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Grow Native: Bringing Natural Beauty to Your Garden
Par Lynn M. Steiner. 2016
Support your local ecosystem! A guide to transforming your yard into a beautiful landscape using native plants—includes inspiring photos.You don’t…
have to compromise beauty to create sustainable, ecologically responsible natural landscapes. In master gardener Lynn Steiner’s Grow Native, you’ll find guidance for planting stunning gardens using native species that support your local ecosystem. Organized in an easily accessible way, the book offers instructions for planting and maintenance, helpful tips about soil, watering, and fertilizing, and gorgeous photography. With advice about how to weave native plants into your landscape and replace common ornamentals with natural plants, Grow Native combines inspirational garden shots of native landscapes with plant-specific chapters and photos. Topics covered include:- Hardiness Zone Maps - Inspiration Gallery: Gardens Full of Native Plants - Why Grow Natives? - What Do You Mean by “Native”? - Choosing plants that are drought-tolerant, hardy, easy to care for, and moreAdditionally, sidebars throughout offer pointers for attracting specific butterflies, birds, bees and other beneficials to your yard—all through plant selections.Quick and Easy Home Cleaning gives you everything you need to know on how to establish practical cleaning routines, create…
daily upkeep schedules, and make DIY green-cleaning solutions to help keep every area of your home neat, safe, and, most importantly, spotless. Learn how to tackle the most difficult stains, how often to deep clean upholstery, and how to maintain cleanliness throughout all 365 days of the year. Complete with step-by-step instructions and handy checklists to make cleaning and organizing your home easier than you ever thought possible, learn the secrets to implementing a proven cleaning system to keep up with daily, weekly, and monthly chores for a spotless home. Whether you&’re new to home keeping or a seasoned cleaner, you&’ll find that cleanliness is achievable all year long, one day at a time. 365 TIPS: Discover a practical, easy-to-do cleaning tip for every day of the year SIMPLE STEPS: Quick and Easy Home Cleaning breaks down the seemingly daunting task of cleaning your home into simple steps that anyone can do MAKE DIY CLEANING PRODUCTS: Learn how to make your own economical and environmentally friendly cleaning solutions that make your house sparkle while also being kind to the Earth365 Quick & Easy Tips: Simple Techniques to Keep Your Home Neat and Tidy Year Round
Par Weldon Owen. 2022
Say goodbye to the clutter with 365 Quick & Easy Tips: Home Organization. It&’s time to tackle your mess and…
take back every square foot of your home by applying just one, easy organization step a day in each of the 21 most common home spaces, including kitchens, offices, living rooms, guest areas, baby and kids&’ rooms, entryways, hallways, utility spaces, garages, closets, and pet areas. Whether you live in a tiny urban apartment or a sprawling suburban home, this book will help you fall back in love with your space. 365 Quick & Easy Tips: Home Organization walks you through all you need to store your belongings, save space, and get rid of things you no longer need. Learn to organize your pantry, keep seasonal items in designated places, and properly display keepsakes. 365 TIPS: Discover a practical, easy-to-do organizing tip for every day of the year! TWENTY-ONE ZONES: Tackle clutter by establishing 21 distinct zones in your home, such as the pantry, basement, kitchen, kids&’ room, and bathroom. INSPIRING IMAGES: Filled with stunning and aspirational images of organized spaces that anyone can achieve. CLEAR STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: Checklists, detailed illustrations, and expert tips help you become and stay organized. COMPLETE YOUR SERIES COLLECTION: Take your home organization to the next level with The Complete Book of Clean and The Complete Book of Home Organizing.The Ultimate Self-Sufficiency Manual: 200+ Tips for Living Off the Grid
Par Tim MacWelch. 2021
Looking for a greater sense of control in the chaotic world of today? Concerned about your dependence on existing food…
and power sources, and other systems beyond your control? Empower yourself with the gift of self reliance–with the Total Self Sufficiency Manual, which has over 220 tips and techniques to empower your independence from survival expert and New York Times-bestselling author Tim MacWelch.Embrace Your Space: Organizing Ideas and Stylish Upgrades for Every Room on Any Budget
Par Katie Holdefehr. 2023
Whether giving a studio apartment a makeover to maximize every inch of space for storage, creating a functional and streamlined…
