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With this book I would like to share and give inspiration,
experience and knowledge on all aspects of perennial plants in
landscape architecture, garden design and horticulture. It gives
the reader a solid foundation and keys to successful design,
cultivation and propagation of perennial plants and is equally
useful to the professional landscape architect, the professional
nurseryman and the passionate gardener.
Early and late grosts, arctic winds, an dinhospitable terrain are
just a few of the obstacles facing those who garden in the icebox
region of the United States and Canada. Lewis Hill has spent a
lifetime in northern Vermont, and is undaunted by the challenges of
weather and climate. His system for how to garden more and better
in the time that you do have is covered in this extensive 308-page
guide.
Cold-Climate Gardening has much information that will prove
invaluable to northern gardeners: how to grow food, how to
landscape, techniques to employ that will protect vulnerable
plantings, how to warm up the soil earlier, and which species are
appropriate to your area. Not just for those who live in the snow
belt, this book will also be useful to those who garden in
microclimates (such as deep valleys or hillsides) or for those who
want to extend their gardening season in any climate. Horticulture
has deemed it "an immensely useful book, ...written with style,
wit, and clarity...." You will garner advice, tips, guidance, and
encouragement necessary to have a successful gardening season in
spite of Mother Nature's ravages.
Become a Skilled Doctor of Plant Care!
This easy-to-use reference fully explains more than 50 of the
most common plant diseases -- where they occur, what they look
like, what to do about them, and the long-term prognosis for the
affected plants. Most important, gardening expert Barbara Pleasant
recommends proven organic methods for controlling each disease.
The Gardener's Guide to Plant Diseases features:
-- Informal encyclopedia style, making information and answers
very easy to find.
-- Illustrations that show the techniques for distinguishing
between look-alike symptoms of different diseases.
-- Cross-referenced list of common vegetables and fruits and the
diseases most apt to affect them.
-- Loads of facts on symptoms and tips for detecting diseases
(including those diseases that are often too small to see).
-- Simple, inexpensive organic treatments to halt the spread of
each disease and prevent its recurrence.
Not too long ago, it might have seemed impossible that cannabis
would step out of the shadows into the mainstream. But now, as
legalization sweeps the globe, a new weed culture is evolving with
its own set of rules-and thousands of new devotees eager to learn
them. Journalist Michelle Lhooq lives in Los Angeles and is at the
forefront of this revolution. Through her own expertise as well as
interviews with stars from the weed scene, she presents a
captivating glimpse into the wild new frontier of cannabis. This
witty, insightful guidebook offers useful tips on how to smoke
joints, vapes, and concentrates; make edibles and infused
cocktails; grow the plant at home; and find the best cannabis
stores. It imparts the wisdom of renowned potheads such as
pioneering dub music producer Lee "Scratch" Perry and includes
interviews with the cannabis industry's most exciting and
innovative figures, from a lauded chef who puts on a gourmet weed
dinner series, to the editors of a weed-centric magazine, to a
"cannasexual" sex educator, and more. Complete with vibrant new
hand-drawn illustrations by the artist Thu Tran, Weed is
cutting-edge, comprehensive, and brimming with sparkling
personalities-an essential introduction to pot for both newbies and
die-hards alike.
A handy guide to natural skin, body and beauty remedies derived
from garden, pantry and kitchen sources. From natural shampoo to
home-grown teeth whitener, cures for common ailments to tips on
healthy nourishment, this book demonstrates the advantages and
simplicity of natural beauty treatments. Fiann brings his singular
knowledge of plants' properties to bear in showing us that there
are easier, healthier and cheaper ways to have good skin, great
hair and an all-over glow of well-being. By using the resources
around us and understanding the value of what we grow, Fiann shows
how combining plants with the right ingredients can make us
healthier, wealthier and wiser about our skin and bodies.
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