep of Venice. Thousands visit every year - and a mixture of crowds and climate leave it vulnerable, so much so it is often said to be in danger of sinking - but away from the usual tourist haunts around St. Mark's square are exceptional hidden treasures, some 500 gardens, many of them with fascinating stories.Starting in the heart of the city and working their way out to the Veneto, Monty and Derry celebrate the beauty of these places and tell their unique stories: from a beautiful nunnery garden with a history of exotic animals and a kitchen garden of the historic Foundation to the Madonna church to the estates of famous Venetian families, like the spectacular Giusti Renaissance garden.With stunning full colour photography throughout, Venice Gardens will give readers new insight into one of the world's most beloved cities - you won't see Venice the same way again.
"A Beginner's Guide to House Plants teaches you how to bring your indoor spaces alive with lovely and easy-to-maintain plants -- and how to keep them healthy. It provides detailed instructions on how you can unleash the power of plants to energize and relax you, and how to promote well-being by greening your environment. In this book you'll find hundreds of useful tips, including: How to select the right plants for your spaces and lifestyle -- Practical advice on purchasing, potting and styling your plants -- How to care for many different types of plants--from succulents and ferns to exotics -- A mini field guide to over 60 popular plants you should know about -- And so much more! Cultivating house plants can be both creative and fun! Plant expert Ryusuke Sakaino provides tips on how to use colors, textures, patterns and shapes to create a lush living space, with one plant or many. His gorgeous photos will inspire you to add greenery to every room in your home and office. No longer just a pandemic hobby, plants deserve to be a permanent part of your lifestyle!"--Publisher.
Gardening for Everyone is a sustainable guide to growing vegetables in five simple steps: planning, building, planting, tending and harvesting. With the same wisdom and stunning aesthetic as Simply Living Well, Julia's beautiful new book is a guide to creating and growing a garden simply and sustainably with profiles of essential vegetables and herbs, ecological tips, and fun and creative projects.Growing food in your backyard (or even on a porch or windowsill!) is one of the simplest and most rewarding ways to nourish yourself, be self-sufficient and connect with nature in a hands-on way. Here sustainability expert Julia Watkins shares everything you need to know to grow your own vegetables, fruits and herbs, as well as wildflowers and other beneficial companion plants.The book covers all the nuts and bolts of creating and caring for your garden - planning, building, planting, tending and harvesting - followed by a deeper dive into the plants themselves: demystifying annuals vs. perennials, cold-weather vs. warm-weather veggies, and profiles of favorite crops. Throughout, Julia offers tips for creating an eco-friendly and sustainable garden (such as vermicomposting, no-till 'lasagna' gardening, and attracting pollinators), plus some fun and unexpected hands-on projects like how to build a bean teepee, make wildflower seed paper, and enjoy refreshing herbal lemonade ice pops.
In Planting for Garden Birds find straightforward ideas and easy to achieve plans that will make your garden irresistible to birds.Packed with interesting facts, environmental and habitat information as well as easy to achieve planting ideas, this is a practical, illustrated guide for people wanting to encourage more birdlife to their outdoor space.By gardening sustainably, you can make a considerable difference to the wildlife populations in your immediate area, as well as in the country as a whole. While some birds are residents we'll see from day to day, others are fleeting visitors - but they're all potential guests in our gardens if we make the environment suitably welcoming.Planting for Garden Birds is aimed at the keen amateur gardener and those hoping to take their knowledge and experience to the next level.Planting for Garden Birds is part of a series of books aimed at encouraging wildlife into your garden. Other titles in the series are: Planting for Butterflies, Planting for Wildlife, Planting for Honeybees.