kitchen, or revamping a bedroom into a relaxing sanctuary, home design expert Katie Holdefehr will be your personal designer throughout each step in Embrace Your Space. As an editor for top magazines and websites such as Real Simple, Martha Stewart Living, Good Housekeeping, and Apartment Therapy, Katie Holdefehr honed her expertise in home design and organization writing hundreds of articles and styling dozens of tasteful, livable rooms that anyone on any budget can achieve. Featuring real homes from across the country and accompanied by gorgeous photographs, Embrace Your Space shares Katie&’s tools of the trade, as well as designer-insider tips and tricks, to give every living space a Wow! effect. Also included are simple and affordable design projects for creating unique and custom-looking décor details. GORGEOUS PHOTOGRAPHY: More than 150 beautiful full-color photographs show designer tips and tricks in action DESIGN PROJECTS: Simple, affordable, and easy-to-accomplish design projects are included in each chapter HOME ORGANIZATIONAL HACKS: Dozens of home organization tips help keep areas clutter-free DECLUTTERING TIPS: Learn easy-and-quick ways to declutter and streamline those common problem areas such as closets, kitchen cabinets, entryways, and more. INSIDER TIPS AND TRICKS: Having worked as a magazine editor in the home decor space, Katie Holdefehr provides inLayoution for home design and organization BEAUTIFUL GIFT: Whether you appreciate home design or are just looking to downsize your clutter, this books makes a gorgeous and helpful gift.Featuring celebrated florist Jeff Leatham&’s favorite flower arrangements from throughout his renowned career, The Art of the Flower takes readers…
on a fragrant, floral journey of Jeff&’s over-the-top and world-famous flower arrangements and installations.. Get an inside look at the arrangements and installations made for his A-list celebrity clientele, as well as for luxurious locations including the Four Seasons Hotels in Beverly Hills, Philadelphia, and Paris; the New York Botanical Gardens; the Philadelphia Flower Show; and Bloomingdale&’s. The Art of the Flower vividly showcases Leatham&’s most famous and award-winning floral tapestries using full-color photography accompanied by commentary that reveals his creative inspiration. Leatham also includes insider flower-arranging tips and tricks that he has used to create his signature jaw-dropping arrangements for celebrity events. FLORIST TO THE STARS: Jeff Leatham has arranged flowers and events for top celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Tina Turner, the Kardashians, Janet Jackson, Cher, Kylie Minogue, Nadja Swarovski, Chelsea Clinton, Eva Longoria, Dolly Parton, Madonna, and the Dalai Lama. AWARD-WINNING ARRANGEMENTS AND INSTALLATIONS: Jeff Leatham has served as creative director for numerous flower expositions such as &“Habitat&” at the 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show, &“Kaleidoscope&” at the 2020 New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show, and &“The Five Senses&” Holiday window theme at Bloomingdale&’s. EXPERT FLOWER-ARRANGING TIPS AND TRICKS: Learn expert flower-arranging tips that anyone can use to create dramatic arrangements for gifts, parties, events, and home decor. FULL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY: The Art of the Flower features gorgeous full-color photography showcasing the beauty and intricacy of every floral arrangement and installation. PERFECT GIFT: With gorgeous floral arrangements and helpful tips and tricks, The Art of the Flower is the perfect gift book and flower arranging guide for anyone who appreciates stunning flowers and glamorous events.One Year to an Organized Life: A Week-by-Week Mindful Guide to Getting Organized for Good
Par Regina Leeds. 2008
A comprehensive, week-by-week bible to completely streamline all aspects of your life—now revised & updated for a global pandemic world…
of working from home and learning to de-stress while you de-clutter. Who would you be if you felt at peace and had more time and money? An organized life enables you to have more freedom, less aggravation, better health, and to get more done. Regina Leeds has helped even the messiest turn their lives around. One Year to an Organized Life is a unique week-by-week approach that you can begin at any time of year. Regina helps you break down tasks and build routines over time so that life becomes simple, not overwhelming. Whether you're living in chaos or just looking for new ways to simplify, this essential book will help you get the whole household organized-and stay that way. Covid has shaken humanity to the core and forced us to slow down and reimagine the way we use our living spaces. In a flash, the space we knew simply as home was suddenly a classroom, our office and the gym. And, at a time when stress and anxiety is at an all-time high, it no longer seems odd to meditate. It feels life-saving. If life is to be re-imagined, shouldn&’t we also do that with our living spaces? In this revised and updated edition of One Year to an Organized Life, Regina Leeds reveals how to optimize your space—for work, family and daily calmness (with plenty of new affirmations and reward systems built into her organizing tips).Great Garden Design: Contemporary Inspiration For Outdoor Spaces
