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**SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** The Garden Jungle is a wonderful
introduction to the hundreds of small creatures with whom we live
cheek-by-jowl and of the myriad ways that we can encourage them to
thrive. The Garden Jungle is about the wildlife that lives right
under our noses, in our gardens and parks, between the gaps in the
pavement, and in the soil beneath our feet. Wherever you are right
now, the chances are that there are worms, woodlice, centipedes,
flies, silverfish, wasps, beetles, mice, shrews and much, much
more, quietly living within just a few paces of you. Dave Goulson
gives us an insight into the fascinating and sometimes weird lives
of these creatures, taking us burrowing into the compost heap,
digging under the lawn and diving into the garden pond. He explains
how our lives and ultimately the fate of humankind are inextricably
intertwined with that of earwigs, bees, lacewings and hoverflies,
unappreciated heroes of the natural world. The Garden Jungle is at
times an immensely serious book, exploring the environmental harm
inadvertently done by gardeners who buy intensively reared plants
in disposable plastic pots, sprayed with pesticides and grown in
peat cut from the ground. Goulson argues that gardens could become
places where we can reconnect with nature and rediscover where food
comes from. For anyone who has a garden, and cares about our
planet, this book is essential reading.
This text provides readers with everything they need to know about
cultivating and maintaining an indoor garden. It includes
information on hydroponics, high intensity lighting, plant nutrient
problems, insects, spider mites and diseases.
A story about dirt--and about sun, water, work, elation, and
defeat. And about the sublime pleasure of having a little piece of
French land all to oneself to till.
Richard Goodman saw the ad in the paper: "SOUTHERN FRANCE: Stone
house in Village near Nimes/Avignon/Uzes. 4 BR, 2 baths, fireplace,
books, desk, bikes. Perfect for writing, painting, exploring &
experiencing la France profonde. $450 mo. plus utilities." And,
with his girlfriend, he left New York City to spend a year in
Southern France.
The village was small--no shops, no gas station, no post office,
only a cafe and a school. St. Sebastien de Caisson was home to
farmers and vintners. Every evening Goodman watched the villagers
congregate and longed to be a part of their camaraderie. But they
weren't interested in him: he was just another American, come to
visit and soon to leave. So Goodman laced up his work boots and
ventured out into the vineyards to work among them. He met them
first as a hired worker, and then as a farmer of his own small plot
of land.
French Dirt is a love story between a man and his garden. It's
about plowing, planting, watering, and tending. It's about cabbage,
tomatoes, parsley, and eggplant. Most of all, it's about the
growing friendship between an American outsider and a close-knit
community of French farmers.
"There's a genuine sweetness about the way the cucumbers and
tomatoes bridge the divide of nationality."--The New York Times
Book Review
"One of the most charming, perceptive and subtle books ever
written about the French by an American."--San Francisco Chronicle"
Every new gardener has to start somewhere - and the process can be
intimidating. Knowing when and what to plant, how to care for the
plants once they're in the ground, and how to keep pests and
diseases away is a lot to take on. Luckly, Daryl Beyers - an expert
from the New York Botanical Garden - has written what will be a
go-to resource for decades to come. The New Gardener's Handbook is
a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of gardening, based on
the introductory gardening class that Beyers teaches at NYBG.
Readers will learn about soil, plant selection, propagation,
planting and mulching, watering and feeding, pruning, and weeds,
pests, and diseases. The information applies to both ornamental and
edible plants. Featuring inspiring photography and helpful
illustrations, The New Gardener's Handbook gives home gardeners a
foundation upon which they can grow, and encourages them to apply
the lessons they've learned in an intuitive, natural way.
A privileged tour of a lavish estate in Greenwich featuring an
abundance of garden experiences - formal boxwood and undulating
hornbeam hedges, dense woodland, reflecting pools, arbors and
follies - and a ferme ornee offering organic produce to the
community. Sleepy Cat Farm is the vision of one man, Fred Landman,
who acquired the handsome Georgian Revival house and grounds in
1994. Deeply committed to the concept of harmony between house and
garden, he has dedicated himself to the landscape to create a
garden of which the house could be proud. Collaborating with
Greenwich architect Charles Hilton and noted landscape architect
Charles J. Stick and drawing inspiration from travels in Europe and
Asia, Landman has done just that. The landscape unfolds in a series
of garden rooms and pavilions, pathways and pools, statuary and
staircases, trees, shrubs and flowerbeds, hillsides and vistas that
change daily, monthly, almost minute by minute, as the visitor
explores this undulating landscape of surprises, intrigue and
unexpected beauty. Names were given to the various aspects: The
Golden Path, the Grotto, The Iris Garden, the Spirit Walk, the
Perennial Long Border Garden, the Pebble Terrace, the Woodland
Walk. Buildings and follies were added, also with storybook
names--the Celestial Pavilion, the Barn, the Limonaia, the Chinese
Pavilion, the Cat Maze and Arbor. Down the hill from the main house
is an working organic farm that supplies produce to the community,
a project of Landman's wife, Seen Lippert, a professional chef who
worked with Alice Waters in California before moving East. Landman
and Lippert are committed to sharing the beauty that they have
created. They are generous in opening the property for charitable
events and tours of gardeners and horticultural enthusiasts,
particularly through the Open Days program of the Garden
Conservancy. As Landman says, One of my greatest joys is when other
people come here and get to experience what I experience every day.
