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Learn to Live Holistically, Sustainably, and Intentionally"For
those interested in living off their land and starting a
homesteading lifestyle, this book does a great job providing
practical tips, recipes, and inspiration to get started on a
sustainable path." -Loni Wetherell, Library Journal #1 Best Seller
in Greenhouses, Sewing, Energy, House Plans, and Container
Gardening Make healthier life choices to heal yourself and the
environment through self-sufficiency. Holistic Homesteading by
Roxanne Ahern provides the tools for living slowly, intentionally,
and better through permaculture, edible gardening, and organic
farming. Live the Homestead Life. Ahern's book guides new and
seasoned homesteaders in improving personal and environmental
health. Holistic Homesteading is geared toward people who are
interested in pursuing intentional lifestyles and organic farming
methods. It is both for those who have access to land and those who
are interested in retrofitting urban and suburban lifestyles and
landscapes to shift towards sustainability. Utilize Sustainable
Organic Farming Techniques. Learn about permaculture design,
holistic nutrition, and sustainable farming in rural and urban
settings. Holistic Homesteading covers how to use organic soil and
zero chemicals to grow the best vegetables and fruits, responsible
and humane animal husbandry that improves the ground and carbon
sequestration, as well as the best canning and preserving
techniques. Ahern also provides tips on safely foraging for flowers
and mushrooms. Read Holistic Homesteading and learn: Permaculture
practices that can be used in rural and urban spaces How to get the
most out of your food through holistic nutrition The best
techniques for canning and preserving your fruits and vegetables If
you enjoyed books such as The Modern Homestead Garden, The
Encyclopedia of Country Living, and Beginner's Guide to Preserving,
your next read should be Holistic Homesteading.
Inspirational, practical, and easy to use, this book was created
with the aim of conveying the awesome diversity and beauty of
California's native plants and demonstrating how they can be
brought into ecologically sound, attractive, workable, and artful
gardens. Structured around major California plant communities -
bluffs, redwoods, the Channel Islands, coastal scrub, grasslands,
deserts, oak woodlands, mixed evergreen woodlands, riparian,
chaparral, mountain meadows, and wetlands - the book's twelve
chapters each include sample plans for a native garden design
accompanied by original drawings, color photographs, a plant list,
tips on successful gardening with individual species, and more.
Both residential and professional gardeners will learn the benefits
of going native with gardens that require less water and fewer
fertilizers, attract wildlife, engage the senses, create a sense of
place, and, at the same time, preserve our rich natural heritage.
"Designing Native California Gardens" includes: more than 600
selected native species recommended for the garden; more than 300
photographs of native plants, natural plant communities, and
residential native gardens; and, recommended places to visit for
viewing each plant community.
The glaciers that advanced and then receded through the Great Lakes
region shaped Michigan's terrain and soil in ways that challenge
and sometimes confound modern-day gardeners. Michigan today has 450
varieties of soil Before they can garden successfully, Michigan
gardeners need to know what soil they have and how to address its
shortcomings--and do that within the limitations of the state's
climate and northern growing season. This book explains how
Michigan gardeners can lengthen their growing seasons through
careful plant selection, exploiting microclimates, and using
season-extending products. Chapters focus on lawns, vegetables,
flowers, and trees, plant diseases, and invasive plants.
Author Rita C. Henehan lives in White Pigeon, Michigan. She is a
Master Gardener and frequent contributor to garden publications
coast to coast, and often appears on the radio program Green Thumbs
Up.
Whether looking to landscape a new property or revive and polish a
tired one, Create an Impression, is the first book in an innovative
new landscapig series. The focus is on the front yard and features
23 professionally designed, easy-to-create landscape plans using
commonly available plants.
Veteran garden writer and turf expert Williamson has written a
timely new book that provides comprehensive knowledge and
information on how to grow and maintin a chemical-free lawn. Filled
with photos and illustrations.
Text in English and German. The architect and photographer Rolf
Reiner Maria Borchard, who is professor of design principles at the
Muthesius-Hochschule in Kiel, has chosen seven of the most
beautiful gardens and photographed them during several trips,
always in spring, in other words at a time when the garden
architecture has not yet been overwhelmed by the vegetation, and so
can make the best possible impact in the image. His trained eye for
the way architecture is embedded in the landscape means that he has
found striking and convincing images, steeped in the harmony of the
gardens.
Successful gardens can be created in the smallest spaces, and in
this inspiring and practical guide Alan Titchmarsh shows how to
transform even the tiniest outdoor area into an attractive garden.
With ideas for maximizing space and advice on garden design,
planning and plant selection, this is the definitive handbook for
anyone wanting to create a private haven in limited space. * Ideas
for front gardens, side passages, courtyards, balconies, rooftops
and windowsills * Tricks to make small spaces seem larger * How to
use every inch of space, including containers * Easy-to-follow
landscaping plans for all garden shapes and styles * Guidance on
growing vegetables, herbs and fruit in small plots
Overcome the problems every gardener faces with helpful solutions
to the problem of shady spots, and handy tips on how to make the
most of these notoriously difficult areas. Includes: * creative
design ideas for brightening up dark spaces, including north-facing
walls * directory of shade-loving plants * care advice for shady
lawns and how to deal with moss and algae * ways to achieve
year-round colour and interest Alan Titchmarsh imparts a lifetime
of expertise in these definitive guides for beginners and
experienced gardeners. Step-by-step illustrations and
easy-to-follow instructions guide you through the basic gardening
skills and on to the advanced techniques, providing everything you
need to create and maintain your dream garden.
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