Par Ian Hodgson. 2015
“Showcases a wide variety of popular garden styles from rustic rural charm to minimalist urban chic . . . Packed with stunning photography.”…
—The Joy of Plants.co.ukThis book presents the best garden designs of the last ten years from more than fifty top garden designers. It offers design solutions for every situation, every area, all tastes and budgets, and any size of garden. It draws on the talents of celebrated designers such as Tom Stuart Smith, Luciano Giubbilei, Charlotte Rowe, Ian Kitson, John Brookes, Cleve West, Dan Pearson and Andy Sturgeon. It also showcases the work of lesser-known designers whose innovating designs deserve wider recognition.The process of garden design requires many thousands of small decisions in the pursuit of the most appealing solutions for outdoor spaces. But this book makes the complex process simpler by offering ample choices of contemporary design for you to explore what’s possible, what’s practical and what’s affordable.Comprising garden rooms, ornamental details, styles and planting ideas, this book will appeal to every garden owner, whether they manage a small or medium sized garden, a roof terrace, balcony or courtyard space. It offers cutting edge solutions for those seeking an entirely new look as well as key details that can make all the difference.Grow Your Own Cake: Recipes from Plot to Plate
Par Holly Farrell. 2016
“Shows how garden produce—from berries to beetroot—can be used to make delicious cakes, biscuits and tarts . . . plenty of sensible grow-your-own…
advice.” —Two Thirsty GardenersThe veg plot and fruit garden are the new starting points for the healthiest, best cakes—and with this book you can grow and bake fifty of the tastiest cakes with most of the ingredients not far from your fingertips, all the way from sowing the seeds to cutting the cake. Choose the best baking varieties for each recipe: grow long sweet parsnips to grate into parsnip cake, and short baby parsnips for a tarte-tatin. From blackcurrants for meringues to lavender for shortbread, from sweet potatoes to spinach, cherries to chillies, beetroot to basil, and ginger to garlic, all manner of vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers can be found in a baker’s kitchen garden.“The photos are delicious, the recipes straightforward and easy to follow. You can pick your cakes by season depending on what fruit or vegetables you have to hand.” —The English Garden“The recipes put interesting vegetables and fruits centre stage and turn old cliches of sweet and savoury upside down.” —The Women’s RoomBritish Gardens in Time: The Greatest Garden Makers from Capability Brown to Christopher Lloyd
Par Katie Campbell. 2014
As seen on BBC: An illustrated visit to four iconic gardens, each a product of its age, with stories of…
the creators and events that shaped them.The stories of these gardens’ creation include obsession, escape, social ambition, political intrigue, heartbreak, bankruptcy, and disaster. In unravelling these remarkable stories we reach back over the centuries to see these great gardens through fresh eyes.From the magnificent landscape garden at Stowe created by Bridgeman, Kent and Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown; the Victorian masterpiece of Biddulph Grange; the romantic Arts & Crafts retreat at Nymans; and Christopher Lloyd’s plantsman’s paradise at Great Dixter, you will hear of adventure, innovation, and visionary individuals who changed the way we create our gardens and the plants we grow. Katie Campbell weaves the stories of these four exemplary gardens into a history of British gardening from the earliest cultivated spaces to the present day, exploring trends, influences, and pioneers. Fascinating historic detail and atmospheric storytelling make this a compelling read.Includes a foreword by Chris Beardshaw, specially commissioned photography by Nathan Harrison, and extensive archive illustrations “A worthy accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name.” —The Irish Times“Campbell treads a nice line between juicy facts and the aesthetic qualities of the gardens. I adore her description of Jane Austen-ish tourists turning up in carriages, buying guidebooks and filling up the local inns, while commendably tipping the head gardener.” —The Independent&“All of the essential knowledge for completing a successful rammed earth project. Written by a geo-technical engineer with experience ramming…
