Gardening Books

Hundreds of marijuana-related tips, trivia, stories, techniques, even recipes, for you to dip in to and enjoy Do you know the origin of the word 'bong'? Could you name ten countries where marijuana use is entirely legal? Would you like to cook using cannabutter,...

What's the difference between holy basil, sweet basil and hoary basil? Which type of chili packs the most punch? What are the best ways to enjoy green peppercorns and blue ginger? What are "Chinese Keys"? Which Thai herbs and spices can be used to...

Living in a crowded city need not mean uprooting one's connection with the earth. City gardens are proliferating at a healthy rate, and plants can be enjoyed on a rooftop, balcony, terrace, or a simple window sill. There are, of course, special difficulties to...

Flowers in the garden, nuts, field mice and hares, birds in the grove, squirrels--this is the first coloring book featuring delicate and exquisite drawing by young papercut artist garden. Let's color to create your own garden. In order to enrich your coloring experience, this...

The fifth book from the Bilingual Guide to Japan series. Written in both English and Japanese, this unique handbook teaches an appreciation of Japanese gardens and introduces many famous gardens from Kyoto to Tokyo. Not only is this book an invaluable guide for those...

Originally published between 1850 and 1895, Album Vilmorin: Les Plantes potag res (The Vegetable Garden) brought garden glory to the printed page. Featuring 46 magnificent color plates, the book was a marvel of agro-botanic iconography and a triumph for its publishers, the illustrious Vilmorin-Andrieux...

ISBN-10: 1988547717ISBN-13: 9781988547718Publisher: A&u New ZealandLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/13/2021Pages: 320Format: Paperback

If You Simply Want to Know the Basics of Today's Cannabis Landscape... One of the most popular topics of discussion and debate today is the use of cannabis. In recent years we have seen the expansion of the availability of both medical and recreational...

Author: Katherine HengelISBN-10: 1938063422ISBN-13: 9781938063428Publisher: Mighty Media Junior ReadersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2014Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.94lbsSize: 8.66h x 8.53w x 0.35dAward: IndieFab awards - Gold Medal WinnerReview Citation(s): Foreword 02/27/2014Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2014School Library Journal 06/01/2014 pg. 146About the AuthorKatherine Hengel works as a writer and editor...

Author: Clare HastingsISBN-10: 1910258989ISBN-13: 9781910258989Publisher: Pimpernel PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2018Pages: 128Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.60dAbout the AuthorClare Hastings is a former stylist and later costume designer. Osbert Lancaster (1908-1986) was a painter, a writer, a cartoonist, a theatre designer, an authority on...

After a brief survey of Roman topiary, this book moves on through the formal parterres of Renaissance Italy and the more elaborate broderies of the royal French gardens (copied in palace gardens throughout Europe), the complicated conceits of the Tudors and the geometry of...

For four hundred years there has been a special relationship between Britain and what is now the United States of America in many aspects of life, not least in gardening. From the early settlers taking their familiar English plants to the New World and...

Chelsea Gold Medalist George Carter shows us how successful gardens are designed and made. He takes us through the process in meticulous detail, leading us from the initial site plan to the glory of the finished garden, and illustrating each chapter with photographs and...

Shane Connolly can truly be considered a florist to the stars, having designed the flowers for the 2011 wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Here, the internationally renowned floral designer thoughtfully reveals his secrets for perfect flower arrangements.Author: Shane ConnollyISBN-10: 1908337273ISBN-13: 9781908337276Publisher:...

From Another Kingdom: The Amazing World of Fungi introduces the fungi and their importance in sustaining all life on Earth. People have had intimate associations with fungi for millennia. Nevertheless, most of us are unaware how heavily we rely on fungi in the form...

Scott Calhoun tells his story...with wit and a delightful earthiness.--The American Gardener What can possess a man to drive across state lines, mountain ranges, and international borders with little more than a ragged guide book, an old map, and a wild look in his...

Everyone--not just gardeners--will want to take a bite out of Brooklyn Botanic Gardens deliciously illustrated tribute to the luscious, healthful apple. Of course, theres plenty of information on cultivation, including the ABCs of growing the fruit at home and lots of expert tips. But...

Water lilies are inextricably linked to the ancient cultures of Greece and Rome, Egypt and the Far East, where they were highly valued, just as precious metals or gemstones, their properties were thought to be medicinal, spiritual and purely aesthetic; they have been represented...

A lavish guide to planning, planting, and maintaining a Mediterranean garden, featuring an A-Z of more than 1,000 plants and 500 color photos. No image of the Mediterranean is complete without flowering climbers, colorful shrubs, or lush gardens. Now you can enjoy Mediterranean plants...

Author: Peter JonesISBN-10: 1861268335ISBN-13: 9781861268334Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)Language: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2006Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.83lbsSize: 9.72h x 7.84w x 0.70dAbout the AuthorPeter Jones has been addicted to railways, and modelling them, for as long as he can remember. In 1949 he took his first hesitant steps...