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Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > General
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."
Plant ownership serves tons of purposes. For those who don't have
the space (or time) for a garden, houseplants are the perfect
solution. If you want something to nurture, you must care for a
plant to ensure it survives. However, houseplants and succulents
can be temperamental. Are you giving them enough sun? Did they get
too much water? Why are the leaves yellow? Houseplants &
Succulents For Dummies teaches you everything you need to know
about plant care, whether you have one fiddle-leaf fig tree or an
air plant, pothos, and croton. Plants are good for our mental
health and purify the air. A study by Craft Jack found that 59% of
respondents believe houseplants are important to their health and
wellness, while 1 in 3 responded that plants are more important to
overall wellness than meditation. If you want to feel better and
freshen up your home, get digging with Dummies! Inside: - Plant
care basics - Finding the right plants for your climate and style -
Common plant identification - Differentiating between direct,
indirect, and low light - Choosing the right potting soil -
Troubleshooting pests and diseases - Incorporating plants into your
home décor - Pet-safe varieties - And so much more!solution. If
you want something to nurture, you must care for a plant to ensure
it survives. However, houseplants and succulents can be
temperamental. Are you giving them enough sun? Did they get too
much water? Why are the leaves yellow? Houseplants & Succulents
For Dummies teaches you everything you need to know about plant
care, whether you have one fiddle-leaf fig tree or an air plant,
pothos, and croton. Plants are good for our mental health and
purify the air. A study by Craft Jack found that 59% of respondents
believe houseplants are important to their health and wellness,
while 1 in 3 responded that plants are more important to overall
wellness than meditation. If you want to feel better and freshen up
your home, get digging with Dummies! Inside: - Plant care basics -
Finding the right plants for your climate and style - Common plant
identification - Differentiating between direct, indirect, and low
light - Choosing the right potting soil - Troubleshooting pests and
diseases - Incorporating plants into your home décor - Pet-safe
varieties - And so much more!
In his articles and in best-selling books such as The Botany of
Desire, Michael Pollan has established himself as one of our most
important and beloved writers on modern man's place in the natural
world. A new literary classic, Second Nature has become a manifesto
not just for gardeners but for environmentalists everywhere. "As
delicious a meditation on one man's relationships with the Earth as
any you are likely to come upon" (The New York Times Book Review),
Second Nature captures the rhythms of our everyday engagement with
the outdoors in all its glory and exasperation. With chapters
ranging from a reconsideration of the Great American Lawn, a
dispatch from one man's war with a woodchuck, to an essay about the
sexual politics of roses, Pollan has created a passionate and
eloquent argument for reconceiving our relationship with nature.
Wave Hill, a world-renowned public garden in the Bronx, boasts a
classic horticultural craftsmanship unrivaled among other public
gardens in the United States. But it also embraces a design spirit
that is daring and innovative. Every year brings changes to Wave
Hill: new combinations of colours, textures, and forms, along with
innovative themes and constant experimentation. A stroll through
the garden has the power to thrill, stir, and uplift the soul.
Nature into Art, lovingly written by Thomas Christopher, brings
this splendid, sensory experience home by honoring the unsurpassed
beauty of Wave Hill. Nature into Art explores the different areas
of the garden - the flower garden, the shade border, the wild
garden, the conservatory, and more - and gives home gardeners
helpful information on the plants, techniques, and design choices
that define this iconic space. Filled with stunning, ethereal
photography by Ngoc Minh Ngo, Nature Into Art will enchant readers
and inspire home gardeners everywhere to practice the Wave Hill way
of gardening.
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