"This inspiring book proves that low-maintenance gardening can be rewarding, delicious, and fun -- as well as time- and energy-saving. Explore creative gardens and meet innovative gardeners in these pages and learn to enjoy your garden again" --Cover, p. 4.

"When Kingsolver and her family move from suburban Arizona to rural Appalachia, they take on a new challenge: to spend a year on a locally produced diet, paying close attention to the provenance of all they consume. 'Our highest shopping goal was to get our food from so close to home, we'd know the person who grew it. Often that turned out to be ourselves as we learned to produce what we needed, starting with dirt, seeds, and enough knowledge to muddle...

Urban and rural collide in this wry, inspiring memoir of a woman who turned a vacant lot in downtown Oakland into a thriving farm
Novella Carpenter loves cities-the culture, the crowds, the energy. At the same time, she can't shake the fact that she is the daughter of two back-to-the-land hippies who taught her to love nature and eat vegetables. Ambivalent about repeating her parents' disastrous mistakes, yet drawn to the idea of backyard...

"Ideal for first-time gardeners, Grow Containers has everything you need to know to choose and care for more than 80 different varieties, all specially chosen for their ability to thrive in containers. Brighten up a balcony with wall planters and hanging baskets, add year-round interest to a dull patio, and discover the right varieties for even the trickiest spot, including suntraps and shady corners. Stunning images provide plenty of inspiration...

Homeowners spend billions of hours--and dollars--watering, mowing, and maintaining their lawns. Free yourself with this colorful, accessible guide to the basics of replacing a traditional lawn with a wide variety of easy-care, no-mow, low-water, money-saving options.

"This is the ultimate reference for anyone looking to bring the beauty and therapeutic properties of plants into their garden, kitchen, and home apothecary. Both informative and accessible, it covers how to plan your garden...essential information on seed propagation, soil quality, and holistic gardening practices...30 detailed profiles of must-know plants...and 70 recipes for teas, tinctures, oils, salves, syrups, and more"--

Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road and bear learns a lesson that it doesn't pay to be lazy.