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Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening
Grow your own organic vegetables and enjoy fresh flowers late into
the winter and early in the spring with your sturdy, homemade hoop
greenhouse. An easy to follow, step-by-step guide to building a
spacious 12'x14' greenhouse using steel reinforced PVC pipe that
stands up to high winds and heavy snows Includes bonus plans to add
electricity for winter heating. One person, even with little or no
building experience, can build it in a weekend with the easy to
follow step-by-step plans that include detailed drawings, 25
closeup pictures, and a complete list with pictures of every
component, fastener and tool you will need to make it perfect.
The Guide to Canadian Vegetable Gardening includes how-to and when
to information for successful vegetable gardening thoughout the
gardening regions in Canada. Filled with the need to know
information on planting, growing and harvesting more than 50
vegetables and herbs. Includes full-color images and helpful maps
and charts.
"Wherein the gardener learns how to grow vegetables and the
housewife how to cook them." Originally published in 1937, this is
a wonderfully detailed and simple guide to, first, growing and then
cooking your own vegetables. A hugely useful tome for the kitchen
gardener, written with simple, easy to follow instructions and
hints and tips. Many of the earliest books, particularly those
dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and
increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these
classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using
the original text and artwork. Contents Include: Introduction By C.
H. Middleton - Introduction By Ambrose Heath - General Cultivation
- Enemies Of The Kitchen Garden - An ABC of Vegetables - Salad
Vegetables - Garden Herbs - Vegetable Dishes - A Few Vegetable
Soups - Salad, Raw and Cooked - Herbs - Index - Index To French
Recipes - Index To Latin Names
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Flora Nouveaux
(Hardcover)
Jennifer Olson, Carla Wingett
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Embrace the unique and sustainable beauty of dried flowers with this bright, fun, and modern flower book from Carla Wingett, popular flower designer and founder of Idlewild Floral. Move over dusty, neutral bouquets! Dried flowers get a much-needed makeover in Flora Nouveaux, a contemporary color-forward take on dried floral arrangements. Combining hundreds of gorgeous images with easy-to-follow how-to guidance on drying and arranging stunning blooms, expert florist Carla Wingett puts the power in your hands to easily create spectacular, sustainable, showstopping dried arrangements for any occasion. Turn the pages of this one-of-a-kind guide to find: Twenty gorgeous, contemporary floral recipes that add a pop of striking, eco-friendly beauty to every scene and subvert expectations of what dried flowers can be.Sections organized by occasion, including everyday living, holidays, entertaining, and ceremonies.Simple techniques for sourcing, drying, and preserving dried flowers, plus bonus tips on enhancing your arrangements with fresh elements.Whether you want to jazz up your kitchen counter with an everlasting bouquet, add a festive wreath to your holiday table, or wow your wedding guests with an exquisite floral installation, Flora Nouveaux gives you all the tools to create magic with dried flowers. EXPERT AUTHOR: Carla Wingett is the founder of Idlewild Floral, a boutique floral design company based in California that works exclusively with dried and preserved flowers. Her work has been featured in Food & Wine Magazine, Martha Stewart, Dwell, Architectural Digest, and Forbes, sharing Idlewild’s distinctive style and contemporary take on floral design. DRIED FLORAL DÉCOR: Dried flower arranging has become popular year-round as a winning option for more earth-friendly and reusable décor. This book makes it easy to incorporate the trend into your home and special events. It makes the perfect gift or self-purchase for flower lovers. AFFORDABLE LUXURY: This arranging guide is chock-full of essential wisdom and dozens of inspired ideas for decorating with dried flowers. It’s just right for flower and decor enthusiasts looking for affordable ways to elevate their homes and workspaces. Pair it with a starter set of dried or preserved flowers or a lovely ceramic vase to create a charming gift package. Perfect for: Flower loversCrafters and decor enthusiasts of all skill levelsGift-giving for housewarming, engagement, birthday, Mother's Day, and moreFans of Floret Farm’s flower books, Magnolia Table, and The Flower Recipe Book
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
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