earth.&” —Kelly Hart, author, Essential Earthbag Construction Everything you need to know to build with rammed earth in warm and cold climates. Rammed earth—sand, gravel, and clay or lime/cement binder packed into forms—is a low-energy, high-performance building method, yielding beautiful, sustainable results. It&’s thermally stable and can be insulated, can actively modulate humidity, provides a healthy indoor environment, and allows site materials to be used for major structural and building envelope elements.Essential Rammed Earth Construction covers design, building science, tools, and step-by-step building methods for any climate, with a special emphasis on building in cold climates of the northern US, Canada, and northern Europe. Coverage includes: Overview of earthen building Appropriate use of rammed earth walls Stabilized versus raw rammed earth Design considerations, including structural, insulation, and building envelope details Special considerations for cold and freeze-thaw climates Construction drawings, with step-by-step building instructions Tools and labor covering industrial methods, low-tech techniques, formwork options, mix design, budgets, and schedules Codes, inspections, and permits. This guide is an essential resource for experienced builders, DIY home owners, designers, engineers, and architects. &“A much-needed and science-based update to a North American audience of designers, engineers and builders.&” —Bruce King. P.E., author, The New Carbon Architecture &“ A great book for anyone who wants to deepen their technical knowledge of rammed earth walls systems. It&’s very helpful to have a book on rammed earth that is more focused on engineered rammed earth walls for cold climates.&” —Clifton Schooley, Clifton Schooley & Associates, Rammed Earth Designers and BuildersBuilding Soil: Natural Solutions for Better Gardens and Yards
Par Elizabeth Murphy. 2015
This is your down-to-earth, complete manual for achieving great gardening results with your own rich, organic soil.How do you recognize…
healthy soil? How much can your existing soil be improved? What are the best amendments to use for your soil? Let Building Soil answer your questions and be your guide on gardening from the ground up. Fertilizing, tilling, weed management, and irrigation all affect the quality of your soil. Using author Elizabeth Murphy’s detailed instructions, anyone can become a successful soil-based gardener, whether you want to start a garden from scratch or improve an existing garden.If you want methods that won’t break your back, are good for the environment, and create high-yielding and beautiful gardens of all shapes and sizes, this is the book for you! Create classic landscape gardens, grow a high-yielding orchard, nurture naturally beautiful lawns, raise your household veggies, or run a profitable farm.A soil-based approach allows you to see not just the plants, but the living system that grows them. Soil-building practices promote more ecologically friendly gardening by: ·Reducing fertilizer and pesticide use ·Sequestering greenhouse gases ·Increasing overall garden productivityWith a detailed discussion and comparison tables on a range of organic fertilizer choices, Building Soil is a simple book full of practical, up-to-date information about building healthy soils. Simple methods perfect for the home gardener’s use put healthy, organic soil within everyone’s reach. You don’t need a degree in soil management to understand this book; you only need a yard or garden and the desire to improve it at the most basic level.Grow More with Less: Sustainable Garden Methods
Par Vincent A. Simeone. 2013
Horticultural expert Vincent Simeone helps you plan your green garden in this practical, holistic guide. With detailed, strategic timelines for…
both short-term and long-term gardening techniques, Grow More with Less lets you put your best foot forward in creating an efficient, sustainable home landscape. From composting and mulching to planting trees, author Vincent Simeone covers all the eco-friendly essentials in one straightforward handbook. Simeone makes the what, how, and why of sustainable gardening unmistakably clear: why we should plant for the long-term, how to make the best plant selections possible, how to manage invasive species, how to make the most of your lawn (regardless of its size), the importance of IPM (integrated pest management) in fighting insects and pests, how to conserve water with proper irrigation, installing rain barrels and cisterns, and more. Even when the solution is to do nothing - for instance, leaving some parts of a lawn un-mowed in order to save time and money while attracting local wildlife - Grow More with Less enables you to confidently make the call. With effective, time-proven recommendations like these, field-tested in a large botanical garden and adapted for home use by Vincent Simeone, Grow More with Less is your complete step-by-step personal roadmap for green gardening.Soil and Spirit: Cultivation and Kinship in the Web of Life
