Gardening - Reference

Simple Mushroom Cultivation is written to provide all necessary information on how to start and cultivate any type of fungi with very little expense involved. There are many instructions and tips in this book on mushroom cultivation both the beginner and experienced fungiculturist alike...

Sir Thomas Browne's Hydriotaphia and The Garden of Cyrus is a collection of two essays written by the English author and physician in the 17th century. The first essay, Hydriotaphia, is a reflection on burial customs and the meaning behind the various ways that...

Table of Contents Introduction to Conifers Introduction Growing Conifers Tips before Choosing Your Conifers The Scots Pine Pinus species] Growing a Scots Pine Successfully Silver white] Firs The Douglas Fir Spruce Picea] Cypress - Cupressus Junipers Cedars Planting Your Conifers Conclusion Author Bio Publisher...

Revised and updated. The Prepper's Guide to Foraging is not a plant identification guide in the traditional sense. It is instead a guide to using plants to supplement other means of food production and subsistence living. Author David Nash believes that there is not...

Seasons change and crops do, too. Monitor season changes in order to plan what crops to plant. Pick up bits and pieces of information and then record them in this journal book. Personalize your contents by throwing in your own farming techniques and strategies....

If you're doing crop rotation, it's important to know when the perfect season is for specific crops. You can use this journal and planner to plan ahead. You can also use the pages to write notes on random facts about certain plants and to...

What mysteries can trees still reveal to us? In addition to providing wood and charcoal for homes, latex and dyes for our clothes, fruits and nuts for our food, or simply providing a place to rest in the shade, trees provide the world our...

Even a relatively small garden is a miniature ecosystem. It includes a surprising diversity of organisms that interact in a myriad of ways. Some are permanent residents, others come and go in search of a meal or a mate. An insect feeding on a...

A guide to the temperate zone and high altitude ginger varieties that are perfectly at home in cooler climates. Cultivation advice includes techniques for breaking dormancy, maintaining soil nutrition, and understanding plants' hardiness requirements. This book is only available through print on demand. All...

Although Africa has fewer orchid species than the other tropical continents, some of the world's most spectacular, and increasingly popular, terrestrial orchids are found in Africa. This guide, covering sub-Saharan Africa, includes all plants available from nurseries and many that are being grown but...

A greatly revised edition of Agriculture Handbook 450 issued by the US Forest Service, this A-Z encyclopedia of woody plant seeds covers 386 genera, adds more than 1,000 literature citations to the original, and treats all aspects of collection, storage, and germination. This book...

We have grown so accustomed to sharing our houses with plants that it may be surprising to learn that it was only in the last century that plants began to move indoors. The story of how this came to pass is an engrossing and...

Sprouts have been a happy addition to many sandwiches, noodle dishes, and side plates at restaurants for decades, and when they are properly grown at home, they can add a much needed boost of both plant protein and fiber to your diet. However, knowing...

Brooklyn Botanic Garden has long championed native plants and suggested ways for gardeners to create attractive designs with indigenous flora that nurture a sense of place and provide a habitat for wildlife. This engaging collection continues that tradition, with essays, stories, and helpful tips...

A down-to-earth approach to spirituality that links your garden with biblical tradition. "Perhaps you're asking, 'What is a "Jewish garden"?' Though it is essentially a collection of plants, it's really more than that. You don't just grow plants in a Jewish garden; you incorporate...

For every emotion and feeling the Victorians used flowers, bushes, and trees to express it. Not just love, attraction, and desire, but also doubt, indifference, slander, and cruelty. They created beautiful bouquets and tussie mussies to express their connection to the natural world and...

Written for discerning marijuana growers looking to get more bang for their buck, this is the only book that shows readers how to get multiple successful harvests from one single plant. Cannabis Regeneration is an intermediate grow guide that dispenses with the basics and...

"Readers who want to turn their few acres into a profitable business venture would do well to turn to Microfarming for Profit as the first approach to turning an idea into reality."--D. DONOVANMicrofarming for Profit is a step-by-step entrepreneur's guide on how to turn...

Highly accessible and comprehensive, this title is essential reading for home growers, guerrilla growers, commercial cultivators and those who simply want to learn more about the marijuana plant, its properties and cultivation techniques.Author: Bill McCannISBN-10: 1931160562ISBN-13: 9781931160568Publisher: Green Candy PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/03/2009Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Growing fruit in your own backyard or home orchard is a real pleasure. The benefits are enormous. You can have access to in-season fruit picked fresh from the tree or shrub, with zero transport miles, rare and unusual varieties with a greater nutritional variety,...

"The Rose Book" is a complete guide to growing a variety of different types of roses, written by H. H. Thomas and originally published in 1914. Contents include: "Roses to Begin With", "Roses to Proceed With", "Some Very Practical Matters", "Rose Growing under Glass",...

"Round the Year in the Garden" is a 1916 guide to gardening by H. H. Thomas that looks at what needs to be done in the individuals months of the year. Contents include: "October - Looking Forward", "November - Autumn Work for Summer Flowers",...

The Illustrated Plant Glossary is a comprehensive glossary of over 4000 terms related to plant sciences, featuring superb color illustrations to aid comprehension of many of the plant terms. The topics covered in this glossary include anatomy, angiosperms, bryophytes, chemistry, cytology, family specific terms,...

CHINA is, indeed, the Mother of Gardens, for of the countries to which our gardens are most deeply indebted she holds the foremost place. From the bursting into blossom of the Forsythias and Yulan Magnolias in the early spring to the Peonies and Roses...

The most comprehensive, truly practical guide to the cultivation of woodland botanicals Not all saleable crops are dependent on access to greenhouses or sun-drenched, arable land. Shade-loving medicinal herbs can be successfully cultivated in a forest garden for personal use or as small-scale cash...