Four-Season Food Gardening hands you all the know-how you need to make growing food 365 days a year your new superpower! Unlike most other vegetable gardening books on the market, this one approaches the subject through the lens of what you can grow during each of the four seasons, even if you live in a cold climate. Using season-extension techniques, such as cold frames, mini hoop houses, and thick mulches, combined with a thoughtful mixture of annual and perennial crops, you'll discover that eating from your backyard through all 12 months is possible. With a hearty dose of enthusiasm and expertise, authorMisilla dela Llana of YouTube's Learn to Grow channelpresents this season-by-season guide to growing edible plants, covering everything from what tasks and what crops are best for each harvesting season to step-by-step DIY projects for structures and methodsto temper weather extremes. With Four-Season Food Gardening you can keep on growing, no matter what challenges Mother Nature presents. Inside, you'll find info on: Veggies you can harvest in the dead of winterFoods that come from perennial plants you harvest from for many yearsHow to build and use cold frames and other season extenders to prolong your harvestTips for incorporating layers of edible plants to maximize spacePruning, planting, and maintenance advice for dozens of cropsSeasonal maintenance and harvesting know-how from a proBuild a forest of food in your backyard and reap the delicious rewards for years to come!
Permaculture Design is a powerful tool for creating systems that meet our humans needs while supporting the ecosystem as a whole. It applies ecological principles to designing gardens, farms, community projects and human settlements. The standard 72 hour Permaculture Design Course (PDC) is taught worldwide to farmers, gardeners, design professionals and everyday folk who are interested in creating a healthier, more equitable planet. Rosemary Morrow provides information on each unit of the PDC's curriculum. Using real life experience and gathered evidence of permaculture's effectiveness, this fully revised and updated edition contains a wealth of technical information for teaching a PDC. Included in this text are new findings in emerging disciplines, such as regenerative agriculture. An important text for teachers and students in the areas of:ArchitectureLandscape designEcologyGeographyRegenerative agriculturesAgro-ecologyAgro-forestry
A lavishly illustrated look at the most important atlases in history and the cartographers who made them.
Go beneath the soil with this hand-drawn guide!This book is sure to become your go-to reference for all things bonsai. Beautifully illustrated with details and views a camera simply can't show, Introduction to Bonsai offers a unique and insightful look at these mini ecosystems.This complete guide contains all the information you need to create and maintain your own bonsai:Handy monthly bonsai maintenance schedules detail proper watering, pruning, wiring, transplanting and other upkeep activities throughout the yearLeaves, fruits, flowers, and processes are presented up-close to help make growing and upkeep as successful and simple as possibleDiagrams show where, how much, and in what direction pruning, wiring, watering and other maintenance should be performedClear, detailed illustrations of every part of the bonsai ensure that you'll see everything you need to see, exactly as you need to see it--making this a great resource for collectors and enthusiasts at all levelsLearn the specific ways to care for more than 40 types of popular bonsai trees, including:Flowering Bonsai--cherry blossom, dogwood, azalea and lilacFruiting Bonsai--crab apple, persimmon, Chinese quince and burning bushConiferous and Deciduous Bonsai--maple, Japanese beech, black pine and salt cedarPrepared by the editors of Japan's popular Bonsai Sekai (Bonsai World) magazine,this handbook is designed to make care and maintenance easy for bonsai beginners--from seeds to root systems and from basic watering to your first transplant.
MAKE YOURS A HYGGE HOME THIS CHRISTMAS - AS SEEN ON THIS MORNING'Such a beautiful book with so many suggestions for how we can get back to happiness. Just looking at it makes me happy' Holly Willoughby A gorgeous guide to the Danish art of creating a cosy, happy home from the internationally bestselling author, Meik Wiking.Our homes should be a place of comfort, a place to feel safe when we shut the door. Somewhere to be ourselves, to unwind and create special memories. Inspired by Danish design and traditions, this beautiful new book from Meik Wiking shares how to turn your home into a sanctuary and live like the happiest people in the world.With simple tips based on new research from The Happiness Institute in Copenhagen, this book reveals what makes a happy home tick. No matter how much space you have or what your budget is, Meik shows how you can use colour, light and space to create your happy place and celebrate cosiness the Danish way.Get your copy of the latest book from the author of THE LITTLE BOOK OF HYGGE now!'I love it, I love it, I love it. Just reading this makes you more content' Chris Evans
Add a whimsical touch of green to any space: your desk or bookshelf, home or office.These miniature indoor gardens are customizable, stylish and easy to care for! This book is full of ideas for creating the perfect little Japanese-inspired terrarium garden using repurposed glass containers including a wine glass, mason jar and lightbulb. In this mini terrarium gardening book you'll learn how to create: Fern and moss terrariums Air plant (Tillandsia) terrariums Cacti and succulent terrariums Captivating combinations of flowering plants, dry zone plants, mosses, epiphytes and other mixes Included are tips for selecting your containers and arranging your soils, stones and plants so that your unique house plants stay healthy and beautiful in their perfectly petite glass home.
