|
Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > Specialized gardening methods
Environmentally friendly buildings are a must for our future. Among
the many new ideas for buildings are green roofs. But what is a
green roof? How do they work? Why are individuals and businesses
installing them? And how do you install and maintain a green roof?
This book answers all these questions and more.
With growing consumer awareness about the dangers of garden
chemicals, readers can turn to "The Organic Gardener's Handbook Of
Natural Pest and Disease Control" as the most reliable and
comprehensive guide on the garden shelf. Rodale has been the
category leader in organic methods for decades, and this thoroughly
updated edition features the latest science-based recommendations
for battling garden problems. With all-new photos of common and
recently introduced pests and plant diseases, readers can quickly
identify whether they've discovered garden friend or foe and what
action, if any, they should take. No other reference includes a
wider range of methods for growing and maintaining an organic
garden. The plant-by-plant guide features symptoms and solutions
for 200 popular plants, including flowers, vegetables, trees,
shrubs, and fruits. The insect-and-disease encyclopaedia includes a
photo identification guide and detailed descriptions of damage
readers may see. The extensive coverage of the most up-to-date
organic control techniques and products, presented in order of
lowest impact to most intensive intervention, makes it easy to
choose the best control.
Millions of people have embraced both bullet and guided journals as
a means of organizing their daily lives. A Year in the Garden
combines the best of both trends, and the result is an agenda-like
structure packed with prompts that encourage organization,
creativity, and mindfulness. For gardeners looking to plan their
time in and out of the garden, A Year in the Garden helps users
track what they are growing and what they want to grow and features
creative exercises inspired by plants. This high-end journal has
all the bells and whistles--a dot-grid on high-quality bleed- proof
paper, a ribbon marker, lay-flat binding, and an elastic closure.
How science and spirituality grow a greener garden together
Functioning as a spiritual-development manual as well as a
beginner's gardening guide, this informative reference teaches
gardeners how to bring the angelic dimension of cocreation into
their green thumb work by communicating directly with nature. A
plentiful supply of earthy examples in the form of first-person
narratives spell out the steps necessary to garden in conscious
cooperation with joyful devas and nature spirits, such as allowing
gardeners to consult with pests before waging chemical warfare and
to seek approval from trees and shrubs before making drastic cuts.
The fun, simple strategies showcased in the guide-including
sections on fertilizer and compost, plus tips about specific
vegetables, soils, and insects-do not require psychic abilities or
meditation skills to bring forth the continual miracles that will
maximize a garden's potential. Appendices include a who's-who of
devas and nature spirits and a short review of the classic Findhorn
Garden story.
Master the art of growing miniature trees with this fun,
jargon-free guide to bonsai. The Little Book of Bonsai will make
you an instant expert in the art of growing miniature trees. It is
packed with myth-busting surprises, the first of which is that
growing bonsai really isn't as hard as most people think. In fact,
they are no more difficult to look after than other pot plants, and
easier than many. This book makes the job even easier by breaking
down the subject into three clear sections: Getting Started,
Ongoing Care and Species Profiles. Jargon-free text and dozens of
photographs and diagrams make this the ideal guide for complete
novices, as well as a handy companion for more experienced growers.
Whether you want to grow from seed or source an established plant,
everything you need to know is contained in this guide, which, like
bonsai themselves, is small but perfectly formed.
|
Practical Masonry
- A Guide to the Art of Stone Cutting, Comprising the Construction, Setting-Out, and Working of Stairs, Circular Work, Arches, Niches, Domes, Pendentives, Vaults, Tracery Windows, Etc., Etc. for the Use of Students, Masons, and Other Workm
(Hardcover)
William R. Purchase
|
R885
Discovery Miles 8 850
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
|
|
|