Par Scott Chaskey. 2023
As a farmer with decades spent working in fields, Scott Chaskey has been shaped by daily attention to the earth.…
A leader in the international Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement, he has combined a longstanding commitment to food sovereignty and organic farming with a belief that humble attention to microbial life and diversity of species provides invaluable lessons for building healthy human communities. Along the way, even while planning rotations of fields, ordering seeds, tending to crops and their ecosystems, Chaskey was writing. And in this lively collection of essays, he explores the evolution of his perspective—as a farmer and as a poet. Tracing the first stage in his development back to a homestead in Maine, on the ancestral lands of the Abenaki, he recalls learning to cultivate plants and nourish reciprocal relationships among species, even as he was reading Yeats and beginning to write poems. He describes cycling across Ireland, a surprise meeting with Seamus Heaney, and, later, farming in Cornwall’s ancient landscape of granite, bramble, and windswept trees. He travels to China for an international conference on Community Supported Agriculture, reading ancient wilderness poetry along the way, and then on to the pueblo of Santa Clara in New Mexico, where he joins a group of Indigenous women harvesting amaranth seeds. Closer to home on the Southfork of Long Island, he describes planting redwood saplings and writing verse under the canopy of an American beech.“Enlivened by decades of work in open fields washed by the salt spray of the Atlantic”—words that describe his prose as well as his vision of connectedness—Scott Chaskey has given us a book for our time. A seed of hope and regeneration.Upcycling: 20 Creative Projects Made from Reclaimed Materials
Par Max McMurdo. 2016
“The expert when it comes to turning old junk into special pieces of furniture . . . includes some speedy [projects] you can…
craft in next to no time.” —PrimaEver thought about transforming that rusty old item in the garage into something awesome to impress your dinner guests, or fancied refurbishing the random old dining chair in the shed but don’t have the tools or know-how? Discover your inner design genius, find out where to find great scrap items and learn techniques on how to transform them into great designs with this stylish eco-friendly book by Dragon’s Den entrepreneur and TV presenter Max McMurdo. Step away from the chipboard and venture out of your comfort zone into a glorious world of doodles, sanding, waxing, stunning colors and the satisfaction of telling people, “I made that!” You don’t have to own expensive tools or have any previous experience. Some of the projects involve only a few simple steps and can be completed within an hour, whereas others may take the best part of a weekend and combine several different materials, techniques and tools. Whichever project you choose the most important thing is to have fun and remember design is all about experimenting and learning—and not about always getting it right!“Max is an upcycling alchemist who turns junk into something wonderful.” —George Clarke, presenter of Channel 4’s Amazing SpacesUrban Botanics: An Indoor Plant Guide for Modern Gardeners
Par Maaike Koster, Emma Sibley. 2017
Have trouble keeping house plants alive? Struggling to find your green fingers? Fear not! You can still have a beautiful…
plant-filled home with this stunning guide to indoor plants. Whether you are looking to cultivate an entire indoor garden, or simply wish to know more about your single cactus, you can be sure to find the right information for you amongst the seventy-five plants in this stylish guide. And the best bit? All the plants are easy to maintain so even the most timid of gardeners can enjoy turning their hand to this green-fingered pastime. Learn how to care for succulents, cacti, flowering and foliage plants even with a full-time job, with this unique gardening guide that is made to fit alongside our modern-day schedules. With endless inspiration to brighten up your home,desk or office, this beautiful book of plants from across the world is a must for lovers of art and design, as well as plants.The Art and Craft of Wood shows you how to mill, stack, dry, and flatten a log into useable lumber…
