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Books > Gardening
This is an exciting introduction to the global seed-swapping and
grassroots gardening movement, exploring how we can rewild the
world around us with beautiful wildflowers. As seedbombing and seed
swapping become even more popular, passionate seed activist Josie
Jeffrey presents an invaluable handbook to the practices,
explaining how we can fill the world around us with beautiful
wildflower blooms, as well as why we should care about our plant
heritage. With an invaluable directory of all the best common seeds
to save and swap, alongside essential seedbomb recipes to transform
concrete oases into colourful wildlife havens, this timely handbook
provides all the tools you need to start your very own green
revolution. Endorsed by Kew, the Soil Association, Seedy Sunday UK,
Dr Vandana Shiva, Satish Kumar and The Heritage Seed Library, these
practices will transform any space into a riot of colour, and at
the same time help enrich the environment around where they are
growing. With essential husbandry and harvesting techniques and a
step-by-step guide to creating your own seedbank, this is an
empowering call-to-action every environmentalist or gardener will
dig into.
With 26 projects, From Seed to Bloom is a modern and practical
guide to growing and styling your own floral arrangements. Starting
by tackling the principles of floristry from seed to bloom, Milli
takes you through the seasons and explores the top plants to grow
and how to style them. Each chapter spotlights the growing
highlights of the season with top tips on how to sow, grow and
harvest. Milli also shares her own stories from the field to help
inspire and encourage you to grow your own, with advice on soil
health, composting, sustainable growing and how to plan your
planting. From Seed to Bloom includes beautiful lifestyle
photography shot through the year from Milli's field, as well as
step-by-step photography that celebrates the art of creating
beautiful floral pieces, to gift and to keep. This is a book for
those who seek an approachable and accessible insight into the
wonderful world of flower growing and floral arranging. Learn to
play with colour and texture both in your planting and styling with
From Seed to Bloom, as you learn how to create designs with
confidence and bring nature into your home.
Are you excited about permaculture but unclear how to put it into
practice for yourself? In this unique, full colour guide,
experienced permaculture teacher Aranya leads you through the
design process from beginning to end, using clear explanations,
flowcharts and diagrams. It is based on course worksheets which
have been designed, refined and tested on students over time.
Linking theory to practice, he places the ethics, principles,
philosophies, tools and techniques directly into the context of the
process itself. While written for anyone with a basic grasp of
permaculture, this book also has plenty to offer the more
experienced designer. This guide covers: Systems and patterns ~
Working as part of a design team ~ Land and non-land based design ~
Design frameworks ~ Site surveying and map making ~ Interviewing
clients ~ Working with large client groups ~ Identifying functions
~ Choosing systems and elements ~ Placement and integration ~
Creating a design proposal ~ Project management ~ Presenting your
ideas to clients ~ and much more. A great reference for anyone who
has done, or is thinking of doing, any kind of permaculture course.
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