The most important thing is that they leave happy.
So much of gardening is focused on seasonal to-do lists and daily
upkeep. But what about taking time to just enjoy the garden? The
Garden in Every Sense and Season urges you to revel in what you've
created. From the heady fragrance of spring lilacs to the delicious
silence of a winter snowfall, writer and lifelong gardener Tovah
Martin explores the glories of her garden using the five senses.
Her sage advice and gratifying reflections on the rewards of a more
mindful way of gardening will inspire you to look closer, breathe
deeper, listen harder, and truly savor the gifts of your garden.
This book aims to share with readers the basic tools, techniques
and principles of how to create and maintain a beautiful garden
through Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Straightforward,
no-nonsense language and advice, along with simple photography
showing the practicalities of gardening will advise budding
gardeners on how to build their garden from a naked skeleton
through to a beautifully garbed wonderland. The book will give
people a greater understanding of the part that gardening and
nature plays in their lives, in their health and in their general
wellbeing. The book is separated into horticultural sections -
architectural plants, evergreens, seasonal plants, contrast &
textural plants, herbs, fruit & vegetables, and container
gardening - so whether the reader is starting their garden from
scratch, or merely looking for advice on annuals or the edible
garden, they will find what they are looking for easily. Each
section is covered from the point of view of choosing the right
plant for the right space, the planting itself, and maintaining the
plants through the seasons. Each section will also contain
boxed-out sections, or sidebars that highlight interesting and
useful information for the gardener, e.g. soil science, composting
etc. Everything will be laid out in layman's terms and use easy to
follow instruction. Each section will be prose - with any step by
step detailing separated out into sidebars, boxes or offset
paragraphs to give readers an easy to use reference. At the heart
of this book lies a DIY ethic that applies not only to the garden,
but also to living. We are intrinsically linked to plants and the
natural world and the survival of plants and the natural world is
intrinsically linked to us. As a gardener I feel it is very
important that I leave the planet in a better condition than when I
found it. I think it is important for all humans to think like
this. With this in mind I feel that gardens should be working hand
in hand and symbiotically with nature as opposed to fighting
against it. A ten-year battle with cancer gave me an entirely new
view on life and living and the vital link between me and the
nature around me. It was nature that helped me to heal; from the
tree I could see through my hospital room window that taught me to
appreciate each passing season, to the herbs that naturally eased
my discomfort.
For Margaret Roach gardening is more than a hobby, it's a calling.
Her unique approach, which she refers to as "horticultural how-to
and woo-hoo," is a blend of vital information to memorise (like how
to plant a bulb) and intuitive steps gardeners must simply feel and
surrender to. For more than twenty years Roach has shared her deep
garden knowledge with an appreciative audience, first at Martha
Stewart Living and now on her popular website and podcast. Now,
with A Way to Garden, she explores how she and her way of gardening
have changed over the years. Throughout, she shares helpful advice
on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening,
design, and organic practices. She also challenges gardeners to
think beyond their borders and consider the ways that gardening can
enrich the world. Lushly illustrated with hundreds of photographs,
A Way to Garden is a must-have for home gardeners everywhere.
Cultivate your personal cannabis crop with expert techniques and
know-how. As marijuana laws in the United States become less
restrictive, more and more people are searching for basic marijuana
gardening instructions. But cultivating pot isn't like growing
houseplants or vegetables, especially if you desire maximum potency
and yield. It takes precision, and among other things you need
female plants, very specific temperature, nutrients, humidity, and
lighting at different times during the plant's lifespan to maximize
the quality and quantity of your yield. Idiot's Guides (R): Growing
Marijuana covers it all-in a simple, concise way to help you
increase both the yield and quality of your personal harvest.
