The "Colour Garden Series" explores the possibilities of tint, tone and hue. Each of the four volumes presents the most effective and aesthetic uses for a specific colour theme and supplies detailed plant lists for each, along with cultivation instructions and blooming periods. Focusing on the red family of flowers and plants, this text presents the fiery shades of vibrant scarlet and salmon to the cool cerise of cistus and velvety tea roses of the palest pink. Organized into chapters on beds and borders, containers, roses, foliage and fruit, and finishing with a section on complementary colour schemes, this book offers a palette of ideas for anyone who wants to create a garden with impact.

As part of the "Colour Garden Series", this text focuses on the yellow family of flowers and plants, exploring the possibilities of tint, tone and hue. Each of the four volumes presents the most effective and aesthetic uses for a specific colour theme and gives detailed plant lists for each, along with cultivation instructions and blooming periods. Organized into chapters on beds and borders, the water garden, spring yellow and summer and autumn golds, and finishing with a section on complementary colour schemes, this book provides a palette of ideas for anyone who wants to create a garden with impact.

This 60-year-old back-to-the-land homesteading classic introduces you to the basics of finding land; building a homestead; growing vegetables, fruits, and herbs; raising livestock, fish, and honey bees; building farm structures; harvesting your ownfirewood;and much more."