Fresh herbs offer a healthy and delicious way to spice up any meal, but growing and cooking with these delectable plants are endeavors fraught with uncertainty. What herbs will grow year-round on my kitchen windowsill? What foods complement rosemary? Which part of a lemongrass...

The Enlightenment raised fundamental questions about what it meant to be human in a truly global world. At the heart of debates about nature, culture and history, the garden offered itself as a practical demonstration, a living experiment, and a site of debate and...

The Middle Ages was a time of great upheaval - the period between the seventh and fourteenth centuries saw great social, political and economic change. The radically distinct cultures of the Christian West, Byzantium, Persian-influenced Islam, and al-Andalus resulted in different responses to the...

Tales of the botanist explorers who enriched our gardens. Author: Tyler WhittleISBN-10: 1558215921ISBN-13: 9781558215924Publisher: Lyons PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/1997Pages: 296Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 8.97h x 6.01w x 0.63d

Home gardening is a useful way for many people across the world to support their diet. Many do it as a hobby and feel the joy to work in the outside producing something with their own hands, sweat and hard work. Most of the...

Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them is a classic home gardening guide by Violet Purton Biddle. It is imperative that a small garden, such as one generally finds attached to suburban or small houses, should be made the very most...

Praise for the author's Landscape Planning: Practical Techniques for the Home Gardener "Highly recommended as one of the most comprehensive, up-to-date works on general gardening." -- Chicago Botanic Garden "This book is worth its weight in gold." -- The Globe and Mail In this...

Are you looking for a new hobby? Are you considering investing some of your time and effort on something that can turn out productive and even healthy, while still maintaining the 'hobby-ness' of the venture? Is going 'natural' something that arouses your interest? You...

2015 Reprint of 1940 Edition Revised and Enlarged Edition. Full Facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Everyone who has ever dreamed of getting back to the soil will benefit from Kains' practical and straightforward discussions on what small-scale farming...

This full-color, user-friendly field guide covers the basics involved in the collection, cleaning, and storage of garden flower seeds. Learn from an expert how to overcome pests when storing seeds, and handle environmental factors that may threaten the integrity of your seeds. An introduction...

A beginner's guide to growing weed at home, featuring straightforward advice for designing indoor and outdoor cannabis gardens, choosing seed varieties, buying equipment, planting, pot harvesting, storage, stash security, troubleshooting, and more. This beginner's guide to growing cannabis at home features straightforward advice for...

For the enthusiastic amateur or experienced rhododendron grower, this landmark reference provides the keys to the accurate identification of the nearly 300 rhododendron species widely in cultivation. Beautiful photographs include close-up shots of flower and leaf, microscope images of leaf surfaces, and easy-to-use diagnostic...

Renowned Southwest gardening experts Mary Irish and Judith Phillips share their firsthand experiences with gardening in Arizona and New Mexico. The southwestern United States is home to some of the most beautiful landscapes and formations in the entire country. Alongside its famed attractions -...

Would you like to grow your own marijuana, but don't know how?Marijuana is becoming more and more popular, and countries all over the world are starting to recognize this plant as a medical herb, as opposed to a dangerous drug.In this special book bundle,...

If you want to learn about hummingbird gardening, then get Mini Hummingbird Gardening Guide which is a fun and easy to read eBook with interesting facts and thorough information.- The 7 steps are easy to follow and well organized - Everything you need to...

Have you ever seen those adorable containers with the tiny houses, small plants and little fairy creatures? Those are called fairy gardens They are super fun to make If you liked the idea and look of them but always felt like it was too...

The history of gardens in antiquity is characterized by a rich mix of cultures interacting throughout Europe, Africa and Asia. This period - from the sixth century BCE to the sixth century CE - was foundational to the later periods of garden history. The...

Instructions In Gardening For Ladies is a book written by Mrs. Loudon in 1840. It is a comprehensive guide for women who wish to cultivate their own gardens. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the selection of plants, soil preparation, pruning,...

This third volume of everyone's favorite marijuana resource book by Ed Rosenthal offers crucial information to any cannabis grower or weed connoisseur. The Big Book of Buds, Volume 3 brings together a tremendous amount of information on the plant itself with specific descriptions of...

A data-intensive guide to the culture of individual orchid species, covering six popularly cultivated orchid genera: Pescatorea, Phaius, Phalaenopsis, Pholidota, Phragmipediu, and Pleione.Author: Margaret L. Baker, Charles O. BakerISBN-10: 0881922080ISBN-13: 9780881922080Publisher: Timber Press (OR)Language: EnglishPublished: 11/14/2008Pages: 992Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.33lbsSize: 11.08h x 8.26w x 0.56d

A practical, easy-to-follow manual, Gardener's Fitness includes conditioning exercises, postural guidance for moving correctly and safely, therapeutic stretches to relieve discomfort, and a variety of gentle exercises designed to relax tired muscles and restore energy after laboring in the garden. Pearlman explains each exercise...

Plants for American Landscapes is a superb practical guide to the identification, selection, and cultivation of over a thousand of the most popular and dependable ornamental plants grown in the United States. With more than a century of collective experience in landscape architecture and...

This generously illustrated, fact-filled volume showcases more than 1,000 outstanding plants that run the gamut from childhood favorites and heirloom rediscoveries to the latest introductions and new cultivars. Plants are the backbone of a garden, and this book provides invaluable guidance in deciding what...

Author: Jerry BakerISBN-10: 0345340949ISBN-13: 9780345340948Publisher: Random House Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/12/1987Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 9.21h x 7.31w x 0.58d

HowExpert Guide to Gardening: 101 Tips to Learn How to Garden, Improve Your Gardening Skills, and Become a Better Gardener is a complete handbook of everything you need to know to grow the garden of your dreams. In this guide, you'll learn how to...