"How to grow extraordinary, rare, tropical houseplants that make a statement, written by an expert on aroids (a family of plants known for its extravagant foliage). Contains fifty plant profiles; information how to obtain, propagate, and care for them; professional tips and advice; behind-the-scenes stories from fellow plant collectors; and stunning photography"--
"Wonderfully written, beautifully illustrated, and everything you need to know to get more productivity out of your food garden." -Joe Lamp'l, creator and executive producer, Growing a Greener World Discover how to get more out of your growing space with succession planting-carefully planned, continuous seed sowing-and provide a steady stream of fresh food from early spring through late fall. Drawing inspiration from succession in natural landscapes, Meg McAndrews Cowden teaches you how to implement lessons from these dynamic systems in your home garden. You'll learn how to layer succession across your perennial and annual crops; maximize the early growing season; determine the sequence to plant and replant in summer; and incorporate annual and perennial flowers to benefit wildlife and ensure efficient pollination. You'll also find detailed, seasonal sowing charts to inform your garden planning, so you can grow more anywhere, regardless of your climate. Plant Grow Harvest Repeat will inspire you to create an even more productive, beautiful, and enjoyable garden across the seasons-every vegetable gardener's dream.
Mountains, deserts and coastlines are home to some of the most interesting plants in the world and a crevice garden with its closely packed rocks and free-draining soil media provides the perfect environment for them. This book offers in-depth guidance on the design, construction, and planting of crevice gardens of all kinds including those suitable for containers, small gardens and public parks and features over 250 recommended plants from easy-going succulents to discerning alpines. Kenton J. Seth began his career in public horticulture and the nursery trade and is now a garden designer who specializes in crevice gardens, drought-tolerant natives, and meadows. He writes for a variety of local, national and international magazines and lectures to rock garden clubs at home in Colorado and overseas.
A foolproof step-by-step beginner's guide to gardening, written by TikTok gardening sensation Simon Akeroyd and backed by the authority of the RHS (625k members).
GARDENING TREASURE TROVE: Both a seasoned gardener and trained artist, Forkner and her expertise gives the book wide appeal. Gardeners of all levels will find both Forkner¿s insights on plants and the book¿s wealth of color knowledge invaluable in planning and planting beautiful gardens.POWERHOUSE INTRODUCTION: Introduction by beloved garden writer Erin Benzakein of Floret Flower Farms, who has offered to help promote the book to her large and passionate fan base of flower lovers.DESIGN APPEAL: Will appeal to gardeners, floral designers, artists, and designers working across a variety of creative disciplines, along with anyone wishing to immerse themselves in the beauty of nature.
Orchards offer an abundance of fruit in a wildlife haven full of diversity. A well-managed orchard works with nature to provide maximum harvest for minimal effort. This practical handbook will help you plan, plant and manage your orchard, whatever your garden size or budget.
Conceived of as a 'pharmacopoeia' - an ever-evolving circle of stones, plants and flotsam sculptures all built and grown in spite of the bracing winds and arid shingle - it remains today a site of fascination and wonder. Pharmacopoeia brings together the best of Derek Jarman's writing on nature, gardening and Prospect Cottage.
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