Gardening category: 4300 books
Aquaponics Plants
Best Plants For Aquaponic Gardening
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
The word "Aquaponics" comes from two other words: Aquaculture and Hydroponics. Aquaponic systems have three important elements fish, plants and microbes. Fish are the main element in aquaponic systems; they provide the nutrients for the plants. There is no soil in aquaponic, pebbles or gravel...
Permaculture for the Rest of Us
Abundant Living on Less than an Acre
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Many of us want to increase our self-sufficiency, but few have access to the ideal five sunny, gently sloping acres of rich, loamy, well-drained soil. Jenni Blackmore presents a highly entertaining, personal account of how permaculture can be practiced in adverse conditions, allowing anyone to learn...
by Bunny Williams
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
First published in 1998, On Garden Style established Bunny Williams as a reputable expert on gardens. In Bunny Williams on Garden Style, Williams visits impeccably designed gardens around the world, shedding light on the key components that make a garden so appealing and idyllic. For Williams, gardens...
Midway
Letters from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Stephen Bann 1964-69
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2014
Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925–2006) was one of Scotland's leading twentieth-century public intellectuals, and famously one of its most brilliant and combative correspondents. His letters raise issues of particular and widespread interest both within Scotland and further afield. His correspondence with...
Japanese Stone Gardens
Origins, Meaning, Form
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Gain some new ideas along with the principles and history of Japanese stone gardening with this useful and beautiful garden design book.
Japanese Stone Gardens provides a comprehensive introduction to the powerful mystique and dynamism of the Japanese stone garden—from their earliest use...
by Russ Chard
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
If you have ever dreamed of having your own calm, tranquil and beautifully designed Japanese garden space at your home then '11 Simple Ways To Turn Your Garden Japanese' will give you some inspiring ideas that won't break the bank. From basic small space gardens to much larger Japanese style gardens...
by Tadao Yamamoto
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
This is a classic guide to 'Ikebana', the traditional Japanese art of flower arranging. It explores the different elements and styles of Ikebana, offering useful tips and detailed descriptions. With photographs and illustrations, it is perfect or beginners and not to be missed by anyone with an interest...
Way of a Gardener, The
A Life's Journey
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
A personal and revealing exploration of a life lived close to the earth, from one of Canada's best-loved gardeners.
Called "a green-thumb rogue" (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), accomplished novelist, satirist, and garden writer Des Kennedy describes his life journey from a childhood...
How to Grow More Vegetables, Ninth Edition
(and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land with Less Water Than You Can Imagine
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
The world's leading resource on biointensive, sustainable, high-yield organic gardening is thoroughly updated throughout, with new sections on using 12 percent less water and increasing compost power.
Long before it was a trend, How to Grow More Vegetables brought backyard ecosystems to life...
Writing the Garden
A Literary Conversation Across Two Centuries
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
Gardening, more than most outdoor activities, has always attracted a cult of devotedly literate practitioners; people who like to dig, it would appear, also like to write. And many of them write exceedingly well. In this thoughtful, personal, and embracing consideration of garden writing, garden historian...
by Tovah Martin, Kindra Clineff
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
“Reminds us that the best way to get to know a garden is through our senses.” —Gardenista
So much of gardening is focused on the long list of chores—the weeding, planting, and pruning. But what about the joy a garden can provide? In The Garden in Every Sense and Season, Tovah Martin...
Garden Design for the Short Season Yard
Everything You Need to Know for the Chinook and Canadian Prairie Zones
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2015
Tired of advice for gorgeous yards that can only be created in climates like California, southern Ontario or Victoria? Author Lyndon Penner wrote Garden Design for the Short Season Yard for you, because he knows prairie gardeners face challenges no one faces in gentler climates.
Anyone can...
A Guide to Bearded Irises
Cultivating the Rainbow for Beginners and Enthusiasts
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
The diversity of bearded irises rivals that of any other perennial grown in temperate climates. For some gardeners, they bring back warm memories of a grandparent's garden; for others, they're a cutting-edge plant with a seemingly endless capacity for producing new forms and patterns.
As the...
Heart & Soil
The Revolutionary Good of Gardens
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2014
Writer, environmentalist and gardener Des Kennedy has gathered together his best, most outrageous and most contemplative articles and essays of the past decade into a book full of playful wit and insight.
Kennedy recounts one newspaper’s April Fool’s Day prank that had men across the UK...