Название: The Story of Flowers: And How They Changed the Way We Live
Автор: Noel Kingsbury
Издательство: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 0857829203
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 216
Размер: 134,1 МБ
Язык: Английский

Throughout history flowers have been an integral part of human survival and culture – as food, for medicine, to express feelings, as symbols, to commemorate and celebrate, and to decorate. Their shapes, colours, scents and textures have always attracted us, as they do animals and insects. Flowers are used as luxury spices (saffron), and as colouring and flavouring agents – marigolds fed to chickens make eggs more yellow and lavender was Elizabeth I’s favourite flavour of jam.

Название: Kew Gardener's Guide to Growing Cacti and Succulents
Автор: Paul Rees
Издательство: Frances Lincoln
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 21 Мб
Язык: английский / English

This inspirational book from Kew Gardens' cacti and succulents expert is the perfect guide to growing and maintaining a wide variety of these fascinating plants. Indoors or outside, in the smallest spaces or as features in large gardens, succulents and cacti are popular in homes and gardens all across the world, regardless of climate. They’re resilient, beautiful and easy to care for as long as you’re armed with the right knowledge. Packed with information and inspiration, and with the guiding authority and expertise of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this book teaches you everything you need to know about 50 speciments of succulents and cacti, from ideal humidity, light and temperature, to maintenance instructions so that your plants can thrive.

Название: Modern Homesteading: Get Back to the Land - Wherever you Live
Автор: Living the Country Life
Издательство: Weldon Owen
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 160
Размер: 17,9 МБ
Язык: Английский

An accessible guide for the aspiring modern homesteader from the craftsmen at Living the Country Life magazine! Grow your own crops, raise backyard animals, and preserve your bounty for the winter months and beyond.

Автор: Котов В.П.
Название: Лук
Издательство: СПб.: ООО «Диамант», ООО «Издательство "Золотой век"», «Агропромиздат»
Год: 2000
Страниц: 176
Размер: 10.1 Мб; 7.7 Мб
Формат: pdf (ClearScan); djvu
Серия: Мир усадьбы
Качество: хорoшее (600 dpi)
ISBN : 5-88155-389-6
Язык: русский
Рассказано о биологических особенностях репчатого лука, шалота, порея, многолетних луков - многоярусного, батуна, шнитта, слизуна, душистого и других.
Говорится об их выращивании, семеноводстве, хранении. Описаны вредители и болезни луков, приведены сведения об использовании луков в качестве декоративных растений, а также в кулинарии, медицине и косметике.
Для широкого круга читателей.

Название: Habitat Creation in Garden Design: A guide to designing places for people and wildlife
Автор: Catherine Heatherington, Alex Johnson
Издательство: Crowood Press
ISBN: 0719840961
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 176
Размер: 40,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

There is a growing interest in creating gardens for wildlife, but this is often accompanied by a tendency to equate naturalness with messiness. The idea that wildlife gardens need to be untidy and unkempt persists. Understanding the needs of plants and how they interact establishes some parameters for design, stimulates ideas and reminds us of appropriate association of plants and materials.

Название: The Creative Vegetable Gardener: 60 Ways to Cultivate Joy, Playfulness, and Beauty along with a Bounty of Food
Автор: Kelly Smith Trimble
Издательство: Storey Publishing
Год: 2023
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 42 Мб
Язык: английский / English

For decades, gardeners have approached vegetable gardening the same way: planting in square or rectangular beds or in straight rows, keeping vegetables separate from flowers, and definitely not mixing perennial plants with annual ones. According to these old rules, every insect must be killed, the garden must be tidy, and nothing should ever be allowed to go to seed. It’s time to break the rules! Today’s gardeners are re-envisioning the vegetable garden as a creative, playful space where the beds may be circles or spirals, beneficial insects are invited to the party, flowers for cutting grow right next to annual vegetables (which might be chosen for their curb appeal as much as their flavor), and a bit of “untidiness” simply creates a garden that more closely mimics the natural world.

Название: Fix Your Garden: How to make small spaces into green oases
Автор: Jane Moseley, Jackie Strachan
Издательство: Portico
ISBN: 1910232823
Год: 2016
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 112
Размер: 11,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

Just moved in and don’t know what to do with a messy garden or bleak-looking balcony? Want to stake your claim on a little corner of a shared garden? No gardening experience whatsoever? Fix Your Garden is the perfect solution.

Название: The Five Minute Garden
Автор: Laetitia Maklouf
Издательство: National Trust
Год: 2020
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 17 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Breaking the work needed to keep a garden in perfect shape into daily five-minute chunks, this approach can yield amazing results. Laetitia Maklouf is a garden writer and busy mother of three who has realized that the secret of gardening without becoming overwhelmed is to do something small every day. This book is packed with five-minute things over the gardening year which you can pick and choose at random when you have five minutes to spare. These little bursts of activity are set beneath different headings: "Spruce", "Chop", "Nurture", "Fuss", and "Project". The author writes: "I tend do one thing from each heading over the course of the week, but everyone is different, and the important thing is just to begin–just pick one thing at random from the relevant month in this book, and go out and start on that, because at some point in the very near future, you'll look behind you and realize how very far you have come."

Название: Big Impact Landscaping: 28 DIY Projects You Can Do on a Budget to Beautify and Add Value to Your Home
Автор: Sara Bendrick
Издательство: Page Street Publishing
ISBN: 1624143393
Год: 2017
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 192
Размер: 290,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Ultimate in Designer Landscaping Projects for Boosting Your Home’s Value. If you’ve ever looked at the weed-filled expanse that passes for your backyard and wondered why your family never uses it, then this book is for you. Sara Bendrick, host of I Hate My Yard! and Build It Like Bendrick, addresses the most common homeowner requests for affordable ways to bring privacy, shade, dining areas, fire features and manageable plantings into their yards to increase their enjoyment of outdoor spaces and increase the value of their home.

Название: Recycling in the Garden: Reusing Everyday Items
Автор: Angela Youngman
Издательство: White Owl
ISBN: 1399001833
Год: 2022
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 160
Размер: 229,6 МБ
Язык: Английский

People are becoming more aware of the environment and their impact on it. Over the past decades we have become an increasingly consumerist based society. From a world in which recycling was common, single use became the norm. This throwaway society is unsustainable.