Here's what you'll find in this clear, visual guide: * Instructions
on how to grow and maintain a small marijuana garden for your own
noncommercial use, with more than 500 full-color photos and
illustrations * The full spectrum of options available for growing
marijuana, from indoor, climate-controlled systems to open-air,
outdoor growing * Time-tested and modern methods for strain
selection, disease and pest prevention, and proper plant nutrition
* Expert advice to yield a consistent and dependable supply of buds
There aren t many books more beloved than The Tale of Peter
Rabbit and even fewer authors as iconic as Beatrix Potter. More
than 150 million copies of her books have sold worldwide and
interest in her work and life remains high. And her characters
Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle Duck, and all the rest exist in a
charmed world filled with flowers and gardens. Beatrix Potter s
Gardening Life is the first book to explore the origins of Beatrix
Potter s love of gardening and plants and show how this passion
came to be reflected in her work. The book begins with a gardener s
biography, highlighting the key moments and places throughout her
life that helped define her, including her home Hill Top Farm in
England's Lake District. Next, the reader follows Beatrix Potter
through a year in her garden, with a season-by-season overview of
what is blooming that truly brings her gardens alive. The book
culminates in a traveler s guide, with information on how and where
to visit Potter s gardens today. Richly illustrated and filled with
quotations from her books, letters, and journals, it is essential
reading for all who know and cherish Beatrix Potter s classic
tales."
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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
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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.
One of the latest trends in home horticulture is regional
gardening, but most popular garden books and syndicated columns are
written by authors on the East and West coasts. Possum in the
Pawpaw Tree is aimed at the heartland of the United States, where
"normal" weather means bitter winters, torrential spring rains, and
summer drought. Since such normal weather is assured, midwestern
gardeners must be prepared for the unexpected. Inspired by actual
gardeners' inquiries, each chapter deals with such down-to-earth
subjects as when to start seeds, why plants might fail to bloom,
pruning techniques, identifying and controlling common pests, home
fruit production, plant propagation, harvesting and storing, and
seasonal gift ideas. The material is arranged to provide a handy
month-by-month guide to indoor and outdoor gardening activities,
both for the novice and the more experienced gardener. Each chapter
contains a gardening calendar, short essays, and a section of
questions-and-answers that focus on gardening problems and
disasters peculiar to the Midwest. The seasonal arrangement serves
as a starting point for beginners and provides reminders for more
experienced gardeners. Monthly topics cover houseplants, garden
flowers, vegetables, woody landscape plants, lawns, and ideas for
new gardening adventures.
Monograph on Raymond Jungles, a contemporary landscape architect
based in Miami known for innovative but timeless design and a
commitment to ethical stewardship of the land. For almost 40 years,
Raymond Jungles has generated design solutions that respond to
surrounding natural systems while restoring nature's balance and
harmony on a micro-scale. His completed gardens personify
timelessness and beauty, with verdant spaces that entice
participation and soothe the psyche. This monograph, the fourth to
focus on his work, will present 21 completed projects, along with a
section of work in progress featuring sketches, renderings, and
site plans of 12 current projects of varying typologies including
an 18-acre Phipps Ocean Park in the Town of Palm Beach, Florida.
Among the featured works are major landscapes surrounding luxury
residential complexes as well as lush private gardens from the
mountains in Mexico to volcanic craters in Panama, Caribbean
beachfronts, the Florida Keys, and densely populated cities like
Manhattan and Miami. Highlights include the restoration of the
famed interior garden by the revered landscape architect Dan Kiley
at the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice in New York; a
landscape to evoke the work of legendary Brazilian designer Roberto
Burle Marx at the New York Botanical Garden, and two new gardens at
the the Naples Botanical Garden. Founded in 1985 by Raymond
Jungles, the firm's design priorities are generated by the scale
and functionality of a space. Simple, clean, and well-detailed
hardscape elements are the quintessential bones of a garden.
Planting volumes vary and bold colors and textures are used with
intent. The firm is guided by Raymond's personal and design
principles: integrity, relevance, and nature's honor. Their
informed designs tread lightly on the land, provide habitat, and
incorporate elements of surprise.
The most comprehensive, entertaining, down-to-earth one-volume
gardening reference ever, and highly praised:
"Barbara Damrosch delivers the goods."--"Chicago Tribune"
"Best of the crop."--"House Beautiful"
"Barbara Damrosch's writing has the snap of a good snowpea and the
spice of an old rose."--"The Seattle Times/Post
Intelligencer"
"Covers just about everything you could think of and then some."
