Название: Organic Gardening For Dummies,2nd Edition
Автор: Ann Whitman, Suzanne DeJohn, The National Gardening Association
Издательство: For Dummies
Год: 2009
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 388
Размер: 11,1 МБ
Язык: English

I was looking for a something to help answer those basic, burning questions about organic gardening. This book does that. Its great to have on hand to refer to from time to time.

Название: Gardening with Grains: Bring the Versatile Beauty of Grains to Your Edible Landscape
Автор: Brie Arthur
Издательство: St. Lynn's Press
ISBN: 1943366357
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 192
Размер: 47,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

Here is a bright new take on foodscaping your garden. Brie Arthur’s Gardening with Grains is a passion project that grew from a light-bulb moment. That is when she realized we’ve been missing a dynamic piece of the burgeoning foodscape movement.

Название: Old Man's Garden: The History and Lore of Southern Alberta Wildflowers
Автор: Annora Brown
Издательство: Rocky Mountain Books
Год: 2020
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 15 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Originally published in 1954, Annora Brown’s Old Man’s Garden is a Canadian classic that tells the story of Southern Alberta’s native plants and wildflowers through art and in consideration of Indigenous traditional knowledge from the region. Accompanying the new RMB edition of Old Man’s Garden, Sidney Black of Fort Macleod, the Indigenous Anglican Bishop for Treaty 7, provides his own commentary about Annora’s art and writing in relation to the Blackfoot, while independent art curator Mary-Beth Laviolette broadens the story about the artist’s contribution to Canadian art. Also included in this new edition are full-colour images of Annora’s later paintings of Blackfoot lodges (tipis) and regalia, the dramatic landscape of the Oldman RIver region such as Waterton National Park, and her abiding, lifelong regard for the flora of her homeland.

Название: Climate Adaptive Gardening: The essential guide to gardening sustainably (A Gardener's Guide to)
Автор: Kelvin Mason
Издательство: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 0719842700
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 144
Размер: 79,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

This book covers a range of methods to create a sustainable garden with a low carbon footprint that will continue to thrive as the climate changes in the future. It includes ideas and suggestions on how to design and maintain a low-carbon garden that is still both colourful and productive.

Название: The Complete Guide to Smallholding
Автор: Debbie Kingsley
Издательство: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 0719842158
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 208
Размер: 79,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

Essential advice from finding your plot to selling your produce and everything in between Growing your own food and living off the land is an aspiration for many, but where do you start and how do you make it work? Providing a truly comprehensive insight and packed with practical guidance for the 21st century smallholder, this book is for anyone considering, starting out or in the throes of smallholding. Addressing the challenges and pitfalls, as well as the joys, and with over 400 illustrations.

Название: The Milkwood Permaculture Living Handbook: Habits for Hope in a Changing World
Автор: Kirsten Bradley
Издательство: Murdoch Books
Год: 2023
Формат: PDF
Размер: 33 Мб
Язык: английский / English

What if your habits could create a more meaningful life for you and a better world? The Milkwood Permaculture Living Handbook is your guide to improving your home, health and happiness – and the planet – one simple step at a time. Packed with practical skills and projects, it's regenerative living for busy people who want to make a positive impact in a world out of balance. Discover how simple changes to your every day can make a big difference. Maybe it's decluttering your home, growing sprouts on your windowsill, connecting with your community or taking on a locavore mini-challenge. Maybe it's going waste-free or falling in love with compost. Inspired by the life-affirming principles of permaculture, all 60 habits will help you reconnect with your ecosystem, save money and celebrate sustainable living.

Название: Onions and other vegetable alliums, 2nd edition
Автор: James L. Brewster
Издательство: CABI
Год: 2008
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 455
Размер: 10,2 МБ
Язык: English

This fully revised, expanded and updated edition of the successful text, Onions and Other Vegetable Alliums, relates the production and utilization of these familiar and important vegetable crops to the many aspects of plant science underpinning their production and storage technologies.

Название: Sustainable Gardening: The New Way to Garden
Автор: Doug Stewart
Издательство: The Crowood Press
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 62 Мб
Язык: английский / English

A Gardener’s Guide to Sustainable Gardening is an essential, practical guide to the design, planting and maintenance of truly regenerative and sustainable gardens. Discover a new model of thinking about our outdoor spaces, whether it’s simple changes you can make in small gardens, or more challenging solutions that propose a significant departure from traditional gardening practices. This is not a rule book, but a map, guiding the willing gardener towards a better way of working with our natural world.

Название: The Accidental Homesteader: What I've Learned About Chickens, Compost, and Creating Home
Автор: Kathi Lipp
Издательство: Ten Peaks Press
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 98 Мб
Язык: английский / English

For Kathi Lipp and her husband, Roger, buying a house in one of the most remote parts of Northern California was never part of the plan; many of life’s biggest, most rewarding adventures rarely are. Kathi shares the hard-won wisdom she’s gained on her homestead journey to help you accomplish more at home, gain fresh perspective, and give yourself grace in the process. Here’s a handful of the lessons Kathi shares: Prepare before the need arises. Everything is always in process, including us. Your best household solution is time and patience. You don’t have to do everything the hard way. Be open to new and better ways of doing things. A lot of small changes make a huge difference. Highly practical, humorous, and inspirational, The Accidental Homesteader will encourage you to live with more peace, joy, and contentment.

Название: Urban gardening for dummies
Автор: The National Gardening Association, Paul Simon, Charlie Nardozzi
Издательство: Wiley
Год: 2013
Формат: epub
Страниц: 252
Размер: 12,2 МБ
Язык: English

The easy way to succeed at urban gardeningA townhouse yard, a balcony, a fire escape, a south-facing window—even a basement apartment can all be suitable locations to grow enough food to save a considerable amount of money and enjoy the freshest, healthiest produce possible.Urban Gardening For Dummies helps you make the most of limited space through the use of proven small-space gardening techniques that allow gardeners to maximize yield while minimizing space.Covers square-foot gardening and vertical and layered gardeningIncludes guidance on working with container gardening, succession gardening, and companion gardeningOffers guidance on pest management, irrigation and rain barrels, and small-space compostingIf you're interested in starting an urban garden that makes maximum use of minimal space, Urban Gardening For Dummies has you covered.