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Why did Marcel Proust have bonsai beside his bed? What was Jane Austen doing, coveting an apricot? How was Friedrich Nietzsche inspired by his ‘thought tree’? In Philosophy in the Garden, Damon Young explores one of literature’s most intimate relationships: authors and their gardens....

Gardening is one of the most unique and freeing ways to express yourself, as well as display your artistic dexterity. Gardens echo the climate, landscape and the culture of an environment it resides in. For generations we humans have been obsessed with cultivating the land to our liking or for survival...

An eye for composition, texture, and color, and a willingness to break ordinary garden “rules.” These are just some of the talents artists bring to designing their gardens. Artists are also more apt than most green thumbs to see the garden as a place for artistic expression. Inspired Gardens offers...

Land hunger is so general that it may be regarded as a natural craving. Artificial modes of life, it is true, can destroy it, but it is apt to reassert itself in later generations. To tens of thousands of bread-winners in cities a country home is the dream of the future, the crown and reward...

At the Garden’s Gate is the story of one woman’s personal journey in creating a meadow, when going “green” wasn’t an everyday word. As the author follows her passion to learn about medicinal and edible plants, a meadow evolves that supports growth—both natural and personal. During this...

50 Fabulous Tomatoes for Your Garden presents 50 favorites to plant and enjoy in your salads, sauces, and soups, or preserved by dehydrating or canning. The book includes a little background history on each heirloom or hybrid, a description of the tomatoes and their uses, and sources for seeds or...

The Little Book of Alternative Garden Wisdom will entertain and amuse all gardeners, from the novice to the green-fingered old hand. Full of useless and useful advice on perennial garden problems. "Garden design is a skilled art. A water feature is not an overflowing drainpipe. A compost...

The origins of 'How to Make a Garden Grow' lie in an article in 'The Strand' Magazine called 'A Highly Complicated Science'. The science referred to was that of gardening and the article by K. R. G. Browne was accompanied by nine of Heath Robinson's drawings, all of which were subsequently used in their...

Table of ContentsIntroductionLaying out a FerneryMaterials for Rock WorkBest Choice of FernsClub mosses – LycopodiumsPropagation of LycopodiumsSelaginella or Spike MossesCultivation of SelaginellaPropagation of SelaginellaFernsMaidenhair FernsGold and Silver Ferns – CheilanthesPolypodiumsPterisOsmunda...

Based on classical Japanese writings, this Zen gardening book is full of insightful commentary and lush photographs. Japanese gardens have long been admired for their capacity to improve on nature through impeccable design, detail, and composition: properties that elevate them from mere gardens...

This ebook is the combined 3-Part series edition. Each separate ebook is also available for purchase. Presented in this comprehensive ebook guide are some exciting, easy to grow fragrant garden flowers and bulbs all new and experienced gardeners can grow in their gardens. This publication...

Have you ever become bored over the constant offering of common flowering plants in garden centers? They sell monotonous varieties of impatiens, geraniums, petunias, and marigolds to gardeners each year. New gardeners may believe there is nothing else to grow in a flower garden. But, there are many...

Learn to plan, plant and maintain a bountiful garden of brightly colored vegetables and then enjoy your harvest on the dinner table with this illustrated vegetable cookbook and gardening guide. With brilliant photos, plant information, and technical how-to, author Rosalind Creasy explains how...

Plant, grow, and harvest the vegetables of a century ago—and serve them up with modern flair! In The Edible Heirloom Vegetable Garden, edible landscape guru Rosalind Creasy presents a beautifully illustrated guide to growing heirloom vegetables. Readers can learn the basics of planting, caring...