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The Zen gardens of Japan are places in which to meditate. They can be anything from a landscaped garden, complete with waterfalls, to a bed of raked pebbles. This ancient way of gardening goes back to the Zen Buddhist priest-gardeners of the thirteenth century. Based on...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2012-02-29
ePub
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Growing your own food is more popular than ever. But what do you do if you find yourself with a glut of beans, peas or carrots? How can you make the most of your garden produce and cut down on those trips to the supermarket? This book provides everything you need to...
Editeur :
For Dummies
Parution :
2012-01-31
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Typically, vegetable gardening is about the long view: peas sown in spring aren't harvested until summer, and tomatoes started indoors in February can't be eaten until July. But it's not true for all plants. Some things can be planted and eaten in weeks,...
Editeur :
Timber Press
Parution :
2012-01-15
ePub
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The big orange pumpkin is no longer just for Halloween! Gail Damerow shows you how to cultivate more than 95 varieties of pumpkin, and provides recipes for pumpkin pies, muffins, and even pumpkin beer. You’ll also learn how to use pumpkins in a variety of craft...
Editeur :
Storey Publishing, LLC
Parution :
2012-01-02
ePub
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Stretch the gardening season with intensive planting techniques, cold-weather care tips, and vegetable varieties picked for flavor and growing success. Even in winter’s coldest months you can harvest fresh, delicious produce. Drawing on insights gained from years...
Editeur :
Storey Publishing, LLC
Parution :
2011-12-14
ePub
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Have you ever thought how useful it would be to have a pocket-sized book of gardening advice to take outside with you into the garden? Ever looked at a plant infected with white fly and wondered what to do? Well then this is the book for you.Keep Calm and Pot On is...
Editeur :
Quadrille
Parution :
2011-11-07
ePub
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Reduce a garden's impact on both the environment and the wallet Organic Gardening For Dummies shows readers the way to ensure a healthy harvest from an environmentally friendly garden. It covers information on the newest and safest natural fertilizers and pest control...
Editeur :
For Dummies
Parution :
2011-10-07
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'Every time he appears on the programme we feel that life is worth living. He has that power to lift your spirits.' ? Jeremy VineTerry Walton has kept an allotment in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales for over fifty years. He started when he was four, helping on his...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2011-09-30
ePub
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How did plants get to be the way they are? Why do they have pretty flowers?How different would things have been if the wrong kind of pollinators had got the upper hand? Why are Latin names so complicated, and why Latin anyway? Why is a weed-free lawn an ecological...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2011-06-30
ePub
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Britain's favourite gardener Alan Titchmarsh has also been the most popular contributor to Gardeners' World magazine for the last twenty years.This collection of his very best columns, demonstrates just why he is regularly voted the readers' favourite. His brilliant...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2011-06-09
ePub
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A new edition of Nicola Shulman's miniature masterpiece about the life of gardener Reginald FarrerA hundred years ago, there was a revolution in British gardening, as the garden changed from being a diversion of dukes to the hobby of millions. Few figures were more...
Editeur :
Short Books
Parution :
2011-06-01
ePub
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A Year in Christine's Garden is the utterly down-to-earth account of one woman's passion for plants. Recounting stories from her hectic life in horticulture, Christine Walkden's diary is a heartwarming account of octogenarian neighbours, living with a film crew and...
Editeur :
Bbc Digital
Parution :
2011-05-31
ePub
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“Take Clausen's tips, and you just might convince the deer to eat at a restaurant down the street.” —Good House Keeping Are deer destroying your garden? There is a solution, and it doesn’t involve fencing, barriers, or chemicals. Keeping...
Editeur :
Timber Press
Parution :
2011-05-31
ePub
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In 2003 a MORI poll for the Royal Horticultural Society revealed that an extraordinary number of us are interested in attracting wildlife into our gardens. It also indicated, however, that many of us have no idea how to go about it. Information is sparse, and public...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2011-05-31
ePub
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A terrarium is nothing less than a miniature world—one that you can create yourself. It might be a tiny rainforest, with lush foliage and bright tropical flowers. Or a desert, with strange succulents planted among colorful stones. Or a Victorian fernery. Or a...
Editeur :
Timber Press
Parution :
2011-04-25
ePub
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When Kay Sexton becomes the proud holder of an allotment, she hopes it will be her first foray towards self-sufficiency for her family. Instead, she finds herself in a strange and hostile world of arcane rules and regulations, and hosepipe standoffs. She finds her...
Editeur :
Summersdale
Parution :
2011-03-07
ePub
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If you want to develop your green fingers and be part of one of the most popular pastimes in the UK, Gardening For Dummies is the book for you. Packed with expert advice, helping the novice get a solid start and the seasoned gardener broaden their breadth of knowledge,...
Editeur :
For Dummies
Parution :
2011-02-16
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When should you prune a blackberry bush? How much should you remove? What’s the difference between pinching and heading back? And how can you be sure that you aren’t harming your fragile blossoms? The Pruning Answer Book offers fresh insights to these...
Editeur :
Storey Publishing, LLC
Parution :
2011-02-09
ePub
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Tom Hart Dyke has a bit of a thing about plants. You might call it an obsession. You might call him certifiable, in fact. But it's a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a large ramshackle country estate and an obsession with plant...
Editeur :
Transworld Digital
Parution :
2010-12-15
ePub
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Put down roots with the basics of gardening! Don't know your Hosta undulata from your Bellis perennis? Leaf through this fun and easy reference to learn all about gardening! First, find your gardening style and plan the garden you want while staying within a budget,...
Editeur :
For Dummies
Parution :
2010-12-03
ePub
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