and build a variety of household furnishings. Trees are all around us. They provide shade, beautify our neighborhoods, filter our water, and clean our air, but when they die, we often don't know what to do with them. Now you can learn the skills to reclaim those trees as lumber. Perfect for the woodworking hobbyist, The Art and Craft of Wood introduces readers to the basics of wood craft. The Art and Craft of Wood will inspire you to make something of your own through simple, step-by-step photos. As a reader, you will learn valuable skills, including:Where to find wood that you can reclaim for your own useHow to mill, stack, dry, and flatten your log into useable lumberCreate a variety of useful household furnishings in 7 step-by-step projects ranging in difficulty from novice to more complicatedWhat to do with leftover material, such as making firestarters and animal beddingAuthors Silas Kyler and David Hildreth are also the filmmakers behind the documentary Felled, a film about giving new life to urban trees; they have lived the process of refining wood. The Art and Craft of Wood is their guide to you!Modern Homesteading: Get Back to the Land - Wherever You Live
Par Living the Country Life. 2017
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. Once upon a time, people had a real connection with the land. Instead of being mere consumers, they were producers and makers. Traditional skills were learned to eliminate a reliance on others, enabling the self-sufficiency that&’s at the heart of the Do-It-Yourself movement. And this artisanal wisdom was passed on to family and friends. The editors at Living the Country Life magazine have collected this essential expertise into Modern Homesteading, a guide to rediscovering the crucial skills to truly go from farm to table. Whether you live in the country or just want to reconnect with nature in your own backyard, Modern Homesteading provides guidance to: * Build a chicken coop, raise and care for chicks, and produce farm-fresh eggs for the breakfast table * Grow your own fruits, vegetables, grains, and herbs for a healthy and delicious bounty * Preserve and can your favorite fruits and vegetables to enjoy their flavors throughout the year * Customize your garden for a harmonious mix of plants that yield what you need, when you need it Whether you&’re raising urban chickens behind your Brooklyn brownstone or feeding your family from a front-yard organic veggie plot, this book can bring a little self-sufficiency into any life.The Edible Garden: Grow Your Own Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs No Matter Where You Live
Par The Editors of Country Gardens Magazine. 2017
A seasonal guide to crops with descriptions of varieties for each, including when and how to plant. All the basics…
you need to start, from tools and containers to seeds and soil. Simple recipes that show how to use your crop yield—and what to do when your garden produces more than you ever expected! Covers a wide range of topics, including: Starting from Seed: Save money by growing from seeds—including those you save yourself from your everyday meals. Making the Plan: How to assess the space at hand and plan to use it most efficiently, including seasonal tips for various environments. Organic Solutions: Raise the healthiest food and protect the environment with these handy hints, including all-natural, chemical-free pest repellants, weed control, and soil enrichment. Container Gardening: Grow food for your table on a balcony, patio, or other small space. Special tips on how to grow some basics even if you&’ve only got a window box to work with. Raised-Bed Gardens: All the rage in suburban front and back yards, rooftops, and community gardens, this results-intensive gardening method yields amazing harvests. Yard-to-Table: Recipes for your backyard bounty focusing on just-picked delights such as fresh tomato and arugula salad, crispy zucchini fritter, and cool cucumber sangria.Hanging Plants: Creating Kokedama for the Home
Par Coraleigh Parker. 2018
Indoor hanging baskets? Who needs them! Learn all about the Japanese art of creating pot-less suspended plants, known as kokedama,…
from New Zealand hanging plant extraordinaire and botanist, Coraleigh Parker. Coraleigh's moss ball creations, featuring orchids, air plants, cacti, succulents, flowering bulbs, tropical plants and even small trees and herbs, are suspended in mid-air and supported by nothing more than a series of strings, intricately wrapped, cocoon style, around a root ball. Kokedamas are very simple to make and have a magical quality; by suspending them in the air with string, with Coraleigh&’s help and 25 easy-to-follow projects, you can create a hanging garden inside your home in no time. ?Decorating with indoor plants has never been more popular and, following on from terrariums, concrete pot planting and the obsession with fern, cacti and succulents, contemporary kokedama is the next trend that&’s spreading fast. Kokedama is the ultimate botanical trend as it offers everything through a single, versatile and inexpensive craft: you can turn any of your favourite plants into a kokedama &“on a string&”!