Catalog Search Results
Author
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Create simple solutions for growing organic gardens! The word "hack" has a multitude of meanings these days, but if you ask garden author Shawna Coronado what a hack is, she might just wave her hand toward her own back yard. She could be pointing at the garden bench she created from leftover wood posts and a few cinder blocks, or the rows of wine bottles buried soldier-style along a winding pathway, or even the garden soil itself, which is blended...
3) The gardener
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her.
Author
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
c2017
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
223 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. 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; cohabiting with creatures often regarded as pests; letting nature be your garden designer; and encouraging natural processes...
Author
Publisher
Storey
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
310 p.
Language
English
Description
Turn your outdoor landscape into a rich, living canvas of color and texture. Encouraging experimentation, Stephanie Cohen and Nancy J. Ondra show you how to plan a garden that incorporates unique combinations of plants to achieve stunning effects. With an overview of garden design fundamentals and 20 sample garden plans, Cohen and Ondra will inspire you to play with creative juxtapositions of vibrant hues and subtle textures. Let your imagination...
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
240 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Vanheems shows how to get your fruits and vegetables off to the very best start. He offers gardening projects that are both attainable and beautiful. From growing salad in a basket to starting a miniature orchard, the projects are suitable for even the first-time gardener.
Author
Publisher
Storey Pub
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
217 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Make your garden bloom with spectacular color throughout the entire season. Lee Schneller's simple, no-fail formula teaches you how to select flowers and create a blueprint for a garden that will remain vibrant from early spring through the last days of autumn. With strategies and tips for gardens of all sizes and soil types, and a stunning photograph-filled catalog of 220 easy-to-care-for plants, you'll have plenty of options for personalizing your...
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
153 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A classic guide to turning household waste into gardener's gold, Let It Rot! has helped gardeners recycle waste materials like household garbage, grass clippings, and ashes to create useful, soil-nourishing compost.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
203 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to launch and sustain one of the world's fastest growing food production models. The author covers procuring a site, mobilizing volunteers, creating mission statements, and how to grow twenty-one sure fire vegetables.
Author
Publisher
White Owl
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
159 pages
Language
English
Description
Sustainable gardening results in the creation of an environmentally friendly area in which natural predators thrive and soils are naturally replenished. The book helps you with places you may not think of looking for free and cheap material, such as reclamation yards, factories, restaurants and hospitals.
Author
Publisher
Voyageur Press
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
176 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author explains the synergy between plants and pollinators, illuminating how and why they work so well together, and how ordinary gardeners are an integral part of the system.