-- "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution"
"An extraordinarily comprehensive guide." -- "The San Francisco
Examiner-Chronicle"
"Takes your soaring visions of garden splendor and plants them
firmly in the ground."--"The Toronto Star"
Now the beloved classic is revised front-to-back. The new edition
has gone 100% organic, which in Barbara Damrosch's hands also means
completely accessible. It reflects the latest research on plants,
soils, tools, and techniques. There is updated and expanded
information on planning a garden, recommended plants, and best
tools. Ecological issues are addressed much more extensively,
covering lawn alternatives, the benefits of native species,
wildlife-friendly gardens, and how to avoid harmful invasive
species. More attention is paid to plants appropriate to the South,
Southwest, and West Coast, while cold-climate gardeners are given
detailed advice on how to extend the growing season. Simply put,
the book is a richer and fuller compendium than ever before, with
more text, more illustrations and garden plans, expanded plant
lists, and gardener's resources. But Barbara Damrosch's core of
practical, creative ideas and friendly style remain--she is still
an "old-fashioned dirt gardener" at heart.
First monograph to present the work of Laguardia Design Group, a
highly regarded landscape architecture firm specializing in
contemporary residential design in the Hamptons. With offices in
Water Mill, LaGuardia Design Group is immersed in the fragile
landscape of the Hamptons, both its woods and meadows and the
dramatic shoreline along the Atlantic. Notable projects include the
rebuilding of the dunescape surrounding a landmark Norman Jaffe
house damaged by storms, collaborations with well-known
contemporary architects, and the setting for a distinguished
collection of contemporary sculpture in Bridgehampton. Founded in
1994 by Christopher LaGuardia, this firm is committed to expressing
the character of each site and recognized for its environmental
stewardship, historic references, and meticulously designed outdoor
spaces. Rather than attempting to mimic nature, LDG's goal with
every design is to interpret natural processes as an artistic
expression in their work. In 2013, LDG received the American
Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) award of excellence in
residential design, the highest residential award in the
profession.
Conventional wisdom says to garden from the bottom up, turning over
the soil every spring until your back aches. Ironically, this does
such a good job aerating that gardeners spend the rest of the
season pulling weeds and replacing the suddenly energized (and
easily used up) nutrients. Mother nature, on the other hand,
gardens from the top down-layering undisturbed soil with leaves and
other organic materials. In following this example and synthesizing
the work of other perceptive gardeners, Lee Reich presents a
compelling new system called weedless gardening.
"The Weedless Garden" is good for plants and it's good for people.
It protects the soil, contributes to plant health, reduces water
needs, cuts down on a gardener's labor, encourages earthworms and,
of course, mitigates weed problems by keeping the seeds dormant.
Four basic tenets form the system's backbone-minimize soil
disruption; protect soil surface; avoid soil compaction; use drip
irrigation-and the way to get there is simple. For a new bed or
established garden, layering is key, and the perfect material to
use is also among the most common-newspaper. Add organic mulch and
compost on top, and plants are growing in rich, self-generating
humus. From vegetable gardening to flower gardens to planting
trees, shrubs, and vines, "The Weedless Garden" works
everywhere-allowing the gardener to work quite a bit less.
A timeless gardening classic by Christopher Lloyd, one of Britain's
most highly respected plantsmen, updated for the 21st century. With
a new foreword by Anna Pavord. This is a classic work by a gardener
who combines a passionate love of his subject with a critical
intelligence and a good helping of wit. THE WELL-TEMPERED GARDEN is
packed with the sort of information keen gardeners crave - from
planting, weeding and the pleasures of propagation to annuals,
water lilies and vegetables. Hailed as a masterpiece when it was
first published, THE WELL-TEMPERED GARDEN is as fresh, enlightening
and necessary for gardeners in the 21st century as it was when it
first appeared more than 40 years ago.
Up the Garden Path brings together a glorious collection of
Thelwell's gardening cartoons. This humourous cartoon guide covers
all aspects of gardening, from how to make a hole in the frozen
fish pond to how to get your mower out of the shed, and includes a
calendar of essential work throughout the year.
Gardens across the globe come in many sizes and styles, but for the
most part they share a remarkable number of similar components.
Suzanne Staubach revels in this interconnectivity in A Garden
Miscellany. In short essays meant to be dipped in and out of,
Staubach shares the history, evolution, and contemporary use of all
the parts and pieces that make up a home garden - from borders,
compost bins, and decks to pergolas, roof gardens, statues, and
troughs. Readers will learn that fairy gardens have their roots in
the Tang Dynasty, the difference between an arbor and a pergola,
how geometry plays a role in garden design, what a ha-ha is (a
ditch deep enough to be a barrier that doesn't interrupt a view),
and much more. Featuring bold and whimsical illustrations by Julia
Yellow and filled with interesting facts and anecdotes, A Garden
Miscellany is a fun and informative gift book for gardeners, plant
lovers, and the naturally curious everywhere.
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