"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...

Gardens take many forms, and have a variety of functions. They can serve as spaces of peace and tranquilty, a way to cultivate wildlife, or as places to develop agricultural resources. Globally, gardens have inspired, comforted, and sustained people from all walks of life, and since the Garden of Eden many iconic gardens have inspired great artists, poets, musicians, and writers. This book embraces gardens in all their splendour, from parks, and fruit...

#1 Amazon Best Seller — Welcome to the farm!

The Cut Flower Garden: Erin Benzakein is a florist-farmer, leader in the locaflor farm-to-centerpiece movement, and owner of internationally renowned Floret Flower Farm in Washington's lush Skagit Valley.

A stunning flower book: This beautiful guide to growing, harvesting, and arranging gorgeous blooms year-round provides readers with vital

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"When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem--in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate developer"--

Britain's greatest living nature writer "(Times)" reveals the true story--andtrue glories!--of the plants we love to hate.

"Award-winning miniature gardening expert Janit Calvo shows you how to craft your own beautiful tiny gardens with lush plantings, stylish accessories, functioning water features, and perfect pathways. Choose the best plant varieties, learn the secrets of scale and illusion, and design and create a unique miniature world"--Cover verso.

In this beginner-friendly introduction to plant propagation, Halleck details the basic tools necessary, demystifies seed starting and saving, and shares easy-to-follow instructions for the most practical techniques for cutting, layering, dividing, and more. She also provides information on controlling pests and diseases, and transplanting seedlings and cuttings. -- adapted from Amazon.com info

As featured in The New York Times, grow amazing, fresh, organic produce in your own home with this critically acclaimed indoor gardening manual.
It takes just a few dollars and a few days for you to start enjoying fresh, healthy produce grown indoors. Imagine serving a home-cooked meal highlighted with beet, arugula, and broccoli microgreens grown right in your kitchen, accompanied by sautéed winecap mushrooms grown in a box of...

A book for anyone who has ever wanted to have a little piece of ground for growing their own food - whether fresh strawberries, an array of herbs, or a seasonal rotation of fresh vegetables - but wasn't sure where to begin, Get Growing! offers simple recipes for gardening projects that are both attainable and beautiful. No matter what size garden - or even without any garden at all - readers will cultivate success, with instructions friendly even...

Develop mature compost right in your garden. Barbara Pleasant and Deborah Martin explain their six-way compost gardening system in this informative guide that will have you rethinking how you create and use your compost. With your plants and compost living together from the beginning, your garden will become a nourishing and organic environment that encourages growth and sustainability. You’ll also find that the enriched soil requires less tending,...